Lake Barcroft, Virginia

Lake Barcroft, Virginia
Census-designated place
View over Lake Barcroft from Beach 4
View over Lake Barcroft from Beach 4
Location of Lake Barcroft in Fairfax County, Virginia
Location of Lake Barcroft in Fairfax County, Virginia
Lake Barcroft, Virginia is located in Northern Virginia
Lake Barcroft, Virginia
Lake Barcroft, Virginia
Lake Barcroft, Virginia is located in Virginia
Lake Barcroft, Virginia
Lake Barcroft, Virginia
Lake Barcroft, Virginia is located in the United States
Lake Barcroft, Virginia
Lake Barcroft, Virginia
Coordinates: 38°51′5″N 77°9′20″W / 38.85139°N 77.15556°W / 38.85139; -77.15556
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Area
 • Total
2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2)
 • Land2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
9,770
 • Density3,918/sq mi (1,512.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code51-43352[1]
GNIS feature ID1492515[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]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lake Barcroft CDP, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 11, 2016.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Cameron Run / Holmes Run Watershed Feasibility Study e-Newsletter". Northern Virginia Regional Commission. July–August 2007.