Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland
CDP
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Prince George's
Area
• Total	37.5 sq mi (97.1 km2)
• Land	37.2 sq mi (96.4 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Population  (2000)
• Total	18,720
• Density	503.0/sq mi (194.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	24-34712

Greater Upper Marlboro is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States that completely surrounds Upper Marlboro, the county seat. The population was 18,720 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Greater Upper Marlboro is located at 38°49′39″N 76°45′04″W.Template:GR

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP (red area on this map) has a total area of 37.5 square miles (97.1 km²), of which, 37.2 square miles (96.4 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (0.75%) is water. The local zip code mailing address, however, covers 77 square miles (200 km²) of territory and includes additional areas west and south of the red area, extending from the Capital Beltway (Largo, Westphalia, and New Orchard areas) on the west to the Patuxent River/County line on the east, and far southward into the rural Croom and Nottingham, Naylor, and Rosaryville areas (greatly below the map's red area).

Education

Residents of the area are zoned to schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools district. Residents primarily attend the following High Schools: Frederick Douglass, Largo, or Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. The very large Prince George's Community College campus is in Largo, at the northern end of the area, and has an Upper Marlboro mailing address.

Housing

Numerous local planned suburban developments have gradually blossomed throughout the community, starting in the 1960s, with large, new homes still continuing to go up. These communities include Kettering, Marlton, Brock Hall, Marlboro Meadows, New Orchard, Ramblewood, Northampton, Perrywood, Melwood Park and others.

Religious Institutions

There are large megachurches, such as Evangel Cathedral, the First Baptist of Glenarden and the Ark of Safety Christian Church. Each of these, incidentally, were relocated to Greater Upper Marlboro from their original sites in communities closer to Washington, D.C.). In addition, there are several older, well established churches in the area that run well attended private schools, such as Riverdale Ministries (Riverdale Baptist School - Pre-K-12) and the 61-year old Life Church Ministries - formerly Clinton Christian Church (Clinton Christian School - K4-12).

St. Barnabas Church, one of the oldest churches in Maryland, is located here, along with St. Mary's of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church. First Baptist Church of Upper Marlboro (established 1959), Greater St. John Baptist Church (established in DC in 1963) and Cornerstone Peaceful Baptist Church, formed in 1987 as a merger of the Cornerstone Baptist and Peaceful Baptist Churches, are also located in Greater Upper Marlboro. Some of these churches relocated from Washington, DC as their members moved from the city to Prince George's County; others have been in the area for since their inception for decades.

Interestingly, there are no religious institutions for any other faith groups in Upper Marlboro that could be found through an Internet or Yellow Pages search for "synagogues", "Hindu", "Buddhist", "Bahai", "Wiccan", "Muslim" or "Vishnu". Adherents to other faiths do have options in the immediate area, however, in nearby Lanham, MD and in Washington, DC.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	11,528		—
2000	18,720		62.4%
source:

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 18,720 people, 6,514 households, and 4,572 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 503.0 people per square mile (194.2/km²). There were 6,812 housing units at an average density of 183.0 per square mile (70.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 20.60% White, 75.50% African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.81% of the population.

There were 6,514 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 39.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $73,005, and the median income for a family was $81,666 (these figures had risen to $90,762 and $101,706 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $47,857 versus $41,100 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,218. About 2.0% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over. In 2007, Money Magazine names Greater Upper Marlboro as one of the best places to live in the United States.

Notable residents

Besides those residents from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, famous residents also include the following:

• Joshua Cribbs - NFL Player for the Cleveland Browns
• Shawne Merriman An NFL Linebacker for the San Diego Chargers
• The death metal band Dying Fetus is from Upper Marlboro.
• [[Stephanie Roper], famous crime victim
• Nolan Smith:Duke University Basketball player.
• Garry Shider (1953–2010): Guitar Player for the P-Funk All-Stars
• Mattie Stepanek, young poet and celebrity