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During the War Of 1812 Leesburg served as a temporary haven for Dolley Madison as she left Washington, D.C. with various important documents and portraits of early American leaders. Local tradition has it that Leesburg thus became the capital of the USA for a brief period. Early in the Civil War Leesburg was the site of the Battle Of Balls Bluff , a Confederate victory, but later Leesburg was largely held by Union troops. The local courthouse was built in 1894 and is not, as thought by many, one of the few courthouses in Virginia that were not burned during the war. Current growth of the town and its surroundings concentrates along the Dulles Greenway, and along the Leesburg Pike ( Virginia State Highway 7 ) which roughly parallels the Potomac River between Winchester, Virginia to the west, and Alexandria, Virginia to the east. Located near Leesburg is the mega-plex The National Conference Center , built by the Xerox Corporation in the 1970s and used by the government and private business as a meeting place. This maze of underground buildings is connected through three main focal points. Leesburg has two high schools, Loudoun County High School which serves the western portion, and Heritage High School , which serves the eastern portion. Leesburg operates the Leesburg Executive Airport , which serves the entirety of Loudoun County with private and corporate aircraft operations. A designated reliever airport for Dulles International, the airport accounts for nearly $ 45 Million per year in economic impact to the region (Virginia Department of Aviation). GEOGRAPHY Leesburg is located at 39°6'33" North, 77°33'28" West (39.109219, -77.557868). According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 30.0 Km&2 (11.6 Mi&2 ). 30.0 km&2 (11.6 mi&2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 28,311 people, 10,325 households, and 7,258 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 942.3/km&2 (2,440.1/mi&2). There were 10,671 housing units at an average density of 355.2/km&2 (919.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 83.29% White , 9.20% African American , 0.19% Native American , 2.61% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 2.53% from Other Races , and 2.15% from two or more races. 5.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of all households 41.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were Married Couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 22.9% are made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.20. In the town the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 38.9% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The median income of the households in the town is $68,861, and the median income of the families is $78,111. Males had a median income of $51,267 versus $35,717 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $30,116. 3.6% of the population and 2.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 3.8% of those under the age of 18 and 8.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS
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