Hyattsville, Maryland
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| Coordinates: 38°57′25″N 76°57′5″W / 38.95694°N 76.95139°WCoordinates: 38°57′25″N 76°57′5″W / 38.95694°N 76.95139°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Maryland | ||
| County | Prince George's | ||
| Incorporated | 1886 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Marc Tartaro | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2) | ||
| • Land | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 17,557 [3] | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | ||
| Area code(s) | 301 | ||
| FIPS code | 24-41250 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0597595 | ||
| Website | www.hyattsville.org | ||
Hyattsville is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.[1] The population was 17,557 at the 2010 census.[2]
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[edit] History
The city was named for its founder, Christopher Clark Hyatt. He purchased his first parcel of land in the area in March 1845. He thought the proximity to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks and the telegraph lines made the area a good site for a town, and the surrounding farmlands were soon subdivided into housing lots. The name Hyattsville was being used for the settlement by 1859.[3]
As a community inside the Capital Beltway, Hyattsville enjoys access to Washington and Baltimore by the West Hyattsville and Prince George's Plaza stops on the Metro subway system's Green Line or by MARC commuter rail trains on the Camden Line in the neighboring town of Riverdale Park.
The historic district of the city is home to a number of Victorian houses built in the late 1880s and Sears bungalows and Arts & Crafts houses built between the wars (late 1910s and early 1940s). Historic Hyattsville is roughly bounded by Madison Street, East West Highway, and Oliver Street to the north; Route 1 to the east; Magruder Park to the south; and 39th Avenue, 42nd Avenue, and 42nd Place to the west.[4]
[edit] Historic sites
The following is a list of historic sites in Hyattsville identified by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission:[5] In 1982, a portion of the city was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Hyattsville Historic District; the district was extended in late 2004.
| Site Name | Image | Location | M-NCPPC Inventory Number | Comment | |
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| 1 | Ash Hill |  |
3308 Rosemary Lane | 68-001 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, September 16, 1977 |
| 2 | Edgewood | 4115 Hamilton Street | 68-010-65 | ||
| 3 | Fox’s Barn | 5011 42nd Avenue | 68-010-74 | ||
| 4 | Frederick Holden House | 4110 Gallatin Street | 68-010-17 | ||
| 5 | Lewis Holden House | 4112 Gallatin Street | 68-010-02 | ||
| 6 | Hyattsville Armory |  |
5340 Baltimore Avenue | 68-041-09 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, March 27, 1980 |
| 7 | Hyattsville Post Office |  |
4325 Gallatin Street | 68-041-40 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, July 24, 1986 |
| 8 | W.G. Lown House | 4107 Gallatin Street | 68-010-35 | ||
| 9 | McEwen House | 4106 Gallatin Street | 68-010-16 | ||
| 10 | Prince George's Bank | 5214 Baltimore Avenue | 68-041-02 | ||
| 11 | Harriet Ralston House | 4206 Decatur Street | 68-010-25 | ||
| 12 | William Shepherd House | 5108 42nd Avenue | 68-010-73 | ||
| 13 | Benjamin Smith House | 5104 42nd Avenue | 68-010-34 | ||
| 14 | Welsh House | 4200 Farragut Street | 68-010-01 | ||
| 15 | Wheelock House | 4100 Crittenden Street | 68-010-31 |
[edit] Recent changes
The city has undergone a major redevelopment over the last decade, including a residential and retail development in the Arts District downtown and University Town Center, which is located across Belcrest Road from The Mall at Prince Georges. UTC contains residential condos, student housing, office buildings, a public plaza, and retail space, including a 14-screen movie theater. Downtown Hyattsville is also undergoing revitalization in the form of the "Arts District" project, which includes townhomes, live-work units, and retail space. A Busboys and Poets restaurant opened in July 2011, followed in August by an organic supermarket.[6]
The National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is headquartered in Hyattsville and located at University Town Center.
[edit] Geography
Hyattsville is located at 38°57′25″N 76°57′5″W / 38.95694°N 76.95139°W (38.956910, -76.951270).[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), of which 2.7 square miles (6.9 km2) is land and 0.0 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.99%, is water.[8]
[edit] Crime and misrepresentation
The city of Hyattsville has expressed concern that crime in non-Hyattsville locations sharing the same ZIP codes creates an image problem for the city.[9] The city was involved in a minor controversy in April 2006. In the episode airing April 27, the Geena Davis television series Commander in Chief depicted Hyattsville as having the highest murder rate in the United States; it also indirectly depicted the town as being an urban ghetto dominated by poor minorities. The city and Prince George's County were very upset at ABC. On May 1, ABC formally apologized to both the city and county.[10]
The violent crime rate per 1,000 residents has significantly decreased, from 11.42 in 2007[11] to 8.16 in 2010.[12]
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[13] of 2010, the population of Hyattsville was 17,557. The median age of the population was 32.1. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 24.0% non-Hispanic white, 34.6% non-Hispanic black, 0.8% Native American, 4.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% non-Hispanic reporting some other race, 4.6% from two or more races and 34.0% Hispanic or Latino from any race.[14]
As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 14,733 people, 5,540 households, and 3,368 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,885.9 people per square mile (2,658.2/km²). There were 5,795 housing units at an average density of 2,708.5 per square mile (1,045.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 41.03% African American, 39.53% White, 18.14% Hispanic or Latino 0.50% Native American, 4.02% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 10.91% from other races, and 3.98% from two or more races.
There were 5,540 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,355, and the median income for a family was $51,625. Males had a median income of $33,163 versus $31,088 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,152. About 7.9% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
Hyattsville has attracted a significant gay and lesbian population. In 2000, same-sex couples accounted for 1.3 percent of households, more than double the national average.[15]
[edit] Government
When first incorporated, Hyattsville was run by a Board of Commissioners; in May 1900, it switched to a mayor and common council system. Today, the city government consists of a popularly elected mayor and a ten-person city council. Each of the five wards in the city are represented by two popularly elected councilmen.
[edit] Presidents of the Board of Commissioners
- Richard P. Evans (1886–87)
- Francis H. Smith (1887–89)
- Francis J. Gramlick (1889–90)
- Jackson H. Ralston (1890–91)
- Frederic A. Holden (1891–92)
- Jackson H. Ralston (1892–93)
- Francis H. Smith (1893–97)
- Michael V. Tierney (1897–98)
- L. K. Miller (1898–99)
- Charles E. Postley (1899–1900)
[edit] Mayors
- Gregory W. Eberwein (1898–00)
- Michael V. Tierney (1900–02)
- Charles A. Wells (1902–06)
- Joseph R. Owens (1906–08)
- John J. Fainter (acting mayor) (1908–09)
- William P. Magruder (1909–11)
- Roger Bellis (1911–12)
- Harry W. Shepherd (1912–14)
- Oswald A. Greagor (1914–15)
- Edward Devlin (1915–16)
- John G. Holden (1916–17)
- William A. Brooks (1917–19)
- Matthew F. Halloran (1919–20)
- T. Hammond Welsh (1920–21)
- J. Frank Rushe (1921–25)
- Irvin Owings (1925–27)
- Hillary T. Willis (1927–31)
- Lemuel L. Gray (1931–33)
- Hillary T. Willis (1933–38)
- E. Murray Gover (1938–46)
- R. T. Plitt (acting mayor) (1946–47)
- Caesar L. Aiello (1947–51)
- Jesse S. Baggett (1951–54)
- Thomas E. Arnold (acting mayor) (1954–55)
- George J. O'Hare (1955–59)
- Joseph F. Lilly (1959–67)
- Charles L. Armentrout (1967–75)
- George C. Harrison (1975–76)
- Jeremiah Harrington (1976–79)
- Thomas L. Bass (1979–95)
- Mary K. Prangley (1995–99)
- Robert W. Armentrout (1999–2003)
- William F. Gardiner (2003–2011)
- Marc Tartaro (2011– )
[edit] Education
[edit] Primary and secondary schools
[edit] Public schools
The city is served by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Hyattsville is zoned to the following public schools:
- Lewisdale Elementary School
- Hyattsville Elementary School
- Rosa Parks Elementary School
- Carole Highlands Elementary School
- Hyattsville Middle School
- Nicholas Orem Middle School
- Northwestern High School
[edit] Private schools
- Concordia Lutheran School (Pre-K - 8)
- DeMatha Catholic High School
- George E. Peters Adventist School (Pre-K - 8)
- St. Francis International School (Catholic) (K - 8)
- St. Jerome Academy (Catholic) (Pre-K - 8)
- St. Matthew's Episcopal School (Pre-K - K)
[edit] Houses of worship
- Beth Torah Congregation
- Christian Fellowship Assembly
- Church of God of Prophecy
- Crossover Church
- First Baptist Church of Hyattsville
- First United Methodist Church
- Ghanaian Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Hyattsville Mennonite Church
- Metropolitan Seventh Day Adventist Church
- Redeemer Lutheran Church
- St. Jerome's Catholic Church
- St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church
- St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
- Second Church of God and Saints of Christ
- Turner Memorial A.M.E. Church
- University Christian Church
- West Hyattsville Baptist Church
[edit] Transportation
Hyattsville is served by the West Hyattsville and Prince George's Plaza stations on the Washington Metro Green Line, as well as several Metrobus and TheBus routes.
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hyattsville, Maryland
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Hyattsville city, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Reinink, Amy. "It's old, but never old hat". The Washington Post: p. E6.
- ^ M-NCPPC Illustrated Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County, Maryland), 2006.
- ^ Gross, Daniel J (August 30, 2011). "New Organic Market Opening Furthers Hyattsville's Arts District Development". Gazette.net (Post-Newsweek Media Inc). http://www.gazette.net/article/20110830/NEWS/708309986/1123/new-organic-market-opening-furthers-hyattsville-s-arts-district&template=gazette&template=gazette.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Hyattsville city, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^ "Community Legacy Revitalization Plan". http://www.hyattsville.org/almarpm/cpublic/rosterview.cfm?RID=88.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Universal Crime Rates, Table 8: Maryland". Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2007. http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_08_md.html.
- ^ "Universal Crime Rates, Table 8: Maryland". Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2010. http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/table-8/10tbl08md.xls/.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ 2010 general profile of population and housing characteristics of Hyattsville from the US Census
- ^ "Just Another Way to Be Suburban: In Pr. George's, Same-Sex Couples Grow in Number, Visibility," by Lonnae O'Neal Parker, The Washington Post, June 29, 2009.
[edit] External links
- City of Hyattsville official website
- Route 1 Communities: Hyattsville
- Prince George's County Census Incorporated Places and Census Designated Places
- Maryland Municipal League: Hyattsville
- Hyattsville Preservation Association
- Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department
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