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Local Information
Geography:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 2.0 mi² (5.2 km²). None of the area is covered with water.
Falls Church is the smallest county-level political subdivision in the United States
by area and, obviously, the smallest by size in Virginia. The smallest independent
city by population in Virginia is the City of Norton.
While parts of neighboring Fairfax County share the Falls Church
mailing address, the city remains an independent city. Falls Church
also borders Arlington County.
The church from which the city takes its name was first built in 1734 of wood.
George Washington was one of the churchwardens. It continues to be part of the
Episcopal Church, although it is also now affliated to the Anglican Communion Network.
History:
For thousands of years, up to about 1667, Native Americans inhabited the area in
and around present-day Falls Church. Today's Broad Street and Great Falls Street
follow their prehistoric footpaths.
In the late 17th century, settlers from the Tidewater region of Virginia began to migrate
to the area. The former "Big Chimneys" house, located on Annandale Road about a block west
of Maple Ave., was built in 1699. Thus 1699 is generally accepted as the founding date of
Falls Church.
In 1734 a wooden church was built to serve Truro Parish, which had been formed two years
earlier from a larger parish centered in Quantico. By 1757, the building was commonly known
as "The Falls Church", as it was along the main north-south road to the Great Falls on the
Potomac. The present-day brick church, designed by James Wren replaced the wooden one in 1769,
at which point it became the seat of the newly-formed Fairfax Parish.
By the start of the American Civil War, Falls Church had seen an influx of Northerners seeking
land and better weather. Thus the township's vote for Virginian secession was about 75% for, 25% against.
The town changed hands several times during the early years of the war. Confederate General James
Longstreet was headquartered at Home Hill (now the Lawton House on Lawton Street) following the First
Battle of Manassas. The world's first wartime aerial reconnaissance was carried out from Taylor's Tavern
(near Seven Corners) by Thaddeus Lowe and his hot-air balloon. Falls Church later became the world's first
target of an aerially-directed bombardment, courtesy of Lowe and his balloon.
Following Reconstruction, Falls Church was a sleepy rural community. It gained township status in 1875.
A 1915 law passed by Commonwealth allowing segregation led to the establishment of the NAACP's first rural
chapter, which successfully prevented the measure from being enforced in the area. In 1948, Falls Church
became an independent city in order to control its own school system.
Falls Church came to national attention during the Beltway Sniper Attacks, when Linda Franklin was shot
dead at a Home Depot located in Fairfax County just outside of the Falls Church city limits.
Demographics:
As of the census of 2000, there are 10,377 people, 4,471 households, and 2,620 families residing
in the city. The population density is 5,225.8/mi² (2,013.4/km²). There are 4,725 housing units
at an average density of 2,379.5/mi²(916.8/km² ).
The median income for a household in the city is $74,924, and the median income for a family is $97,225.
The per capita income for the city is $41,051. 4.2% of the population and 2.8% of families are below the poverty line.
Trivia:
Falls Church was the site of the first Roy Rogers fast food location; the restaurant opened in 1968.
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