Occoquan, VA
| Occoquan, Virginia | |
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| Town | |
| Town of Occoquan | |
Mill Street, the center of Occoquan's historic and commercial district
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 Location in Prince William County and the state of Virginia. |
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| Coordinates: 38°40′58″N 77°15′39″W / 38.68278°N 77.26083°WCoordinates: 38°40′58″N 77°15′39″W / 38.68278°N 77.26083°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 Virginia
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| County |
 Prince William
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| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 934 |
| • Density | 4,868.7/sq mi (1,879.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 22125 |
| Area code(s) | 703, 571 |
| FIPS code | 51-58696 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1497059 |
| Website | http://www.occoquanva.gov/ |
Occoquan (/ˈɒkəkwɒn/) is a town in Prince William County, Virginia. The population was 759 at the 2000 United States Census, but as of the census of 2010, there were 934 people residing in the town of Occoquan. The town is a suburb of Washington, D.C. and is adjacent to Woodbridge. The current mayor is Liz Quist.
Occoquan is derived from an Algonquian Doeg Indian word, meaning "at the end of the water". Located on the Occoquan River, Occoquan was long a site of indigenous peoples' habitation. Like the British colonists after them, they relied on the river for transportation and trade, as well as fish. Early in the 1600's Capt. John Smith sailed and explored the Occoquan River. In 1608, when the first European reached Northern Virginia, the Tauxenent tribe (also known by the English as the "Dogues") had its main village at the mouth of the Occoquan River. This tribe was more closely associated with neighbors such as the Piscataways (located across the Potomac River in what is now Maryland) than the other Algonquian-speaking tribes to the south. The local chief was called a Tayac, who was subservient to an "emperor" located in Prince Georges County.
By 1765, Anglo-American colonists had established an industrial settlement at Occoquan, with grist mills and tobacco warehouses. The Merchant's Mill was the first automated grist mill in the nation. It operated for 175 years until destroyed by fire.
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