Fairfax Wedding

Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Although politically independent of the sophisticated and thriving County of a million people, the City of Fairfax is nevertheless its county seatGR6.

Situated in the Northern Virginia region, Fairfax forms part of the Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA). The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines Fairfax (and the city of Falls Church) with Fairfax County for statistical purposes.

The population was 21,498 at the 2000 census. The Fairfax postal mailing address, however, includes numerous surrounding developments outside the city. Inova Fairfax Hospital, outside the city, ranks #2 in the entire nation in number of babies delivered annually.

While the City itself is an enclave within the County of Fairfax, a small portion of the County (comprising the courthouse complex and a small area nearby) is itself an enclave within the city.