The 2014 U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and WorthÂ® survey is based on a nationwide survey of 680 high-net-worth. and ultra-high-net-worth adults with at least $3 million in investable assets, not including the value of their primary. residence.
For the state on the U.S. West Coast, see Washington (state). For other uses, see United States capital (disambiguation) and Washington (disambiguation). 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.
Quora User, Commissioning Specialist Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Washington DC was founded in 1790 and designed to be independent of any state. The District of Columbia (DC) is outside of the states of Maryland and Virginia, the states that donated land for the site.