History · Navy

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The story so far

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Navy is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 Census with a population of 4,327.

Half of its homes were built before 1998.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/19 · 2025-01-01