Place:Groveton, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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Name
Groveton
Type
Community
Coordinates
38.774°N 77.088°W
Located in
Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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Groveton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 21,296 at the 2000 census. Located just south of Alexandria, it encompasses numerous neighborhoods including Groveton, Bucknell Manor, Jefferson Manor, Virginia Hills and Stoneybrooke. Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County's largest park, is located here.

Groveton High School, which served the community since 1959, was renamed in the mid-1980s as West Potomac High School, which also serves Fort Hunt.

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