Located 25 miles west of Washington, D.C., Loudoun County spreads over 520 square miles and is home to approximately 350,000 people. The county was the third fastest-growing in the nation between 2000 and 2010, with its population increasing 84 percent. The area is very diverse and becoming more so: the Hispanic population has grown by 282 percent in the last 10 years and the Asian population by 158 percent. More than 80 languages are spoken in our schools. Loudoun County Public Library has eight branches and circulates nearly 6 million items annually. More than 7,000 programs were presented in 2014.