Stafford County, Virginia

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administrative territorial entity county

Stafford County, Virginia is a rapidly growing suburban county in northern Virginia known for its proximity to Washington, D.C., its role as a commuter community, and its historical sites dating back to the colonial and Civil War eras.

Aliases (1)

Stafford County ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → county →
borderedBy	Fauquier County, Virginia → Fredericksburg, Virginia → King George County, Virginia → Prince William County, Virginia → Rappahannock River → Spotsylvania County, Virginia →
contains	commuter communities → historic sites → residential suburbs →
country	United States of America →
federalRepresentation	United States House of Representatives →
hasCharacteristic	rapid population growth → suburban county →
hasCountySeat	Stafford, Virginia →
hasFeature	Potomac River shoreline → suburban residential developments →
hasGovernmentType	county government →
hasHistoricalPeriod	American Civil War → colonial era →
hasJurisdiction	Aquia Harbour, Virginia → Falmouth, Virginia → Garrisonville, Virginia → Stafford, Virginia → Widewater, Virginia →
hasLawEnforcement	Stafford County Sheriff’s Office →
hasPostalAbbreviation	VA →
hasPublicSchoolSystem	Stafford County Public Schools →
hasRailService	Virginia Railway Express →
hasTransportationInfrastructure	Interstate 95 → U.S. Route 1 →
isCommuterCommunityFor	Washington, D.C. →
isSuburbanAreaOf	Washington, D.C. metropolitan area →
locatedIn	Northern Virginia → Virginia →
locatedInRegion	Atlantic coastal plain → Piedmont →
locatedNear	Washington, D.C. →
locatedOn	Rappahannock River →
namedAfter	Staffordshire →
observesDaylightSavingTime	Eastern Daylight Time →
partOf	Commonwealth of Virginia → Washington metropolitan area →
seatOfGovernment	Stafford, Virginia →
stateRepresentation	Virginia General Assembly →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles County, Maryland → Culpeper County, Virginia → Fauquier County, Virginia → Prince William County, Virginia →	borderedBy
Aquia Creek area ("Stafford County") → Aquia Harbour, Virginia ("Stafford County") → Stafford County Public Schools → Stafford County Sheriff’s Office →	county
Aquia Creek area → Aquia Harbour, Virginia → Marine Corps Base Quantico → Stafford County Public Schools →	locatedIn
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office →	governingBody
Washington metropolitan area →	hasPart
Fredericksburg Line →	hasServiceTo
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office →	headquartersLocation
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office →	jurisdiction
Stafford County Public Schools →	operatesInJurisdiction
Aquia Creek sandstone →	quarriedFrom
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission →	servesArea