Lanham, Maryland

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Lanham, Maryland
Census-designated place
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Lanham
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Lanham
Lanham (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°58′01″N76°51′43″W / 38.96694°N 76.86194°W / 38.96694; -76.86194
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland
County Flag of Prince George's County, Maryland.svg Prince George's
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.55 sq mi (9.19 km2)
 • Land3.53 sq mi (9.14 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
11,282
 • Density3,197.85/sq mi (1,234.70/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
20706
FIPS code24-45550
GNIS feature ID597661

Lanham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland. [2] As of the 2020 United States Census, it has a population of 11,282. [3] The New Carrollton station (the terminus of the Washington Metro's Orange Line) as well as an Amtrak station are across the Capital Beltway in New Carrollton, Maryland. Doctors Community Hospital is located in Lanham. [4]

Contents

History

The Thomas J. Calloway House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lanham has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km2), of which 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.54%, is water. [6]

Government and infrastructure

Prince George's County Police Department District 2 Station in Brock Hall CDP, with a Bowie postal address, serves the community. [7]

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Lanham Seabrook Post Office in Lanham CDP. [8] [9]

Economy

EdTech company 2U (Nasdaq: REVU), Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, reverse logistics company Optoro, software company Vocus, media company Radio One and publisher Rowman & Littlefield are based in Lanham.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 10,157—
2020 11,28211.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]
2010, [11] 2020 [12]

Lanham first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census [11] formed from part of the deleted Lanham-Seabrook CDP and part of Mitchellville CDP. [11]

2020 census

Lanham CDP, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010 [13] Pop 2020 [12] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)8085887.96%5.21%
Black or African American alone (NH)6,5795,99864.77%53.16%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)16170.16%0.15%
Asian alone (NH)3193523.14%3.12%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)500.05%0.00%
Other race alone (NH)28500.28%0.44%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1332331.31%2.07%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,2694,04422.34%35.84%
Total10,15711,282100.00%100.00%

Religion

Education

Prince George's County Public Schools serves Lanham CDP. [9]

Residents of the CDP are divided between James McHenry Elementary School and Seabrook Elementary School. [16] All residents are zoned to Thomas Johnson Middle School and DuVal High School. [17] [18]

There is a private Catholic school, Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle. [9] [19]

Other area schools:

Elementary schools
Middle schools
Colleges

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Lanham". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Lanham CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Doctors Community Hospital". Doctors Community Hospital website. Doctors Community Hospital. January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lanham CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  7. ↑ "District 2 Station – Bowie Archived September 9, 2018, at the Wayback Machine ." Prince George's County Police Department. Retrieved on September 9, 2018. "District 2 Station – Bowie 601 SW Crain Highway Bowie, MD 20715 ". Beat map Archived September 9, 2018, at the Wayback Machine . 2010 U.S. Census Bureau index map of Brock Hall CDP as well as the detail on Page 1.
  8. ↑ "LANHAM SEABROOK." U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "9801 LANHAM SEVERN RD LANHAM, MD 20706-9998"
  9. 1 2 3 "2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Lanham CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  11. 1 2 3 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Maryland" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  12. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lanham CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau .
  13. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lanham CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau .
  14. ↑ https://stmatthias.org [ bare URL ]
  15. ↑ http://www.sttheodores.org [ bare URL ]
  16. ↑ "NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
  17. ↑ "NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
  18. ↑ "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
  19. ↑ Home. Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle. Retrieved on September 1, 2018. "9473 Annpolis[ sic ] Road, Lanham, MD 20706"
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