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Urban Planning in the Age of Sprawl

Thoughts on the Past and Future of


American Metropolitan Growth

Montgomery County
Growth Management Speaker Series

May 24, 2007


Gaithersburg, 1914
Plan for Greenbelt, Maryland, c. 1935
Aerial view, Springfield, Fairfax County, 1950
Aerial view, Springfield, Fairfax County, 1981
Artist's 1948 sketch for the NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
The National Archives Building in College Park, Maryland
Beltway (I-495) near Tyson’s Corner
Dulles International Airport
Population of Washington, D.C. Region Jurisdictions

Jurisdictions 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000


Anne Arundel Co., MD 117,392 206,634 297,539 370,775 427,239 489,656

Frederick Co., MD 62,287 71,930 84,927 114,792 150,208 195,277

Howard Co., MD 23,119 36,152 61,911 118,572 187,328 247,842

Montgomery Co., MD 164,401 340,928 522,809 579,053 757,027 873,341

Prince George's Co., MD 194,182 357,395 660,567 665,071 729,268 801,515

Arlington Co., VA 135,449 163,401 174,284 152,599 170,897 189,453

Fairfax Co., VA 98,557 275,002 455,021 596,901 818,358 969,749

Loudoun Co., VA 21,147 24,549 37,150 57,427 86,129 169,599

Prince William Co., VA 22,612 50,164 111,102 144,703 215,677 280,813

City of Alexandria, VA 61,787 91,023 110,938 103,217 111,182 128,283

District of Columbia 802,178 763,956 756,510 638,333 606,900 572,069

Total population 1,703,111 2,381,134 3,272,758 3,541,443 4,260,213 4,917,597

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census PL94-171; Montgomery Co. Dept. of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center
Percentage of CMSA Population in Bands, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000

Washington CMSA 1970 1980 1990 2000

0 – 10 miles 64.1 50.6 40.2 35.6

10 - 30 miles 29.2 38.0 42.6 45.4

Greater than 30 miles 6.4 11.1 16.8 18.6

The figures for the Washington, D.C. CMSA omit all data from the Baltimore PMSA
Farmlands, Montgomery County
Plan for Bethesda Metro Center
Tysons Corner, 1935
Aerial view, Tysons Corner, 1985
Franklin Farm Community Map
Aerial view, Leesburg, Loudon County, 1987
Population of Washington, D.C. Region Jurisdictions

Jurisdictions 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000


Anne Arundel Co., MD 117,392 206,634 297,539 370,775 427,239 489,656

Frederick Co., MD 62,287 71,930 84,927 114,792 150,208 195,277

Howard Co., MD 23,119 36,152 61,911 118,572 187,328 247,842

Montgomery Co., MD 164,401 340,928 522,809 579,053 757,027 873,341

Prince George's Co., MD 194,182 357,395 660,567 665,071 729,268 801,515

Arlington Co., VA 135,449 163,401 174,284 152,599 170,897 189,453

Fairfax Co., VA 98,557 275,002 455,021 596,901 818,358 969,749

Loudoun Co., VA 21,147 24,549 37,150 57,427 86,129 169,599

Prince William Co., VA 22,612 50,164 111,102 144,703 215,677 280,813

City of Alexandria, VA 61,787 91,023 110,938 103,217 111,182 128,283

District of Columbia 802,178 763,956 756,510 638,333 606,900 572,069

Total population 1,703,111 2,381,134 3,272,758 3,541,443 4,260,213 4,917,597

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census PL94-171; Montgomery Co. Dept. of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center
Luxury town homes in down town Purcellville. Copyright 2007 Lenn Harley
Homes in Wright Farm, a 21st Century community in Purcellville, Virginia. Luxury homes on estate lots. Copyright 2007 Lenn Harley
Western Loudoun County homes in Lovettsville and Purcellville

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