The county was founded on February 27, 1801 with the name of Alexandria county, because of the District of Columbia Organic Act, which divided the District of Columbia (D.C.) into two territories: Washington county and Alexandria County. In 1847, the county was returned to the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 1920, the name was changed to Arlington county to avoid confusion with Alexandria the city. The area where the county was founded was contained in the land defined by the British grants for the Colony of Virginia (1607-1776). The land was, at that time, called the Northern Neck of Virginia. One of the more notable land grants was one in 1673 from King Charles II to Henry Bennet, the Earl of Arlington (which is where the name Arlington originated).
Arlington county’s oldest structure (that has not collapsed) is the Moses Ball log house in Glencarlyn, a neighborhood in Arlington. In 1960, the population was 163,401. The population today is 217,483 (from a poll taken in July of 2009). One of the reasons for the county’s growth is its dedication to smart growth- the attempt to create the best usage for the land owned and makes a city setting more comfortable. Arlington county has won awards for its smart growth development patterns.
Sources:
http://library.arlingtonva.us/departments/libraries/history/LibrariesHistoryPichist.aspx
http://library.arlingtonva.us/departments/libraries/history/librarieshistorylocalhistory.aspx
http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/AVN/programs/page69227.aspx
http://www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/learn/index.html
http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=uspopulation&met_y=population&idim=county:51013&dl=en&hl=en&q=population+of+arlington,+va
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