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Quantico is a small incorporated town in southeastern Prince William County, about 35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C.

The town had a population of 578 at the 2020 census, up from 410 at the 2010 census.

Quantico covers just 0.07 square miles of land, making it one of the smallest incorporated towns in Virginia by area.

The town is bounded by the Potomac River to the east and Quantico Creek to the north, and it is surrounded on its remaining two sides by Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Quantico has been described as the only municipality in the United States completely surrounded by a military base, and all road vehicles must pass through the Marine Corps base to reach the town.

The name Quantico is a corruption of Pamacocack, the name of a Doeg village recorded by English colonists, and the town was previously known as Carrborough, Evansport and Potomac.

The first land patents in the Quantico area were granted to English settlers in 1654, and Virginia naval units were based here during the Revolutionary War.

The town was incorporated in 1927, a decade after the Marine Corps established its base here in 1917, and its shipyard had been one of the largest shipbuilders in the country in 1916.

Marine Corps Base Quantico, nicknamed the 'Crossroads of the Marine Corps,' hosts the FBI Academy, the FBI Laboratory, the DEA training academy and HMX-1, the presidential helicopter squadron.

The base is also home to Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Officer Candidates School and The Basic School, where Marine officers are trained.