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Dahlgren is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King George County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,946 at the time of the 2020 census, [ 3 ] up from 2,653 at the 2010 census, [ 4 ] and up from 997 in 2000.
King George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 26,723. [1] Its county seat is the census designated place of King George. [2] The county's largest employer is the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.
The United States Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), named for Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren, is located in King George County, Virginia, in close proximity to the largest fleet concentration area in the Navy.
In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs 142.70 miles (229.65 km) from the North Carolina state line near Skippers north to the Maryland state line at the Potomac River near Dahlgren. US 301 forms the local complement to Interstate 95 (I-95) from Emporia to Petersburg.
The community is in central King George County along Virginia State Route 3, which leads west 18 miles (29 km) to Fredericksburg and southeast 38 miles (61 km) to Warsaw. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the King George CDP has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28.0 km 2 ), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 0.43%, are water.
Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
State Route 206 (SR 206) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Dahlgren Road , the state highway runs 11.04 miles (17.77 km) from SR 3 at Arnolds Corner east to SR 604 at the entrance to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division in Dahlgren in eastern King George County .
Location The Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge , also known as the Potomac River Bridge , is a 1.7-mile (2.7 km), four-lane continuous truss bridge that spans the Potomac River between Newburg in Charles County, Maryland and Dahlgren in King George County, Virginia , United States. [ 3 ]