Stone Ridge is a

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, United States. Residences use Aldie mailing addresses, and it is near

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. The population as of the 2020 census was 15,039. Stone Ridge is a Van Metre Homes planned, mixed-use community.

Transportation

Stone Ridge is less than a mile south of

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, which connects the town to Lenah and

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. Stone Ridge is crossed by five other major roads: Virginia State Route 2200 (Tall Cedars Parkway) and

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(Stone Springs Boulevard) in the center, Virginia State Route 616 (Goshen Road), which forms the town's western border,

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(Gum Spring Road), which roughly forms the town's eastern border, and Northstar Boulevard; a major collector road, which is sightly west.

U.S. 50 U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...

and SR 2200 roughly forms the northern border of Stone Ridge. Stone Ridge is served by both the Village Center and Stone Springs Hospital

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s, which serves and is the western terminus of the 88 route. The 88 route connects the town to settlements further east along U.S. Route 50, including South Riding. The eastern terminus of 88X bus route is the Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station.

Geography

Stone Ridge is in southeastern Loudoun County, on the south side of

(John Mosby Highway) and to the west of State Route 659 (Gum Spring Road). Via U.S. 50, Stone Ridge is west of

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, and southeast of

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. Leesburg, the Loudoun

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, is north via SR 659 and SR 7, and

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is to the south. Stone Ridge is bordered to the north by Arcola and to the east by South Riding. According to the

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, the Stone Ridge CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.77%, are water. The south side of Stone Ridge drains south via Foley Branch toward Bull Run, which flows southeast past the national battlefield to the

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. The north side of the community drains to Broad Run. The Occoquan River (southeast-flowing) and Broad Run (north-flowing) each run to the

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Schools and libraries

*Gum Spring Library (opened February 23, 2013) *

Lightridge High School Lightridge High School is a public high school in Aldie, Virginia. Lightridge is within the jurisdiction of Loudoun County Public Schools. The school was opened at the beginning of the 2020–21 school year. History The name “Lightridge” wa ...

John Champe High School John Champe High School is a public high school in Aldie, an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The school was established in 2012. It is named after the revolutionary war hero John Champe who led an unsuccess ...

*Mercer Middle School *Arcola Elementary School *Pinebrook Elementary School *Goshen Post Elementary School

Demographics

Stone Ridge was first listed as a

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in the 2010 U.S. Census. At the 2020 census, Stone Ridge had a population of 15,039. The racial makeup of Stone Ridge was 5,947 (39.54%) White, 1,658 (11.02%) African American, 47 (0.31%) Native American, 5,363 (35.66%) Asian, 4 (0.03%) Pacific Islander, 414 (2.75%) from other races, and 1,606 (10.68%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,354 persons (9.00%). In 2020, Stone Ridge had a median household income of $153,628. Loudoun County, where it is located, has the highest median household income of any county in the United States.

References

External links

Stone Ridge homeowners' association
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