Wakefield is a

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, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 11,275. The current Wakefield area was built in the 1950-60's.

Geography

Bounded by the

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, Guinea Road and Braddock Road, the CDP draws much of its identity from Wakefield Chapel, an 1899-built

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church that is now owned by the county Park Authority and still available as a chapel. Wakefield Chapel Road bisects the CDP, and Wakefield Park Recreation Center and several subdivisions bear the Wakefield name.

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's Annandale Campus is also here, as is the historic Oak Hill Mansion. Neighboring communities are

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to the northwest, Woodburn to the north, Annandale to the east, North Springfield to the southeast,

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and Kings Park to the south,

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to the southwest, and Long Branch to the west. The city of Fairfax is to the west, and downtown

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is to the northeast. Its borders are formed by Guinea Road to the west, Braddock Road to the south, Interstate 495 to the east, and

to the north. According to the

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, the total area of the Wakefield CDP is , of which is land and , or 0.89%, is water.

Education

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operates area public schools. - Compare school addresses to the CDP map. Public schools within the CDP include: * Canterbury Woods Elementary School ( Annandale postal address) *Wakefield Forest Elementary School Holy Spirit School, of the

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, is in Wakefield CDP. It has an Annandale postal address.

has the Annandale Campus within the CDP limits. - Compare the physical location to the CDP map.

References

Census-designated places in Fairfax County, Virginia Washington metropolitan area Census-designated places in Virginia {{FairfaxCountyVA-geo-stub