Lake Barcroft, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°51′5″N 77°9′20″W / 38.85139°N 77.15556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Fairfax |
Area | |
• Total | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
• Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,770 |
• Density | 3,918/sq mi (1,512.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 51-43352[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1492515[2] |
Lake Barcroft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,558 at the 2010 census.[3] It is also the name of the privately owned lake—part of the Cameron Run Watershed—around which this population is located. The lake is named for Dr. John W. Barcroft, who owned and operated a mill on Holmes Run during the mid-19th century.[4]