Broadlands, Virginia

Census-designated place in Virginia

39°1′5″N 77°31′13″W / 39.01806°N 77.52028°W / 39.01806; -77.52028Country

United StatesState

VirginiaCounty

LoudounArea

^[1]

• Total3.25 sq mi (8.42 km²) • Land3.23 sq mi (8.37 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²)Elevation

363 ft (111 m)Population

(2010)^[2]

• Total12,313 • Density3,808/sq mi (1,470.4/km²)Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)ZIP code

20148

Area code(s)571 and 703FIPS code51-09952GNIS feature ID2584815

Broadlands is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. It is a 1,500-acre (610 ha) master-planned community started and developed by Van Metre Homes in the 1990s. It is built on wetlands and is certified as a Community Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.^[3]

The population as of the 2010 Census was 12,313.^[2]

According to Data US, which includes US Census American Community Survey data, between 2012 and 2016 Broadlands had an estimated population of 13,872 people, with a median age of 33.9 and a median household income of $169,353.^[4]

Homeowners association

The Broadlands community is managed by Broadlands Association, Inc., a homeowners association that incorporated in 1995 and composed of nine resident members. Broadlands became homeowner-controlled in 2009. Broadlands also includes two apartment complexes with rental units: The Arbors at Broadlands and the Van Metre Broadlands Apartments. The median property value in Broadlands is $569,800, and the homeownership rate is 85%.^[4]

Education

Broadlands is home to three Loudoun County Public Schools: Hillside Elementary, Mill Run Elementary, and Eagle Ridge Middle School. High school students attend Briar Woods High School.

Geography

Broadlands is located in eastern Loudoun County, just off the Dulles Greenway at Claiborne Parkway (Exit 5) or Ashburn Village Blvd/Moorview Parkway (Exit 6), midway between Dulles International Airport and the town of Leesburg, close to AOL's headquarters and other corporate centers.^[5] It is bordered to the northeast, across the Dulles Greenway, by Ashburn, and to the south it is bordered by Brambleton.

From the center of Broadlands, by car, it is 33 miles (53 km) to Washington DC and 9.3 miles (15.0 km) to the main terminal of Washington Dulles International Airport.^[6]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Broadlands CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km²), or 0.50%, are water.^[1] The CDP includes the pre-Broadlands community of Waxpool in the west. Most of the CDP drains via Beaverdam Run east toward Broad Run, a north-flowing tributary of the Potomac River. The westernmost part of the community drains west to Beaverdam Creek Reservoir, which flows to Goose Creek, another north-flowing tributary of the Potomac.

References

^ ^a ^b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Broadlands CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
^ "List of Community Habitats".
^ ^a ^b Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Results". factfinder.census.gov. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
^ "About Broadlands". Broadlands HOA. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
^ Google Maps