District of Columbia, US
District of Columbia: Capital city of the United States
About
Washington, DC, is a compact city on the Potomac River, bordering the states of Maryland and Virginia. It’s defined by imposing neoclassical monuments and buildings – including the iconic ones that house the federal government’s 3 branches: the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court. It's also home to iconic museums and performing-arts venues such as the Kennedy Center.
Washington was founded in 1790 as the capital of the United States under George Washington’s guidance. The city was named after him and has been serving as its capital ever since.
Today it is home to more than 700 thousand people and hosts many major cultural institutions such as Georgetown University, American University, George Washington University and Howard University.
Quick Facts about District of Columbia
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 (232 years ago) |
Time Zone : | UTC−04:00, UTC−05:00, America/New_York, Eastern Time Zone |
Local time : | 08:29:53 (3rd February 2023) |



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.
District of Columbia map
The largest city of District of Columbia is Washington with a population of 712,816. . See all District of Columbia cities & populated places.
Largest Cities in District of Columbia
Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in District of Columbia.
City Name | Title | County | Population |
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Washington | Capital city of the United States | 712,816 |
- Official Website
Official website of District of Columbia
- 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 |
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, .
List
- 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
District of Columbia Counties
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