Cascades is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 the count ...

(CDP) in

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, United States. The population as of the

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was 11,912. Along with nearby

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and Lowes Island, it is considered one of the three main components of the Potomac Falls community ( ZIP code 20165) within Sterling, Virginia. Cascades is a planned community of with approximately 6,500 homes. The corresponding homeowners association was incorporated on November 8, 1990. As in nearby Sterling Park, prior to the establishment of the Cascades community in 1990 the area was made up of a few very large farms. The homeowners association maintains five community centers, five swimming pools, 15 tennis courts, and other amenities including extensive paved walking trails. The Lowes Island at Cascades community (commonly referred to as Lowes Island) is an advertised portion of the legal subdivision of Cascades, but is not a legal subdivision itself. The Lowes Island community is centered on Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C., formerly Lowes Island Country Club. The Cascades development is bordered on the north by the Potomack Lake Sportsplex and

Algonkian Regional Park Algonkian Regional Park is located on the Potomac River in Sterling, Virginia at Cascades, Virginia. The 838-acre park is owned and operated by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NOVA Parks) and contains open fields, picnic shelters, ...

(which abuts the

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); both facilities are included in the Cascades census-designated place. The name "Cascades" alludes to the rapidly descending flow along the Potomac River starting at Lowes Island and leading to Great Falls. The commercial core of Cascades is Cascades Marketplace, a retail center adjacent to the Cascades Public Library and very near the Loudoun campus of

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. Great Falls Plaza is a second, smaller retail center located just outside Lowes Island. Area public schools include Potomac Falls High School, River Bend Middle School, Potowmack Elementary School, Horizon Elementary School, and Lowes Island Elementary School. The Cascades area encompasses the gated campus of the Falcons Landing retirement community for retired U.S. military officers. Cascades is served by

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, the Sterling Volunteer Fire Department, and the Potomac Falls post office. CascadesEntrance.jpg, The entrance to the Cascades community along Cascades Parkway at Palisade Parkway. The Cascades logo can be seen in the lower right. CascadesExit.jpg, Leaving Cascades along Cascades Parkway toward

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CascadesMainOffice.jpg, The main office of the Cascades homeowners association CascadesStoneHouse.jpg, Stone House, one of five community centers in Cascades CascadesWalkingTrail.jpg, One of many paved walking trails in Cascades MarketplaceEntrance.jpg, One corner of the Cascades Marketplace CascadesPublicLibrary.jpg, Cascades Public Library as seen from Cascades Marketplace CascadesFireStation.jpg, The Cascades fire station of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Department GreatFallsPlaza.jpg, Great Falls Plaza, a retail center located to the east in the Lowes Island CDP LowesIslandEntrance.jpg, The entrance to the Lowes Island subdivision PotomackSportsplex.jpg, The Potomack Sportsplex, just outside the entrance to Algonkian Regional Park AlgonkianParkEntrance.jpg, The entrance to

AlgonkianPotomac.jpg, The

at Algonkian Regional Park Great Falls Potomac River VA.JPG, The Potomac River descends along the northern edge of the Cascades community until it reaches

Great Falls Park Great Falls Park is a small National Park Service (NPS) site in Virginia, United States. Situated on along the banks of the Potomac River in northern Fairfax County, the park is a disconnected but integral part of the George Washington Memorial ...

downstream.

Neighboring communities

The Potomack Lakes Sportsplex and

are north of the Cascades development but are included in the Cascades census-designated place. The northern boundary of the CDP is the

. Neighboring communities to the CDP are: * To the east, Sugarland Run and Lowes Island * To the west,

* To the south, across Route 7,

Dulles Town Center Dulles Town Center is a two-level enclosed shopping mall in Sterling in Loudoun County, Virginia. It is located north of Washington Dulles International Airport. It is part of the Dulles Town Center census-designated place for population stat ...

and the remainder of Sterling (outside Cascades) including Sterling Park.

References

External links

Cascades Community Association
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