Prince William County occurs as county located in the state of Virginia, USA. When of 2000, the people is 280,813. Its county seat is the independent city of Manassas⁶.

This county occurs as a portion of the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area.

History
Prince William County was created by an work of the General Assembly of the colony of Virginia within 1731, largely from a american division of Stafford County as well as a section of King George County [http://www.historicprincewilliam.org/creation.html]. A metropolitan area encompassed per Work creating Prince William County originally involved 100% of what late became Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, Fauquier County, Loudoun County, the City of Manassas, and the City of Manassas Park (and a various incorporated towns in that). A County was known as for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, the younger boy of King George II.

Geography
Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 km² (348 mi²). 875 kilometer² (338 mi²) of these are l& and Twenty-seven klick² (Eleven mi²) of these are a body of water. A sum region is Threesome.04% a body of water. These are bounded on the northward by Loudoun and Fairfax counties; on the south by Stafford County; on the east by the Potomac River, across a flow of any stream is Charles County, Maryland; and on the west by Fauquier County.

Demographics

When of the census² of 2000, there are 280,813 people, 94,570 households, and 72,724 families residing in the county. A population density is 321/km² (831/mi²). There are 98,052 housing units at an typical density of 112/km² (290/mi²). A racial makeup of the county is 68.93% White, 18.76% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 3.81% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 4.35% from other races, and 3.62% from two or more races. Ix.74% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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the median income for a personal in the county is $65,960, & the median income for a family is $71,622. Males have a median income of $45,595 versus $34,286 for females. A per capita income for the county is $25,641. Quaternity.40% of the people & Ternary.30% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a number people, Quintuplet.60% of people under a age of 18 & Four.70% of people 65 & older come dwelling following a poverty level.

Towns and Other Localities
Incorporated Towns
4 incorporated towns come placed inside Prince William County: Dumfries Haymarket Occoquan Quantico

Unincorporated Communities

Independent Cities
A independent cities of Manassas and Manassas Park are located in Prince William County, however it is non actually a share of the county.