According to the United States Census Bureau, residents of Linton Hall had an average commute of 46.3 minutes each way between 2005 and 2007, the longest average commute for the period in the nation.[5][6] The average commute in the United States for the period was 25.1 minutes.[5] The chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors said commutes were especially long for residents during the period studied because the county had not finished building roads to support the new residential areas that had just been built.[5]
History
The area is named for Linton Hall Military School (now Linton Hall School), a school founded by Benedictinenuns on the site of the former Linton's Ford Plantation. Linton's Ford was inherited by Sister Mary Baptista, John Linton's daughter, and upon her death the land was inherited by the Benedictine order for the purpose of educating poor boys and girls. The Benedictine monastery remains part of the school through the present day.[7]
Over the last century the Benedictine nuns sold most of the school property, primarily to real estate developers, which created the Braemar subdivision, a series of upscale housing developments with a large homeowners association.
The Linton family cemetery is located inside the Braemar subdivision. The site was surveyed by the Prince William County Archaeologist, Prince William County Historical Society and County Arborist for potential restoration in 2006. While it was the intent of the nuns at Linton Hall to maintain ownership of the cemetery, it was determined that, due to loss of land records for that space during the Civil War (attributed to the burning of the Brentsville Courthouse), the cemetery was "unowned" and remains in this status today.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.4 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 8,620 people, 2,733 households, and 2,347 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,043.0 inhabitants per square mile (402.7/km2). There were 2,851 housing units at an average density of 345.0 per square mile (133.2/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.55% White, 6.69% African American, 0.19% Native American, 2.65% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.98% of the population.
There were 2,733 households, out of which 57.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.7% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 9.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.34.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 35.4% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 46.3% from 25 to 44, 12.1% from 45 to 64, and 1.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the CDP was $115,581, and the median income for a family was $122,487. Males had a median income of $56,073 versus $38,771 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,804. About 1.9% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 18.0% of those age 65 or over.
Further reading
Linton Hall Cadet, Linton Hall Military School Memories: One cadet's memoir, Scrounge Press, 2014. ISBN9781495931963 Memoir of cadet who attended during the late 1960s, with copies of brochures from the 1940s and 1980s, and photos of the school.
