Dahlgren, Virginia

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Dahlgren is a census-designated place (CDP) in King George County, Virginia, United States. The population was 997 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Since 1918, Dahlgren has been the site of a U.S. Naval base named for Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren. It was then the "U.S. Naval Proving Ground" but was renamed, in about 1940, "U.S. Naval Weapons Laboratory," and again, in 1974, "U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division." In 2006, it was renamed "Naval Support Activity-South Potomac (NSA-SP)." The "U.S. Naval Space Surveillance Systems" command was located at that base, but was moved in 2006. The AEGIS Training and Readiness Center is currently a tennant command at NSA-SP. The 2-mile long, narrow 2-lane Harry Nice Memorial Bridge funnels interstate traffic across the wide Potomac River at Dahlgren, offering an alternative to using Interstate Highway 95.

[edit] Geography

Dahlgren is located at 38°20′10″N, 77°3′3″W (38.336189, -77.050868)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 997 people, 456 households, and 260 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 340.7/km² (885.2/mi²). There were 510 housing units at an average density of 174.3/km² (452.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.31% White, 25.28% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.50% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population.

There were 456 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.8% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,545, and the median income for a family was $53,500. Males had a median income of $45,714 versus $21,029 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,928. About 7.6% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.