Fairfax County, Virginia

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Fairfax County, Virginia is a populous and affluent suburban county in Northern Virginia that borders Washington, D.C. and serves as a major economic and governmental hub in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
local government area
airportServedBy Washington Dulles International Airport
surface form: Washington Dulles International Airport (nearby, partly in Loudoun County)
borderedBy Arlington, Virginia
surface form: Arlington County, Virginia

City of Alexandria, Virginia
Loudoun County, Virginia
Potomac River
Prince William County, Virginia
borders Washington, D.C.
congressionalDistrict Virginia's 10th congressional district
Virginia's 11th congressional district
Virginia's 8th congressional district
contains Annandale
surface form: Annandale, Virginia

Interstate 495
surface form: Capital Beltway (portion)

City of Fairfax, Virginia (independent city, county seat location)
Dulles Corridor
surface form: Dulles Toll Road (portion)

Fort Belvoir
George Mason University
surface form: George Mason University (Fairfax campus)

Great Falls Park
surface form: Great Falls Park (portion)

McLean
surface form: McLean, Virginia

Reston
surface form: Reston, Virginia

Springfield, Virginia
Herndon
surface form: Town of Herndon, Virginia

Town of Vienna, Virginia
Tysons, Virginia
Washington Metro Silver Line stations
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
country United States of America
countyExecutiveTitle County Executive of Fairfax County
economyCharacteristic major economic hub in the Washington metropolitan area
significant presence of defense contractors
significant presence of federal government agencies and contractors
significant presence of technology companies
educationCharacteristic served by Fairfax County Public Schools
FIPSCode 51059
fireRescue Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
founded 1742
GNISID 1499412
governingBody Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
governmentType county executive form of government
judicialCircuit 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia
largestCommunity Annandale
surface form: Annandale, Virginia

Reston
surface form: Reston, Virginia
lawEnforcement Fairfax County Police Department
locatedIn Northern Virginia
Virginia
medianHouseholdIncomeCharacteristic one of the highest median household incomes in the United States
namedAfter Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
partOf Washington metropolitan area
populationCharacteristic one of the most populous counties in the United States
populationRankInVirginia most populous county in Virginia
regionalOrganizationMemberOf Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
seat Fairfax, Virginia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Tysons locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
Tysons Corner Center locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
Tysons Galleria locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
Tysons, Virginia locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
United States Army Institute of Heraldry locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
Vienna Community Center locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
Vienna locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
subject surface form: Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station
Vienna/Fairfax–GMU Metro station locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
subject surface form: Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station
Virginia State Route 123 locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
Virginia's 11th congressional district locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
IAD locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
subject surface form: Washington Dulles International Airport
remains of Patowmack Canal locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
CIA Museum locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Fairfax County, Virginia
Reston Town Center locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Fairfax County, Virginia
DCIA locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Fairfax County, Virginia
subject surface form: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Battle of Vienna (American Civil War) location Fairfax County, Virginia
Vienna station location Fairfax County, Virginia
KIAD nearCounty Fairfax County, Virginia
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority operatesIn Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax Connector bus system owner Fairfax County, Virginia
subject surface form: Fairfax Connector
Bailey's Crossroads partOf Fairfax County, Virginia
Mason District partOf Fairfax County, Virginia
McLean partOf Fairfax County, Virginia
Merrifield partOf Fairfax County, Virginia
Springfield, Virginia partOf Fairfax County, Virginia
Arlington Boulevard passesThrough Fairfax County, Virginia
Blue Line passesThrough Fairfax County, Virginia
subject surface form: Blue Line (Washington Metro)
Dulles Corridor passesThrough Fairfax County, Virginia
subject surface form: Georgetown Pike
Interstate 495 passesThrough Fairfax County, Virginia
subject surface form: Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)
Interstate 66 passesThrough Fairfax County, Virginia
Shirley Highway passesThrough Fairfax County, Virginia
State Route 7 passesThrough Fairfax County, Virginia
subject surface form: State Route 7 (Virginia)
U.S. Route 29 in Virginia passesThrough Fairfax County, Virginia
Virginia State Route 28 passesThrough Fairfax County, Virginia
Virginia State Route 7 passesThrough Fairfax County, Virginia
subject surface form: Leesburg Pike
G. Gordon Liddy placeOfDeath Fairfax County, Virginia
this entity surface form: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Fairfax Connector bus system publicTransportSystemFor Fairfax County, Virginia
subject surface form: Fairfax Connector
Annandale region Fairfax County, Virginia
this entity surface form: Mason District of Fairfax County