What state is Washington DC in?

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fisherman

Maryland

J R

It is not a state.

On December 23, 1788, the Maryland General Assembly passed an act, allowing it to cede land for the federal district. The Virginia General Assembly followed suit on December 3, 1789.[6] The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790 mandated that a site, not exceeding "ten miles square" (100 square miles), be located on the "River Potomac, at some place between the mouths of the Eastern Branch and Connogocheque" for the permanent seat of government.[7] The Residence Act authorized the President of the United States to select the actual location of the site.

MARINA C

neither
DC= District of Columbia, way back it was formed out of land from VA and MD.

Katie

Washington DC (District of Columbia) is not a state. It is between Maryland and Virginia.

You could always look it up on a map of the United States. You will see exactly where it is located and can obtain some history on it so, you'll see it "technically is not in a state"
So you are both wrong.

jdaniel444444

I would say you are both wrong it is not a state. It is the district of columbia. Hope i could help you out.

Lab Coat Larry

NO STATE. It was land donated by Maryland and Virginia. It is not to be part of any state so that no state government can tell federal lawmakers what to do.

Mike R

Neither one is correct. It can't be classified as in any state. It's surrounded on 3 sides by Maryland and one side by Virginia, and its suburbs are in both states, but the city is not part of any state. The land that it's on USED to be part of Maryland but it hasn't been part of Maryland since the 1700s. It has its own government and everything. It has its own DMV, issues its own drivers licenses, and own license plates, and has its own income taxes. It has its own "congressman" (actually a woman), although they don't get full representation because the delegate to Congress doesn't get the right to vote - she is technically a "delegate" and not actually a full member of the House of Representatives. That's a contentious local issue and there's serious talk of changing that.... But I digress. It's technically not in any state.

Anna J

well it is a district...it is not part of any state. However it touches both.

VeggieTart (The Cranky Agnostic)

It's not really in a state. It's land taken from Maryland. There used to be a portion across the Potomac, but that was ceded back to Virginia in 1840, if my memory serves, and is now Arlington and Alexandria.

Baysoc23

DC isn't a state. It's bordered on 3 sides by Maryland and seperated on the fourth side from VA by the Potomac. Assuming it didn't exist it would probably be part of Maryland, but it's a moot point.