Occoquan, Virginia

Occoquan, Virginia
Occoquan, Virginia
Town
	Town of Occoquan
	Mill Street, the center of Occoquan's historic and commercial district
	Location in Prince William County and the state of Virginia.
	Coordinates: 38°40′58″N 77°15′39″W / 38.68278°N 77.26083°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Prince William
Area
• Total	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
• Land	0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	934
• Estimate (2019)	1,086
• Density	6,277.46/sq mi (2,423.69/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	22125
Area code(s)	703, 571
FIPS code	51-58696
GNIS feature ID	1497059
Website	http://www.occoquanva.gov/

Occoquan (/ˈɒkəkwɒn/)^[6] is a town in Prince William County, Virginia founded in 1804.^[7] The population was 934 at the 2010 United States Census. The current mayor is Earnest W. Porta Jr. Today, the town is a restored artists' community, with shops, outdoor dining, ghost walks, and a town boat dock, as well as historic buildings dating back to the 17th century.

^ "Charter of Town of Occoquan" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Hambrick, Greg (December 26, 2013). "AH'-koh-kwahn, STAN'-tuhn and More Virginia Pronunciations". Patch. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^ Arrigoni, Patricia (October 25, 1998). "Ghosts still haunt historic Virginia sites". The Sioux City Journal. Copley News Service. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[charter-1] "Charter of Town of Occoquan" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2009.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-2] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse-3] Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR2-4] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR3-5] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[6] Hambrick, Greg (December 26, 2013). "AH'-koh-kwahn, STAN'-tuhn and More Virginia Pronunciations". Patch. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[:0-7] Arrigoni, Patricia (October 25, 1998). "Ghosts still haunt historic Virginia sites". The Sioux City Journal. Copley News Service. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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