West Gate is an

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and former

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 7,493 at the 2000 census. It contained the now-defunct Sunnybrook Golf Club.

Geography

West Gate is located at (38.783909, −77.496778). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 7,493 people, 2,473 households, and 1,706 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,544 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 56.25%

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, 17.18%

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, 0.59% Native American, 3.98%

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, 0.11%

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, 17.06% from

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, and 4.84% from two or more races.

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of any race were 26.20% of the population. There were 2,473 households, out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were

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living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.53. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 36.3% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,242, and the median income for a family was $49,675. Males had a median income of $32,180 versus $26,043 for females. The

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for the CDP was $19,031. About 3.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the

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, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Prince William County, Virginia Washington metropolitan area Former census-designated places in Virginia Sudley, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia