City profile · Town
Fairfax, Virginia
Verified Oct 19, 2026Who leads Fairfax, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Catherine S. Read
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 21,498
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 19, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 19, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcefairfaxva.gov/Government/Council/Mayor-and-Council-Members ↗
- Official leadership pagefairfaxva.gov/Government/Council/Mayor-and-Council-Members ↗
- City websitefairfaxva.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Catherine S. Read CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 19, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 21,498
- Median household income
- $128,708
- Median age
- 37.5
- Land area
- 6.24 sq mi
- Population density
- 3,445.2 per sq mi
- County
- Culpeper County
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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