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Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia.With a population of 1,150,309 as of the 2020 census, [1] it is the most populous county in Virginia, the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington metropolitan area, and the most populous location in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.
The Fairfax County Sheriff's Office (FCSO; officially the Fairfax County Office of the Sheriff) [citation needed] is a law enforcement agency in Fairfax County, Virginia.It serves a population of approximately 1,141,620 residents within an area of approximately 400 square miles (1,000 km 2) in Fairfax County, a Northern Virginian suburb of Washington, D.C. [1] It is one of the largest Sheriff ...
The Fairfax County Library was established in 1939. [5] As of May 2015, there are 23 library branches, including eight regional branches, 14 community branches, one which assists people with disabilities.
The Fairfax Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit, [1] is a court of general jurisdiction, serving the County and City of Fairfax, Virginia, in the United States.It is the largest trial court in Virginia and handles both civil and criminal cases.
The Board of Supervisors was established in 1870. [6]Initially, the board had six members, one from each of the magisterial districts of Centreville, Dranesville, Falls Church, Lee, Mount Vernon and Providence, with the chairman elected from among the members of the board to a single year term.
Fairfax County Police Department cruiser during road construction in 2016. In the 1920s, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors began appointing road police, whose job it was to patrol the roads of Fairfax County and arrest traffic violators.
Fairfax, Virginia (/ ˈ f ɛər f æ k s / FAIR-faks), [a] is an independent city in Virginia and the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. [4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,146.
The Fairfax County Government Center is the headquarters for the Fairfax County, Virginia local government. Located west of the City of Fairfax in an unincorporated area of the county, it is the meeting place of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the offices for the Fairfax County Executive and their deputies.