Foggy Bottom
District of Columbia · USGS GNIS name record 531506
Explore statistics nearby
These Census tracts have reference points near Foggy Bottom. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 1.02 ↗
District of Columbia · DC
- Population
- 2,981
- Median home value
- $1,459,700
Census tract 56.02 ↗
District of Columbia · DC
- Population
- 4,005
- Median home value
- $743,000
Census tract 2.02 ↗
District of Columbia · DC
- Population
- 4,068
- Median home value
- $1,645,000
Census tract 56.01 ↗
District of Columbia · DC
- Population
- 2,477
- Median home value
- $447,300
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Foggy Bottom ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Foggy Bottom consists of the area bounded by 19th Street, Constitution Avenue, the Potomac River waterfront, lower Rock Creek Park and M Street, NW.
Several theories exist as to how Foggy Bottom received its name. Some believe the name is derived from the fog that rises off the Potomac River, while others speculate that it was named because of the smoke generated by the gas plant and other factories that were located along the waterfront. (DC-T163/p174) Still, others believe that the name was derived from the familiar "croak" of bullfrogs in this swampy area.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c