Long Branch is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, bordering the city of Fairfax. The population as of the 2010 census was 7,593.
Geography The CDP lies mainly in the watershed of Long Branch, an Accotink Creek tributary. The CDP is bounded by Guinea Road to the east, Braddock Road to the south, Little River Turnpike (Virginia State Route 236) to the north, the Fairfax city limits to the northwest, and Burke Station Road to the west. Neighboring census-designated places are Mantua to the north, Wakefield to the east, Burke to the south, Kings Park West to the southwest, and George Mason to the west. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Long Branch CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.50%, is water. A larger version of the CDP was delineated in 1970 when the CDP had a population of 21,6341970 Census of Population. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2013. and a land area of .County and City Data Book. Google Books. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
C.G. Woodson High School, Frost Middle School, Olde Creek Elementary and Little Run Elementary are located here.
Demographics
Long Branch was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. +Long Branch CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)5,0144,46466.03%56.58%Black or African American alone (NH)1872462.46%3.12%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1630.21%0.04%Asian alone (NH)1,6462,02421.68%25.65%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)330.04%0.04%Other race alone (NH)26320.34%0.41%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1463531.92%4.47%Hispanic or Latino (any race)5557657.31%9.70%Total7,5937,890 100.00%100.00%
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