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Half of Kingstowne’s homes were built after 1994

More historic than 6% of U.S. towns · #206 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it

Most of Kingstowne was built recently: 0.8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: maps from 1900 on.

0on the National Register
0.8%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0
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About Kingstowne’s history

How historic is Kingstowne?

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More historic than 6% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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What drives Kingstowne’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Kingstowne is more historic than 6% of U.S. towns, #206 of 253 in Virginia. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Kingstowne’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19400.8% of homes (±0.9) · typical VA town 1.9% · U.S. 8.4%DNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical VA town 3.6 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 6%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 19%

Virginia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Virginia town has 3.6 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Kingstowne’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (17% of Virginia towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.9 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Kingstowne’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Kingstowne are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19007 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1994. Watch Kingstowne change.
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Start Kingstowne’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kingstowne’s history is told.

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On the map

Kingstowne on the map, 1900 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Kingstowne. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Kingstowne on the 1900 USGS mapKingstowne on the 1945 USGS mapKingstowne on the 1951 USGS mapKingstowne on the 1965 USGS mapKingstowne on the 1971 USGS mapKingstowne on the 1984 USGS mapKingstowne on the 1994 USGS map1900Washington sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Kingstowne.

The story so far

Kingstowne, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kingstowne yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Kingstowne is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is a planned community amid the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Springfield, Alexandria, and Franconia, Virginia, and is centered on the intersection of South Van Dorn Street and Kingstowne Boulevard. The population as of the 2020 census was 16,825. Kingstowne has a town center containing office and retail businesses. The entire community comprises numerous subdivisions containing apartments, condominiums, single-family homes, and townhomes. It began construction in the 1980s through the Halle Companies and is still expanding today in the town center with commercial and office space and in the subdivisi…

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 15,556 to 16,825 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Kingstowne, decade by decade

Today9 recent
Lane Elementary School, Fairfax County Public Schools2025Lane Elementary School, Fairfax County Public SchoolsInteresting wall patch in a restaurant bathroom2024Interesting wall patch in a restaurant bathroomCup of Cheerwine at dinner2024Cup of Cheerwine at dinnerBottle and plastic cup of Cheerwine at dinner2024Bottle and plastic cup of Cheerwine at dinnerSenior living in2019Senior living inPower line cut on a gloomy day2019Power line cut on a gloomy dayKingstowne branch post office2019Kingstowne branch post officeExtra Space Storage sign in2018Extra Space Storage sign inExtra Space Storage office in2018Extra Space Storage office in
Famous people

Famous people close to Kingstowne

Nobody well known was born in Kingstowne itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Dermot MulroneyAmerican actor · b. 1963
Angus KingAmerican politician and lawyer · b. 1944
Kali UchisAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1994
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Diedrich BaderAmerican actor · b. 1966
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Stewart CopelandAmerican drummer and composer · b. 1952
Megan YoungFilipino actress · b. 1990
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Cameron Villa FarmsWalhaven
1cemetery inside Kingstowne
Millan Family

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Rose HillIts storyDFranconiaIts storyDHayfieldIts storyD−Fort Belvoir2 historic placesCNewingtonIts storyD

Questions about Kingstowne’s history

How does Kingstowne rank for history?

Kingstowne is more historic than 6% of U.S. towns, #206 of 253 in Virginia. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Kingstowne?

0.8% of Kingstowne’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 1.9% for a Virginia town; the median home was built in 1994.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (9), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.