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'{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Quantico, Virginia |official_name = |settlement_type = Town |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = 2018-10-10 10 51 22 View southeast along Potomac Avenue at C Street in Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Potomac Avenue in downtown Quantico |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = Prince William County Virginia incorporated and unincorporated areas Quantico highlighted.svg |mapsize = 260px |map_caption = Location in [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County]] and the state of [[Virginia]]. | pushpin_map = Virginia#USA | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_label = Quantico <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{USA}} |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Virginia|size=22px}} |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]] |subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Prince William County, Virginia.png|size=22px}} [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2017_Gazetteer/2017_gaz_place_51.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Mar 28, 2019}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 0.18 |area_land_km2 = 0.18 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.07 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.07 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 480 |population_density_km2 = 2883.84 |population_density_sq_mi = 7428.57 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = −5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = −4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 12 |elevation_ft = 39 |coordinates = {{coord|38|31|19|N|77|17|23|W|region:US-VA|display=inline}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 22134 |area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]] |area_code = [[Area code 703|571, 703]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 51-65120<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=American FactFinder |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=September 11, 2013 }}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 1499925<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |website = [http://townofquantico.org/ townofquantico.org] |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = 2017 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2017"/> |population_est = 520 }} '''Quantico''' (formerly '''Potomac''')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://townofquantico.org/ |website=townofquantico.org |title=Welcome {{!}} Town of Quantico |quote=Our town is rich in history; beginning in 1654 it was originally called Potomac for the river that flows along the town’s edge.}}</ref> is a town in [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]]. The population was 480 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. Quantico is bordered by the [[Potomac River]] to the east and the [[Quantico Creek]] to the north. The word Quantico is a derivation of the name of a [[Doeg tribe|Doeg]] village recorded by English colonists as ''Pamacocack''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}} Quantico is surrounded on its remaining two sides by one of the largest [[U.S. Marine Corps]] bases, [[Marine Corps Base Quantico]]. The base is the site of the [[Marine Corps Combat Development Command]] and [[HMX-1]] (the presidential helicopter squadron), Officer Candidate School, and The Basic School. The United States [[Drug Enforcement Administration]]'s training academy, the [[FBI Academy]], the [[FBI Laboratory]], the [[Naval Criminal Investigative Service]], the [[United States Army Criminal Investigation Command]], and the [[Air Force Office of Special Investigations]] headquarters are on the base. A replica of the [[USMC War Memorial]] stands at one of the entrances to the base. {{As of|2013}}, the mayor is Kevin P. Brown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://townofquantico.org/Directory.html |title=Directory Town of Quantico |accessdate= January 31, 2013 |publisher=townofquantico.org}}</ref> == Geography == Quantico is at 38°31'19" North, 77°17'23" West (38.521871, &minus;77.289757).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2|1}}, of which, {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2|1}} of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. ===Climate=== Quantico has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''). {{Weather box |location = Quantico, Virginia (1981–2010 normals) |single line = Y |Jan high F = 44.2 |Feb high F = 47.3 |Mar high F = 56.1 |Apr high F = 67.0 |May high F = 75.1 |Jun high F = 83.7 |Jul high F = 87.5 |Aug high F = 85.7 |Sep high F = 78.9 |Oct high F = 68.3 |Nov high F = 57.8 |Dec high F = 47.2 |year high F= 66.7 |Jan low F = 27.0 |Feb low F = 29.5 |Mar low F = 36.3 |Apr low F = 45.9 |May low F = 55.1 |Jun low F = 64.8 |Jul low F = 69.3 |Aug low F = 68.1 |Sep low F = 60.5 |Oct low F = 48.3 |Nov low F = 39.0 |Dec low F = 30.5 |year low F= 48.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 2.88 |Feb precipitation inch = 2.82 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.74 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.25 |May precipitation inch = 3.77 |Jun precipitation inch = 3.32 |Jul precipitation inch = 3.82 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.36 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.88 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.27 |Nov precipitation inch = 3.81 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.19 |year precipitation inch= |Jan snow inch = 4.0 |Feb snow inch = 2.5 |Mar snow inch = 1.3 |Apr snow inch =trace |May snow inch = 0 |Jun snow inch = 0 |Jul snow inch = 0 |Aug snow inch = 0 |Sep snow inch = 0 |Oct snow inch = 0 |Nov snow inch = .5 |Dec snow inch = 1.9 |year snow inch=10.2 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 10.1 |Feb precipitation days = 8.9 |Mar precipitation days = 10.9 |Apr precipitation days = 10.3 |May precipitation days = 11.8 |Jun precipitation days = 9.7 |Jul precipitation days = 10.4 |Aug precipitation days = 7.3 |Sep precipitation days = 7.9 |Oct precipitation days = 8.0 |Nov precipitation days = 9.5 |Dec precipitation days = 10.0 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 2.2 |Feb snow days = 1.8 |Mar snow days = .7 |Apr snow days = .1 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = .2 |Dec snow days = 1.1 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA> {{cite web |url = ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USW00013773.normals.txt |title = Station Name: VA QUANTICO MCAS |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |accessdate = February 2, 2014}}</ref> |date = February 2014 }} == Demographics == {{US Census population |1930= 538 |1940= 1139 |1950= 1240 |1960= 1015 |1970= 719 |1980= 621 |1990= 670 |2000= 561 |2010= 480 |estyear=2017 |estimate=520 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2017.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=March 24, 2018}}</ref> |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=April 26, 2015}}</ref> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 561 people, 295 households, and 107 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|7811.2|PD/sqmi|/km2}}. There were 359 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4998.6|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup was 61.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 20.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 10.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.32% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 5.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.53% of the population. There were 295 households out of which 19.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 63.4% were non-families. 53.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.90 and the average family size was 3.02. In the town the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 39.8% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.1 males. The [[median income]] for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $27,596. Males had a median income of $29,615 versus $23,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,087. About 22.4% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.4% of those under the age of 18 and none of those ages 65 or older. ==Transportation== There are no significant highways passing through Quantico. All road vehicles must pass through MCB Quantico in order to reach the town. Therefore, all vehicle drivers must present a valid driver’s license to the military security officer stationed at the gate, and may be required to state their destination and reason for visiting. More thorough searches and checks may also be undertaken, according to the discretion and authority of base security.<ref name=Young>{{cite news |first = Emma |last = Young |date = May 1, 2014 |title = “No Piece of Virginia Touches This Town”: U.S.’s Only Civilian Town Encircled by a Military Base |url = https://princewilliamliving.com/2014/05/no-piece-virginia-touches-town-u-s-s-civilian-town-encircled-military-base/ |work = Prince William Living |access-date = October 10, 2018 }}</ref> [[Amtrak]] and [[Virginia Railway Express]] trains stop at the [[Quantico station]]. ==Notable people== * [[Robert L. Crawford, Jr.]], actor on ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]'' * [[Geof Isherwood]], artist * [[Shelby Lynne]], musician, singer, songwriter, producer, owner of Everso Records, actress ==See also== {{Portal|Virginia}} * [[Langley, Virginia]] * [[Behavioral Analysis Unit]] * [[Hostage Rescue Team]] * [[Marine Corps Base Quantico]] * [[Quantico station]] * [[Quantico National Cemetery]] == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{commonscat|Quantico, Virginia}} {{wikivoyage|Quantico}} * [http://townofquantico.org/ Town of Quantico] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120607001833/http://www.pwcgov.org/Pages/default.aspx Prince William County Government] * [http://www.dumfries.com/ Dumfries Magisterial District Supervisor] * [https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2013/march/hostage-rescue-team-an-exercise-in-terror/hostage-rescue-team-an-exercise-in-terror FBI] {{Prince William County, Virginia topics}} {{Prince William County, Virginia}} {{Virginia towns}} {{Coord|display=title|38.521871|-77.289757}} [[Category:Quantico, Virginia| ]] [[Category:Virginia populated places on the Potomac River]] [[Category:Towns in Prince William County, Virginia]]'