The Bristow community is formally included in the Linton Hall, Virginia census-designated place (CDP)

Bristow is home to Jiffy Lube Live outdoor concert stage which was formerly known as the Nissan PavilionBristow was voted "Best Place for Homeownership in Virginia" by the Nerd Wallet.

The racial makeup of the town was 59% White, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 0.28% Native American, 0.12% Pacific Islander, and 4% from other races.

[2] The area is mostly upper-middle-class residential managed communities including Braemar Community, Bridlewood, Bridlewood Manor, Brookside, Crossman Creek, Foxborough, Kingsbrooke, New Bristow Village, Lanier Farms, Saybrooke, Sheffield Manor, Amberleigh Station, and Victory Lakes.

In 1894, Sarah Linton converted to Catholicism and became a Benedictine nun, and she donated the property to the Roman Catholic Church, to be used to establish schools for poor girls and boys.

The cemetery is legally unowned due to a loss of records when the Brentsville Courthouse burned in the Civil War.