Washington, DC
Washington, D.C. (pronounced /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/; formally, the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C.) is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington used to be a separate municipality within the District of Columbia until an Act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the District into a single entity. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The District has a resident population of 588,292; however, due to commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population ris...
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General Information
| District Of Columbia |
County | 566,825 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| District of Columbia |
State | 572,491 |
Population (current) |
| 59.8 |
Square Miles of Land | 1.5 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 0.1 |
Square Miles of Water | $243,045 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $46,266 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 19,402 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $4,157,257,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 311,829 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $16,572,460,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)
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