Lorton is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 20,072 as of the 2020 census. Lorton is named for a village in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, in England. Joseph Plaskett of the Cumbrian village settled in southern Fairfax County, running a general store and opening the Lorton Valley Post Office on …Lorton is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 20,072 as of the 2020 census. Lorton is named for a village in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, in England. Joseph Plaskett of the Cumbrian village settled in southern Fairfax County, running a general store and opening the Lorton Valley Post Office on November 11, 1875.
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