Arlington County (name adopted 1920)

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Arlington County (name adopted 1920) is a highly urbanized county in Northern Virginia, directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., known for landmarks such as the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.

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Arlington County (name adopted 1920) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
adjacentTo City of Alexandria, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia
Washington, D.C.
areaCharacteristic one of the smallest counties in the United States by land area
borderedByRiver Potomac River
contains Air Force Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
Ballston
Clarendon
Columbia Pike corridor
linked to: Columbia Pike

Crystal City
Fort Myer
linked to: Fort Myer, Virginia

Long Bridge Park
Marine Corps War Memorial
Netherlands Carillon
Pentagon
Pentagon City
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Rosslyn
Shirlington
country United States of America
countySeat Arlington, Virginia
federalPresence major
governmentType county board form
hasBikeInfrastructure extensive bike lanes and trails
hasPublicTransit Washington Metro
hosts United States Department of Defense headquarters
linked to: Pentagon

numerous federal agencies and defense contractors
isHighlyUrbanized true
knownFor high educational attainment of residents
high median household income
smart growth and transit-oriented development
locatedIn Commonwealth of Virginia
linked to: Virginia

Northern Virginia
Washington metropolitan area
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOppositeOf Washington, D.C.
nameAdopted 1920
namedAfter Arlington House
partOf United States Census Bureau’s Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
populationRankInVirginia one of the most populous counties in Virginia
previousName Alexandria County, Virginia
linked to: Alexandria County
servedByMetroLines Blue Line
Orange Line
Silver Line
stateSubdivisionOf Virginia

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Alexandria County renamedPortion Arlington County (name adopted 1920)