Marlow Heights, Maryland

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Marlow Heights, Maryland
Census-designated place
Prince George's County Maryland Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Marlow Heights Highlighted.svg
Location of Marlow Heights, Maryland
Coordinates: 38°49′31″N76°56′52″W / 38.82528°N 76.94778°W / 38.82528; -76.94778
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]
 • Total2.03 sq mi (5.27 km2)
 • Land2.03 sq mi (5.26 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,169
 • Density3,035.93/sq mi (1,171.98/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
20746, 20748
Area code(s) 301, 240
FIPS code 24-50750
GNIS feature ID0597719

Marlow Heights is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. [2] The population was 6,169 at the 2020 census. [3] The Marlow Heights Shopping Center first opened in 1957 (but extended in 1960 with Hecht's), adjacent to the large community of Hillcrest Heights. [4] It was joined ten years later, in 1967, by the two-level Iverson Mall, [5] [6] the Washington metropolitan area's first enclosed mall. [7]

Contents

For mailing address purposes, the area is part of Temple Hills or Suitland. Marlow Heights is located near the U.S. Census Bureau, Andrews Air Force Base, the Metrorail Green Line and Capitol Hill.

Geography

Marlow Heights is located at 38°49′31″N76°56′52″W / 38.82528°N 76.94778°W / 38.82528; -76.94778 (38.825263, −76.947864). [8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000 6,059—
2010 5,618−7.3%
2020 6,1699.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
2010 [10] 2020 [11]

2020 census

Marlow Heights 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 [10] Pop 2020 [11] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)2722114.84%3.42%
Black or African American alone (NH)4,8294,62285.96%74.92%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)21200.37%0.32%
Asian alone (NH)1041091.85%1.77%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)120.02%0.03%
Some Other Race alone (NH)17190.30%0.31%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)961551.71%2.51%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2781,0314.95%16.71%
Total5,6186,169100.00%100.00%

2000 Census

As of the census [12] of 2000, there were 6,059 people, 2,316 households, and 1,588 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,938.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,134.6/km2). There were 2,427 housing units at an average density of 1,177.1 per square mile (454.5/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 8.12% White, 88.53% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.

There were 2,316 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.9% were married couples living together, 26.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,995, and the median income for a family was $52,875. Males had a median income of $33,935 versus $32,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,629. About 4.6% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Prince George's County Police Department District 4 Station in Glassmanor CDP, with an Oxon Hill postal address, serves the community. [13]

The United States Postal Service operates the Temple Hills Post Office in the Marlow Heights CDP, with a Temple Hills postal address. [14] [15]

Education

The CDP is served by the Prince George's County Public Schools district. [14]

Sections are served by Barnaby Manor and Hillcrest Heights elementary schools. [16] Sections are served by Benjamin Stoddert and Thurgood Marshall middle schools. [17] Sections are served by Crossland High School and Potomac High School. [18]

Imagine Schools operates Imagine Lincoln Public Charter School in Marlow Heights; it has a Temple Hills postal address. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marlow Heights, Maryland
  3. ↑ "Marlow Heights CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Recent Past Preservation Network".
  5. ↑ "Mall Hall of Fame".
  6. ↑ "one of the six original stores that opened Iverson Mall in 1967".
  7. ↑ "History of Iverson Mall".
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  10. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Marlow Heights CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau .
  11. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Marlow Heights CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau .
  12. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  13. ↑ "District 4 Station - Oxon Hill." Prince George's County Police Department. Retrieved on September 9, 2018. " 5135 Indian Head Highway Oxon Hill, MD 20745". Beat map. See 2010 U.S. Census Map of Glassmanor CDP.
  14. 1 2 "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Marlow Heights CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  15. ↑ "TEMPLE HILLS." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "4806 SAINT BARNABAS RD TEMPLE HILLS, MD 20748-9997"
  16. ↑ "NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  17. ↑ "NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  18. ↑ "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Maryland." Imagine Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. "Imagine Lincoln Public Charter School 4207 Norcross Street Temple Hills, MD 20748"
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