where is washington dc located what state?
Maryland Chevy Chase Virginia Northern Virginia Arlington County
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 The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district , which included the pre @-@ existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria . Named in honor of George Washington , one of the United States ' founding fathers and the leader of the American Continental Army who won the Revolutionary War , the City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital . In 1846 , Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia ; in 1871 , it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District . 

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 Washington , D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as " Washington " , " the District " , or simply " D.C. " , is the capital of the United States . The signing of the Residence Act on July 16 , 1790 , approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country 's East Coast . The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state . 

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 = = = Maryland , Washington , D.C. , and Pennsylvania = = = 

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 The District 's four NCAA Division I teams , American Eagles , George Washington Colonials , Georgetown Hoyas and Howard Bison and Lady Bison , have a broad following . The Georgetown Hoyas men 's basketball team is the most notable and also plays at the Verizon Center . From 2008 to 2012 , the District hosted an annual college football bowl game at RFK Stadium , called the Military Bowl . The D.C. area is home to one regional sports television network , Comcast SportsNet ( CSN ) , based in Bethesda , Maryland . 

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 About 17 % of D.C. residents were age 18 or younger in 2010 ; lower than the U.S. average of 24 % . However , at 34 years old , the District had the lowest median age compared to the 50 states . As of 2010 , there were an estimated 81 @,@ 734 immigrants living in Washington , D.C. Major sources of immigration include El Salvador , Vietnam , and Ethiopia , with a concentration of Salvadorans in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood . 
