Lanham, Maryland Explained

Lanham, Maryland
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Maryland#USA
Pushpin Label:Lanham
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maryland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Prince George's
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:9.19
Area Land Km2:9.14
Area Water Km2:0.05
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:11282
Population Density Km2:1234.70
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:38.9669°N -76.8619°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:20706
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:24-45550
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:597661
Area Total Sq Mi:3.55
Area Land Sq Mi:3.53
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population Density Sq Mi:3197.85

Lanham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland. As of the 2020 United States Census, it has a population of 11,282.[2] 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.[3]

History

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

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lanham has a total area of 9.2sqkm, of which 9.1sqkm is land and 0.05sqkm, or 0.54%, is water.[4]

Government and infrastructure

Prince George's County Police Department District 2 Station in Brock Hall CDP, with a Bowie postal address, serves the community.[5]

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Lanham Seabrook Post Office in Lanham CDP.[6] [7]

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

2020 census

Lanham CDP, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[8] !Pop 2020[9] !% 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%
Some Other Race alone (NH)28500.28%0.44%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (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.[7]

Residents of the CDP are divided between James McHenry Elementary School and Seabrook Elementary School.[12] All residents are zoned to Thomas Johnson Middle School and DuVal High School.[13] [14]

There is a private Catholic school, Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle.[7] [15]

Other area schools:

Elementary schools

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Middle schools
Colleges

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 26, 2022.
  2. Web site: Lanham CDP, Maryland. United States Census Bureau. April 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Doctors Community Hospital. 2009-01-29. Doctors Community Hospital website. Doctors Community Hospital.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lanham CDP, Maryland. United States Census Bureau. December 20, 2011.
  5. "District 2 Station – Bowie." Prince George's County Police Department. Retrieved on September 9, 2018. "District 2 Station – Bowie 601 SW Crain Highway Bowie, MD 20715 ". Beat map. 2010 U.S. Census Bureau index map of Brock Hall CDP as well as the detail on Page 1.
  6. "LANHAM SEABROOK." U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "9801 LANHAM SEVERN RD LANHAM, MD 20706-9998"
  7. "2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Lanham CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
  8. Web site: 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.
  9. Web site: 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.
  10. https://stmatthias.org
  11. http://www.sttheodores.org
  12. "NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
  13. "NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
  14. "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
  15. http://school.stmatthias.org/ Home

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