Bluemont, Arlington, Virginia
{{Short description|Suburb in Arlington, Virginia}}
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{{for|the town in Loudon County|Bluemont, Virginia}}
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Bluemont is a suburban neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia. {{As of|2020}}, the population is 7,049 people.{{cn|date=February 2024}} The neighborhood is bounded on the north by Washington Boulevard and on the south by Carlin Springs Road. The western boundary is Four Mile Run and the eastern boundary is Glebe Road.{{cite web |title=Neighborhood |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020806041109/http://bluemontcivic.org/map1.htm |website=bluemontcivic.org}}
The neighborhood is bisected by both Interstate 66 and Wilson Boulevard. It sits on the western edge of the larger Ballston neighborhood.
Background
The neighborhood gets its name from the old Bluemont Junction on the Alexandria-Bluemont line of the Washington and Old Dominion Railway.{{cite web |title=Bluemont Junction |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=24924 |website=Historical Marker Database}}
Demographics
{{As of|2020}}, 72.6% of Bluemont's population is white, 9.9% is Hispanic, 8.5% is Asian, 6.5% is mixed race, 2.4% is black, and 0.1% is other.{{Cite web|url=https://statisticalatlas.com/neighborhood/Virginia/Arlington/Bluemont/Race-and-Ethnicity|title = The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas}}
Bluemont has several subdivisions, including Brockwood, Lacey Forest, Brandon Village, and others.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
Education
{{Further|Arlington Public Schools|Washington-Liberty High School}}
Public school students attend Arlington Public Schools, including Ashlawn Elementary School, Kenmore Middle School, and Washington-Liberty High School.
Points of Interest
The neighborhood is crossed by the Bluemont Junction Trail, along the path of the former Bluemont Branch of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad.{{cite web|url=https://parks.arlingtonva.us/locations/bluemont-junction-park/#|title=Bluemont Junction Caboose|publisher=Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation|location=Arlington County, Virginia|access-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304023144/https://parks.arlingtonva.us/locations/bluemont-junction-park/|archive-date=March 4, 2021|url-status=live}} It is also the western end of the Custis Trail.
The community features the Arlington Traditional School, Lacy Woods Park, Bon Air Park, Bluemont Park, Fields Park, Balls Crossing, Saint Ann's Catholic Church, and West Ballston.
Gallery
File:East end of Bluemont Junction trail, January 2017.JPG|Bluemont Junction Trail
File:Saint Ann statue Arlington, Virginia.JPG|Saint Ann's Catholic Church
File:Bluemont, Arlington, VA, USA - panoramio (6).jpg|Neighborhood
File:Southern-Shreve Cemetery marker.JPG|Southern-Shreve Cemetery
File:Bon Air Park Footbridge 2017b.jpg|Bon Air Park
File:Flowers of Bluemont Park 2020b.jpg|Bluemont Park
File:Bluemont Junction Park.jpg|Bluemont Junction Park
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.bluemontcivic.org Bluemont Civic Association]
{{Arlington County, Virginia}}