About the Mount Vernon District

The Mount Vernon District is one of nine magisterial districts in Fairfax County, Virginia. Located in southeastern Fairfax County, the Mount Vernon District is bounded by the City of Alexandria to the north, the Potomac River to the east, the Occoquan River to the south, and Huntley Meadows to the west. Home to more than 125,000 people, the Mount Vernon District is the crown jewel of Fairfax County, to include:

• George Washington's Mount Vernon,

• George Washington's Distillery and Grist Mill, 

• the George Washington Memorial Parkway,

• the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, 

• George Mason's Gunston Hall, 

• the Gum Springs Museum and Historical Society, 

• Historic Huntley, 

• the National Museum of the United States Army, 

• the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial, 

• the Workhouse Arts Center, and

• Woodlawn & Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House.

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The Mount Vernon District has many beautiful parks, to include Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Fort Hunt Park, Mason Neck State Park, and Pohick Bay Regional Park. In addition, the District has wonderful libraries that promote freedom of access and expression through programming, community spaces, technology, and collections of educational and recreational resources, to include Sherwood Hall Regional Library, Kingstowne Library, Lorton Library, and Martha Washington Library. Finally, there are several recreational centers with swimming pools, fitness rooms, gyms, and class spaces, to include George Washington Recreation Center, Gum Springs Community Center, Lorton Community Center, and Mount Vernon Rec Center. ​