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38-516: The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia is a 55-acre center for the arts and arts education that, through adaptive reuse , utilizes existing structures on repurposed land in the former Lorton Reformatory . A strong community partner with a growing national reputation, the Workhouse hosts celebrations, offers space for special events, and showcases Fairfax County's commitment to the arts. The Workhouse

76-421: A CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that a CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on

114-713: A colonnaded Jeffersonian plan) to become the Workhouse Arts Center. Lorton, Virginia Lorton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia , United States. The population was 20,072 as of the 2020 census . Lorton is named for a village in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria , in England. Joseph Plaskett of the Cumbrian village settled in southern Fairfax County, running

152-439: A demonstration kitchen. Studio instruction in piano, voice, cello and flute are available. Students from beginner to experts come to learn and study at the Workhouse. The Workhouse Theater puts on four productions a year, to rave reviews. Their works range from popular musicals to thought-provoking modern works. Regular comedy nights and cabarets take place in the theater, and musical performances take place each Saturday evening on

190-496: A general store and opening the Lorton Valley Post Office on November 11, 1875. Before the identity of Lorton, the commercial center was Colchester , and the spiritual and historical center of the community around which the leading citizens of the time revolved was Pohick Church , where George Washington and George Mason were at times members of the vestry . From the early 20th century until November 2001, Lorton

228-571: A hamburger chain, has its headquarters in Lorton. In November 2020, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved an interim agreement for a proposal to build one of the largest indoor ski facilities in the world in Lorton. The Alpine–X project will be constructed on the closed portion of the Interstate 95 Lorton landfill. Library services in the area have expanded from bookmobile service to

266-635: A panel to investigate. Among the findings was the conclusion that instead of sitting in idleness, prisoners could be taught a trade, bettering their future opportunities as they benefited local communities. The Workhouse concept gained support. Congress approved the purchase of 1,155 acres on the north bank of the Occoquan River in Virginia. The Workhouse was designed to rehabilitate and reform prisoners through fresh air, good food, honest work, and fair treatment. The first prisoners arrived in 1910 and in keeping with

304-455: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas

342-491: A poultry farm, a hog ranch, a slaughterhouse, a dairy, a blacksmith shop, a sawmill to process the property's timber, and barns for feed, hay, and storage. The District of Columbia's correctional complex increased to over 3,200 acres during its 91 years of operation. But by the late 1980s, (and in line with a national trend in correctional facility challenges), the prison was known more for over-crowding and disorganization, which led to prisoner protests, riots and fires rather than

380-569: A store front library and now to a 10,000-square-foot (929.03 m ) building. The Lorton Heritage Society has developed the Lorton History Garden on the library's south side. Lorton is home to the Noman M. Cole, Jr., Pollution Control Plant. The Noman Cole facility is the largest advanced waste water treatment plant in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Lorton Volunteer Fire Department Company 19

418-456: A variety of media, including painting and drawing, ceramics, photography, glass, metal, fiber, and more. The pavilions are open to visitors of all ages from Wednesday through Sunday, and each building hosts a monthly second Saturday art walk. Classroom space allows for arts education in most of the visual arts disciplines, as well as in several dance styles and exercise methods like yoga, rowing, jazzercise and Pilates. Cooking classes take place in

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456-417: Is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and relies on the generosity of WAC partners and community. Once surrounded by barbed wire fence, the Workhouse Arts Center is now an open arts center. Artists rent studio space, actors perform on the stage, students of all ages take classes from dance to blacksmithing on an arcaded campus built on the same Jeffersonian plan of linked pavilions as found on the main grounds of

494-601: Is bordered to the west by Laurel Hill , to the north by Newington , to the east by Fort Belvoir , to the southeast by Mason Neck , and to the southwest by Woodbridge in Prince William County . According to the United States Census Bureau , the Lorton CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (13.9 km ), of which 5.3 square miles (13.7 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km ), or 1.39%,

532-406: Is one of 12 private, non-for-profit fire companies working in partnership with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, to provide emergency and non-emergency services. Census-designated place A census-designated place ( CDP ) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as

570-585: Is part of the Fairfax Public School System . There are six elementary schools to serve Lorton residents, Gunston Elementary, Lorton Station, Silverbrook, Laurel Hill, and Halley. Hayfield Secondary School used to be the only public high school for Lorton area students, but they now attend South County High School . Fairfax County Public Library operates the Lorton Library in the CDP. Five Guys ,

608-633: Is water. The elevation ranges from sea level at the Prince William County line (the Occoquan River ) to slightly over 200 feet (61 m) along Furnace Road at the CDP's western edge. U.S. Route 1 (Richmond Highway) and Interstate 95 pass through Lorton, leading northeast 15 miles (24 km) to Alexandria and 19 miles (31 km) to Washington, D.C. , and south 34 miles (55 km) to Fredericksburg . The Amtrak Auto Train to and from Florida has Lorton as its northern terminal. As of

646-643: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in

684-455: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with

722-519: The Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of

760-521: The census of 2010, there were 18,610 people, 6,422 households, and 4,637 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,508.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,354.7/km ). There were 6,726 housing units at an average density of 1,268.1 per square mile (489.6/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 39.0% White , 29.9% African American , 0.3% Native American , 18.2% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 7.3% some other race , and 5.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.7% of

798-618: The Lorton CDP. A Nike missile site was built at Lorton in 1955, and remained until 1973. Lorton is one of the two stations that serve Amtrak 's Auto Train which carries passengers and their vehicles non-stop to Sanford, Florida , in the Orlando area. The Lorton and Occoquan Railroad once operated between the Lorton Reformatory and Occoquan , with connection to the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad . Historic landmarks in

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836-665: The Quad throughout the summer. Ballroom dancing is a popular event on select weekends in one of the main galleries. In 1917, women picketed the White House in Washington, DC to demand the right to vote. Many were arrested and imprisoned in the Women's Workhouse. The museum honors Lucy Burns , the co-founder of the National Woman's Party and the most-arrested suffragist in the United States. During

874-623: The University of Virginia. The center hosts an annual Fourth of July fireworks festival, Brewfest, and Halloween "Haunt". The most recent addition is the Lucy Burns Museum, which tells the 91-year history of the District of Columbia's Correctional Facility and honors the suffragists who were imprisoned there in 1917. Pavilions that once housed prisoners have now been renovated to provide room for up to 80 artists in open studios. The artists create in

912-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,

950-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in

988-518: The counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along

1026-409: The estimated median annual income for a household was $ 90,820 and the median income for a family was $ 94,965. Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 54,534 versus $ 54,441 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 37,487. About 0.9% of families and 3.2% of the total population were below the poverty line , including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over. Lorton

1064-788: The geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use the community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in

1102-467: The infamous "Night of Terror" in November, 32 women were subjected to sadistic treatment by Workhouse guards. Some suffragists, including Lucy Burns, went on a hunger strike to protest their treatment, and were force-fed by their jailers. At the turn of the last century, the District of Columbia's prison was overcrowded and unsanitary. Interested in prison reforms, then-President Theodore Roosevelt appointed

1140-543: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through

1178-423: The movement in penal reform, they were put to work – first building wooden structures from timber on the property and then creating a brick kiln. Using local clay, the prisoners built the permanent brick dormitories. Once the buildings were finished, the Workhouse turned to agriculture. In the hopes that it could be self-sustaining, the Workhouse came to include cultivated fields, pasture lands, an orchard and cannery,

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1216-408: The population. There were 6,422 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were headed by married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. Of all households, 22.8% were made up of individuals, and 5.9% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1254-470: The rehabilitation intended by Roosevelt's commission. Federal legislation forced the closing of the prison; the last prisoner was transferred out in 2001. Fairfax County bought 2,324 acres for $ 4.2 million in 2002, and began the work to convert the former prison into a cultural arts center. Two years later, the Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning of 55 acres (including the original Workhouse complex, based on

1292-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,

1330-705: The surrounding area include Gunston Hall , George Mason 's home; Belvoir , which was William Fairfax 's home; the Market; and now the Fort Belvoir Army Corps of Engineers base and Cranford Church. Woodlawn Plantation and Mount Vernon , the latter being George Washington 's home on the Potomac River , lie farther to the east. Lorton is located in southern Fairfax County at 38°42′18″N 77°14′1″W  /  38.70500°N 77.23361°W  / 38.70500; -77.23361 (38.704915, −77.233573). It

1368-407: Was 2.88, and the average family size was 3.39. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males. For the period 2010 through 2014,

1406-477: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to

1444-527: Was the site of a District of Columbia correctional facility called the Lorton Reformatory which, among other things, detained approximately 168 women from the women's suffrage movement from the Washington, D.C. area from June to December 1917. For the 2010 census, the area around the former Lorton Reformatory was assigned to the Laurel Hill census-designated place, reducing the area and population of

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