District of Columbia , US
District of Columbia: Capital city of the United States
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Geography
District of Columbia is located at 38°55'1"N 77°0'1"W (38.9170600, -77.0002500). It has 7 neighbors: Bethesda, Montgomery County, Prince George s County, Silver Spring, Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax County.
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The largest city of District of Columbia is Washington with a population of 712,816. . See all District of Columbia cities & populated places.
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District of Columbia Quick Facts
| Population : | 712,816 |
| Country : | United States of America |
| Different from : | District of Columbia |
| Head of government : | Mayor of the District of Columbia |
| Postal code : | 20201–20599, 20001–20098 |
| Phone Area Codes : | 202 |
| Official name : | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Water as percent of area : | 10.67% |
| Land as percent of area : | 89.33% |
| Continent : | North America |
| Northernmost point : | Point(-77.041 38.9955) |
| IATA airport code : | WAS |
| Named for : | George Washington, Christopher Columbus |
| Capital city : | District of Columbia is capital of United States of America |
| Establishment : | July 07, 1790 (231 years ago) |
| Time Zone : | UTC−04:00, UTC−05:00, America/New_York, Eastern Time Zone |
| Local time : | 20:16:30 (21st October 2021) |
- Muriel Bowser , 8 2015-01-02T00:00:00Z 2018 Washington, D.C. mayoral election 2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Marion Barry , 4 2 January, 1999 1995-01-02T00:00:00Z 1994 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Vincent C. Gray , 7 2 January, 2015 2011-01-02T00:00:00Z 2010 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Anthony A. Williams , 5 2 January, 2007 1999-01-02T00:00:00Z 1998 Washington, D.C. mayoral election 2002 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Adrian Fenty , 6 2 January, 2011 2007-01-02T00:00:00Z 2006 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Walter Washington , 1 2 January, 1979 1975-01-02T00:00:00Z 1974 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Sharon Pratt Kelly , 3 2 January, 1995 1991-01-02T00:00:00Z 1990 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
- Marion Barry , 2 2 January, 1991 1979-01-02T00:00:00Z 1986 Washington, D.C. mayoral election 1982 Washington, D.C. mayoral election 1978 Washington, D.C. mayoral election Democratic Party
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District of Columbia has 7 neighbours.
- Bethesda unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
- Montgomery County county in Maryland, United States
- Prince George's County county in Maryland, United States
- Silver Spring community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
- Arlington county in Virginia, United States; suburb of Washington, D.C.
- Alexandria independent city in Virginia, United States
- Fairfax County county in Virginia, United States
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
| 1800 | 8,144 | - | estimation process |
| 1810 | 15,471 | 47.36% | estimation process |
| 1820 | 23,336 | 33.7% | estimation process |
| 1830 | 30,261 | 22.88% | census |
| 1840 | 33,745 | 10.32% | census |
| 1850 | 51,687 | 34.71% | estimation process |
| 1860 | 75,080 | 31.16% | estimation process |
| 1870 | 131,700 | 42.99% | estimation process |
| 1880 | 177,624 | 25.85% | census |
| 1890 | 230,392 | 22.9% | census |
| 1900 | 278,718 | 17.34% | census |
| 1908 | 321,000 | 13.17% | census |
| 1910 | 331,069 | 3.04% | census |
| 1918 | 418,000 | 20.8% | census |
| 1920 | 437,571 | 4.47% | census |
| 1930 | 486,869 | 10.13% | census |
| 1940 | 663,091 | 26.58% | 1940 United States Census |
| 1950 | 802,178 | 17.34% | census |
| 1960 | 763,956 | -5% | census |
| 1970 | 756,510 | -0.98% | census |
| 1980 | 638,333 | -18.51% | census |
| 1990 | 606,900 | -5.18% | census |
| 2000 | 572,059 | -6.09% | census |
| 2010 | 601,723 | 4.93% | census |
| 2011 | 619,800 | 2.92% | estimation process |
| 2012 | 634,924 | 2.38% | estimation process |
| 2013 | 650,581 | 2.41% | estimation process |
| 2014 | 662,328 | 1.77% | estimation process |
| 2015 | 675,400 | 1.94% | estimation process |
| 2016 | 685,815 | 1.52% | estimation process |
| 2017 | 694,906 | 1.31% | estimation process |
| 2018 | 701,547 | 0.95% | estimation process |
| 2019 | 705,749 | 0.6% | estimation process |
| 2020 | 712,816 | 0.99% | estimation process |
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People born in District of Columbia (200)
People born in District of Columbia, including philosopher Tim Maudlin, diplomat Charles W. Freeman, computer scientist Butler Lampson, you can see a list of people who born in District of Columbia.
- William Warren Tunnicliffe (Canadian computer pioneer) he was born in 22/04/1922
- Maynard Olson (American scientist) he was born in 02/10/1943
- Alonzo Church (American mathematician) he was born in 14/06/1903
- Eric Schmidt (software engineer, businessman, former Google CEO) he was born in 27/04/1955
- John Vlissides (American Software scientist) he was born in 02/08/1961
- Dan Ingalls (American computer scientist) he was born in 01/01/1944
- Ron Jeffries (American computer scientist) he was born in 26/12/1939
- David S. Johnson (American computer scientist) he was born in 09/12/1945
- Jack Edmonds (Canadian mathematician and computer scientist) he was born in 05/04/1934
- Arleen Sorkin (American actress) she was born in 14/10/1955
- William Hurt (American actor and filmmaker) he was born in 20/03/1950
- Adam Riess (American Nobel laureate) he was born in 16/12/1969
- Norman Foster Ramsey (American physicist) he was born in 27/08/1915
- Christopher A. Sims (American time-series statistician and econometrician, developer of vector auto-regressive models, Bayesian statistician, President of the Econometric Society, 2011 winner of the Nobel Prize) he was born in 21/10/1942
- Dominique Caillat (writer) she was born in 01/01/1956
- Andy Razaf (Malagasy-American poet, composer and lyricist) he was born in 16/12/1895
- Martin O'Malley (American politician) he was born in 18/01/1963
- Markus Dröge (German bishop) he was born in 16/10/1954
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Largest Cities in District of Columbia
Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in District of Columbia.
| City Name | Title | County | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | Capital city of the United States | 712,816 |
District of Columbia Counties
| County Name | Population | Towns, Neighborhoods & Other Populated
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