Lowes Island, Virginia
Census-designated place in Virginia
Lowes Island, Virginia
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Coordinates: 39°03′35″N 77°21′08″W / 39.05972°N 77.35222°W / 39.05972; -77.35222 | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Loudoun |
Area | |
• Total | 3.16 sq mi (8.19 km 2 ) |
• Land | 3.02 sq mi (7.81 km 2 ) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km 2 ) |
Elevation
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300 ft (90 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,756 |
• Density | 3,565/sq mi (1,376.4/km 2 ) |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code |
20165 (
Sterling
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FIPS code | 51-47296 |
GNIS feature ID | 2584870 |
Lowes Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County , Virginia , United States. The population as of the 2010 United States Census was 10,756. [2] Along with nearby Countryside and Cascades , it is considered one of the three main components of the Potomac Falls community ( ZIP code 20165).
The community takes its name from an island on the south shore of the Potomac River , now home to the Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C. , owned by Donald Trump . The club was formerly the Lowes Island Club; Trump purchased it in 2009. [3] Located on the site is the "River of Blood" monument erected by Trump, which celebrates an American Civil War battle that never happened. [4]
Geography
Lowes Island is in the eastern corner of Loudoun County and is bordered to the east by Fairfax County, Virginia , and to the north, across the Potomac, by Montgomery County, Maryland . Neighboring communities are Great Falls to the east, Sugarland Run to the south, Cascades to the west, and Darnestown, Maryland , to the northeast.
Lowes Island is 26 miles (42 km) northwest of downtown Washington, D.C. , and 15 miles (24 km) east of Leesburg , the Loudoun county seat .
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Lowes Island CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km 2 ) , of which 3.0 square miles (7.8 km 2 ) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km 2 ) , or 4.56%, are water. [1] Sugarland Run forms the western border of the CDP, flowing north to the Potomac River at the physical Lowes Island.
References
- 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
- 1 2 "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Lowes Island CDP, Virginia" . data.census.gov . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
- ↑ Roberts, Roxanne (February 14, 2009). "Donald Trump Buys Lowes Island Club in Sterling" . The Washington Post . ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved July 1, 2015 .
- ↑ Fandos, Nicholas (November 24, 2015). "In Renovation of Golf Club, Donald Trump Also Dressed Up History" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 2, 2017 .