View source for West Gate, Prince William County, Virginia

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|official_name            = West Gate, Virginia
|settlement_type          = [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] & Former [[Census-designated place]] (CDP)
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Virginia]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2000 United States Census|2000]]
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|population_total         = 7493
|population_density_km2   = 2466.4
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|area_code                = [[Area code 703|571, 703]]
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|blank_info               = 51-84424<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 1867601<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
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'''West Gate''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and former [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County]], [[Virginia]], 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 {{coord|38|47|2|N|77|29|48|W|type:city}} (38.783909, &minus;77.496778).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 1.2&nbsp;square miles (3.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,493 people, 2,473 households, and 1,706 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|6,388.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,544 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,168.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 56.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 17.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.59% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.98% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 17.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.84% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] 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 [[Marriage|married couples]] 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 [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,031. About 3.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
==References==
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{{Prince William County, Virginia}}
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Prince William County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Washington metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in Virginia]]
[[Category:Sudley, Virginia]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Virginia]]