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Lansdowne, Virginia
Lansdowne, Virginia
Census-designated place
	Lansdowne Lansdowne Lansdowne
	Coordinates: 39°4′56″N 77°28′56″W / 39.08222°N 77.48222°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Loudoun
Area
• Total	4.12 sq mi (10.68 km2)
• Land	4.04 sq mi (10.47 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation	340 ft (100 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	11,253
• Density	2,783/sq mi (1,074.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	20176
FIPS code	51-44048
GNIS feature ID	2584864

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Lansdowne is a census-designated place and planned community located near Leesburg, Virginia in Loudoun County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 United States Census was 11,253.^[2] It is north of State Route 7 and south of the Potomac River. Before the Revolutionary War, the Lee family established Coton Manor here. A section of the Potomac Heritage Trail runs through Lansdowne. It is the home of Inova Loudoun Hospital, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Lansdowne Resort, Prison Fellowship, and Lansdowne Woods of Virginia, a gated, age-restricted community.

Lansdowne is part of the Washington metropolitan area.

Geography

Lansdowne is in eastern Loudoun County, 32 miles (51 km) northwest of downtown Washington, D.C., and 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Leesburg, the Loudoun county seat. It is bordered to the south, across Route 7, by Belmont and Ashburn, while to the northeast, across the Potomac River, it is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lansdowne CDP has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.7 km²), of which 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²), or 1.98%, are water.^[1] Goose Creek flows northward through the northwestern part of the CDP, entering the Potomac River at the northern edge of the community, between the River Creek golf course community to the north and Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park to the south.

Homeowners' associations

There are three principal residential homeowners' associations in Lansdowne. The largest is the Lansdowne on the Potomac HOA, which represents over 2,200 homes in the Lansdowne area, adjoining the Potomac Station community to the west along Riverside Parkway. The second is Lansdowne Woods of Virginia, a HOA consisting of five condominium associations totaling 1,057 homes. The third is Lansdowne Village Greens (The Homes Lansdowne Town Center), which represents over 500 homes surrounding the Lansdowne Town Center area between Riverside Parkway on the north, Route 7 on the south, Belmont Ridge Road on the west and the Lansdowne Country Club Golf Course on the east.

Education

Students in Lansdowne are served by Loudoun County Public Schools. Children who live in the western area of Lansdowne attend elementary school at Seldens Landing Elementary School in Lansdowne. Children who live in the eastern area of Lansdowne attend elementary school at Steuart W. Weller Elementary School in Ashburn. Middle school students attend Belmont Ridge Middle School in Lansdowne. High school students attend Riverside High School, also located in Lansdowne. In the past, students have attended Tuscarora High School (2010–2015), Stone Bridge High School (2002–2010), Eagle Ridge Middle School (2002–2003), and Belmont Station Elementary School (2008–2013).

References

^ ^a ^b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Lansdowne CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

External links

Homeowners associations:

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

[Census_2010-2] "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Lansdowne CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

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-'''Lansdowne''' is a [[census-designated place]] and [[planned community]] located near [[Leesburg, Virginia]].  The population as of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 Census]] was 11,253.<ref>[http://mcdc.missouri.edu/webrepts/pl94trends/Virginia_stplace2.html Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data).] Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-03-08.</ref>
+'''Lansdowne''' is a [[census-designated place]] and [[planned community]] located near [[Leesburg, Virginia|Leesburg]], [[Virginia]] in [[Loudoun County, Virginia]]. The population as of the [[2010 United States Census]] was 11,253.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
-It is north of [[State Route 7 (Virginia)|State Route 7]] and south of the [[Potomac River]]. A section of the [[Potomac Heritage Trail]] runs through Lansdowne.  It is the home of the [[Inova Loudoun Hospital]], [[The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation]], [[Lansdowne Resort]],<ref>http://www.lansdowneresort.com></ref> [[Prison Fellowship]], and [[Leisure World of Virginia]], a high rise luxury retirement community.
+It is north of [[Virginia State Route 7|State Route 7]] and south of the [[Potomac River]]. Before the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], the [[Lee family]] established Coton Manor here. A section of the [[Potomac Heritage Trail]] runs through Lansdowne. It is the home of Inova Loudoun Hospital, the [[Jack Kent Cooke Foundation]], Lansdowne Resort, [[Prison Fellowship]], and Lansdowne Woods of Virginia, a gated, age-restricted community.
-Lansdowne is part of the [[Washington Metropolitan Area]] and is approximately 25 miles west of Washington, D.C.
+Lansdowne is part of the [[Washington metropolitan area]].
+==Geography==
-==Homeowners' Associations==
+Lansdowne is in eastern [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun County]], {{convert|32|mi}} northwest of downtown [[Washington, D.C.]], and {{convert|5|mi|0}} southeast of Leesburg, the Loudoun [[county seat]]. It is bordered to the south, across Route 7, by [[Belmont, Virginia|Belmont]] and [[Ashburn, Virginia|Ashburn]], while to the northeast, across the Potomac River, it is bordered by [[Montgomery County, Maryland]].
-There are two principal residential homeowners' associations in Lansdowne, aside from the Leisure World community. The largest is the [[Lansdowne On the Potomac]] HOA, which represents over 2,200 homes in the Lansdowne area, adjoining with the Potomac Station community to the west along Riverside Parkway.  The second is the [[Lansdowne Village Green (Lansdowne Town Center)]], which represents over 500 homes surrounding the Lansdowne Town Center area between Riverside Parkway on the north, Route 7 on the south, Belmont Ridge Road on the west and the Lansdowne Country Club Golf Course on the east.
+According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Lansdowne CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 1.98%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> [[Goose Creek (Potomac River tributary)|Goose Creek]] flows northward through the northwestern part of the CDP, entering the Potomac River at the northern edge of the community, between the River Creek golf course community to the north and Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park to the south.
-==Education==
-Students in Lansdowne attend schools that are part of [[Loudoun County Public Schools]].
+==Homeowners' associations==
-Children who live in the Lansdowne on the Potomac community attend elementary school at Seldens Landing Elementary School which is located in Lansdowne. Children who live in the Lansdowne Village Green (Lansdowne Town Center) community attend elementary school at Seldens Landing Elementary School, which is not located in Lansdowne.  Middle school students attend Belmont Ridge Middle School which is located in Lansdowne.  High school students attend [[Tuscarora High School (Loudoun County, Virginia)]] in [[Leesburg, Virginia]].
+There are three principal residential homeowners' associations in Lansdowne. The largest is the Lansdowne on the Potomac HOA, which represents over 2,200 homes in the Lansdowne area, adjoining the Potomac Station community to the west along Riverside Parkway. The second is Lansdowne Woods of Virginia, a HOA consisting of five condominium associations totaling 1,057 homes. The third is Lansdowne Village Greens (The Homes Lansdowne Town Center), which represents over 500 homes surrounding the Lansdowne Town Center area between Riverside Parkway on the north, Route 7 on the south, Belmont Ridge Road on the west and the Lansdowne Country Club Golf Course on the east.
+==Education==
+Students in Lansdowne are served by [[Loudoun County Public Schools]]. Children who live in the western area of Lansdowne attend elementary school at Seldens Landing Elementary School in Lansdowne. Children who live in the eastern area of Lansdowne attend elementary school at Steuart W. Weller Elementary School in Ashburn. Middle school students attend Belmont Ridge Middle School in Lansdowne. High school students attend [[Riverside High School (Loudoun County, Virginia)|Riverside High School]], also located in Lansdowne. In the past, students have attended Tuscarora High School (2010–2015), Stone Bridge High School (2002–2010), Eagle Ridge Middle School (2002–2003), and Belmont Station Elementary School (2008–2013).
 ==See also==
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+==External links==
+Homeowners associations:
+*[https://www.lansdownehoa.com/ Lansdowne on the Potomac]
+*[http://lwva.org Lansdowne Woods of Virginia]
+*[https://lvghoa.org/ Lansdowne Village Greens]
+{{commons category}}
 {{Loudoun County, Virginia}}
+{{authority control}}
-[[Category:Populated places in Loudoun County, Virginia]]
+[[Category:Census-designated places in Loudoun County, Virginia]]
 [[Category:Census-designated places in Virginia]]
 [[Category:Washington metropolitan area]]

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