MANASSAS PARK, VIRGINIA

'Manassas Park' is a city in Virginia. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as ''cities'', it is an independent city and not part of any county; it is bordered by the city of Manassas and Prince William County. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Manassas Park (along with City of Manassas) with Prince William County for statistical purposes. The population was 10,290 at the 2000 census. This city is a part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Manassas Park was incorporated as a city in 1975 and was incorporated as a town in 1957.

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Geography

Demographics

Education

Notable Residents

External links

Geography

Manassas Park is located at (38.773564, -77.453542).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,290 people, 3,254 households, and 2,557 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,595.6/km² (4,129.0/mi²). There were 3,365 housing units at an average density of 521.8/km² (1,350.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 72.79% White, 11.17% African American, 0.44% Native American, 4.06% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 8.14% from other races, and 3.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.00% of the population. 15.0% of the population was foreign born.
By 2005 53.2% of the population of Manassas Park was non-Hispanic whites. 11.7% of the population was African-American. Native Americans constituted 0.5% of the population. Asians were now 6.1% of the population. Latinos were now 28.7% of the city's population.
There were 3,254 households out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.47.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 40.1% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $60,794, and the median income for a family was $61,075. Males had a median income of $38,643 versus $30,942 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,048. About 4.7% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The city of Manassas Park is served by Manassas Park City Schools.

Notable Residents

★ Johnny Micheal Spann, was an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the first American killed in combat after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.

External links

★ City of Manassas Park