Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County is located in the of  located immediately north, east, and south of  It has a population approaching 900,000 and is the wealthiest county in the nation with an  majority.

The county was named for, the brother of , and husband of Queen. Its is.

The county is a part of the.

History
Prince George's County was created by the in  from portions of  and and a portion was detached in to form. Since Frederick County was subsequently divided to form the present, , , and counties, all of these counties in addition were derived from what had up to 1748 been Prince George's County.

In, portions of Prince George's County were ceded to form the new , along with portions of , as well as parts of that were later  to Virginia.

On, , the Prince George's County section of the city of , which straddled the boundary between Prince George's and Montgomery counties, was transferred to. This was done after city residents voted to be under the sole jurisdiction of Montgomery County, and subsequent approval by both counties and the. This was the first change in Prince George's County's boundaries since 1791, and the first alteration of the boundaries of any county in Maryland since the early 1900s.

Law and government
Since, the county seat has been. Prior to, the county seat was located at Mount Calvert, a 76 (308,000 m²) estate along the  on the edge of what is now in the  of.

Prince George's County was granted a charter form of government in.

Prince George's is a heavily Democratic jurisdiction, increasingly so as it has become majority African-American. The county regularly provides wide margins to Democrats, even in years when Democrats struggle nationally.

The current State's Attorney is.

State and national representation
The county is represented in the by   who was elected  in 2007, , and.

At the state level, the county is represented in the and the  by Districts 21, 22, 23 (A and B), 24, 25, 26, 27A, and 47 (23 delegates and 8 senators total).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 498 (1,291 ). 485 sq mi (1,257 km²) of it is land and 13 sq mi (34 km²) of it (2.61%) is water.

The forms the county's eastern border with Howard, Anne Arundel, and Calvert Counties.

Adjacent jurisdictions

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Demographics
As of the estimated of, there were 846,123 people, 286,610 households, and 198,047 families residing in the county. The was 1,651/sq mi (638/km²). There were 308,929 housing units at an average density of 1,651.1/sq mi (241/km²).

The racial makeup of the county was:
 * 62.70% African American
 * 27.04% White
 * 7.12% Hispanic or Latino
 * 3.87% Asian
 * 3.38% Other races
 * 2.61% Two or More of any race
 * 0.35% Native American
 * 0.06% Pacific Islander

There were 286,610 households out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.00% were living together, 19.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 persons and the average family size was 3.25 persons.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 33.00% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 7.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $55,256, and the median income for a family was $62,467. Males had a median income of $38,904 versus $35,718 for females. The for the county was $23,360. About 5.30% of families and 7.70% of the population were below the, including 9.20% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over. Prince George's County is the most affluent county with an African-American majority in the United States.

In the  article "Negotiating Black Identities" sociologist Karyn Lacy compares Prince George's County with Fairfax County, VA to better understand "how contemporary middle-class Blacks are managing their lives in suburban spaces."

Cities and towns
This county contains the following incorporated municipalities:


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 * The city of was formerly partly in Prince George's County, but since 1997 has been entirely in . The part of Takoma Park that changed counties is in a single residential neighborhood, ; part of this  is still in Prince George's County.


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Unincorporated places
Unincorporated areas are also considered as towns by many people and listed in many collections of towns, but they lack local government. Various organizations, such as the, the , and local chambers of commerce, define the communities they wish to recognize differently, and since they are not incorporated, their boundaries have no official status outside the organizations in question. The Census Bureau recognizes the following s in the county:


 * 1) (This CDP is shared between Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.)
 * 2) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 3) (Which houses the neighborhoods of, , Brightseat, Lansdowne Village, and portions of Largo and Capitol Heights)
 * 4) (This CDP is shared between Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.)
 * 5) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 6) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 7) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 8) (Note: this is also the name of a CDP in !)
 * 1) (Which houses the neighborhoods of, , Brightseat, Lansdowne Village, and portions of Largo and Capitol Heights)
 * 2) (This CDP is shared between Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.)
 * 3) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 4) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 5) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 6) (Note: this is also the name of a CDP in !)
 * 1) (Which houses the neighborhoods of, , Brightseat, Lansdowne Village, and portions of Largo and Capitol Heights)
 * 2) (This CDP is shared between Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.)
 * 3) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 4) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 5) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 6) (Note: this is also the name of a CDP in !)
 * 1) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 2) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 3) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 4) (Note: this is also the name of a CDP in !)
 * 1) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 2) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 3) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 4) (Note: this is also the name of a CDP in !)
 * 1) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
 * 2) (a combination of the communities of  and  recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
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Other unincorporated places not listed as Census-Designated Places but known in the area include:



And two localities: (near Montpelier) and Chapel Oaks (near Fairmount Heights)

Sister cities
Prince George's County has three, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):


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Religion
The county is home to over 800 es, as well as a number of s, s, and s. Property belonging to religious entities makes up 3,450 s (14 km²) of land in the county. 

Crime
, the county reportedly contains the highest crime rate for the Washington Metro area, comparable to.

Hospitals
Prince George's County hospitals include "Bowie Health Center", "Doctors Community Hospital" in Lanham, "Gladys Spellman Specialty Hospital & Nursing Center" in Cheverly, "Hospice of the Chesapeake" in Landover, "Laurel Regional Hospital", "Prince George's Hospital Medical Center" in Cheverly, "Southern Maryland Hospital Center" in Clinton, and "Washington Adventist Hospital" in Takoma Park. "Fort Washington Medical Center" also provides a small medical facility for its community.

Fire and emergency medical services
The Prince George's County Volunteer Firemen's Association was formed in 1922 with several of the first companies organized in the county. The first members of the association were, , , and.

In March 1966, the Prince George's County Government employed the firefighters who had been hired by individual volunteer stations and an organized career department was begun. The career firefighters and paramedics are represented by 1619.

Prince George's County became the first jurisdiction in to implement the  Emergency Reporting System in 1973. Advanced life support services began for citizens of the county in 1977. Firefighters were certified as Cardiac Rescue Technicians and deployed in what was called at the time Mobile Intensive Care Units to fire stations in Brentwood,, and.

Today the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department operates a combination system staffed by over 800 career firefighters and paramedics, and nearly 1,000 active volunteers.

Colleges and universities

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Public schools
The county's schools are run by the system.

Transportation
The County contains a large portion of the. A longstanding, fiercely contested plan exists to construct an east-west, the ("ICC"). The ICC would extend Interstate 370 in to connect  with  and  in.

Four terminus stations of the subway system are located in Prince George's County:, , , and. There has been much debate on the construction of the, which would link highly-developed areas of both Montgomery and Prince George's Counties. Also worth noting is the potential expansion of the northward to Laurel and beyond.

The (Maryland Area Rail Commuter) train service has two lines that traverse Prince George's County. The Camden Line runs between Baltimore Camden Station and Washington Union Station and has six stops in the county in Riverdale Park, College Park, Greenbelt, Muirkirk, Laurel and Laurel Racetrack. The Penn Line runs on the route between Baltimore Penn Station and Washington Union Station. It has three stops in the county: Bowie, Seabrook, and New Carrollton.

The (est. 1909) is the world's oldest continuously operated airport, and has adjacent historical museum and an early aviation-themed restaurant.

Significant Enterprises
Prince George's County is home to the,  , the , , the   facility, the  flagship College Park campus,  and ,  (home of the ), and the soon-to-be-completed , which its developers, Peterson Companies and , bills the largest single mixed-use project and combined convention center–hotel complex on the East Coast.

Media
(AM & FM, Morningside, MD), takes its P-G-C call letters from the name Prince George's County.

Notable residents

 * Dr., 19th-century founder of the , superintendent of county schools, physician, and one of the first Americans to grow and eat a , proving they were not poisonous as had been thought, lived on Oxon Hill Road in.


 * , former world, and family lived in Sero Estates,.


 * , founder of Google, grew up in and attended  in.


 * , S.J. (1735-1815), first  and  in the United States, and founder of, was born in.


 * , award-winning cartoonist, grew up in and attended community college and university in the county.


 * (1742 - 1816), first Bishop consecrated in the United States and third, was from Upper Marlboro.


 * (1768-1813), born in Aquasco, from Maryland


 * , Naval scientist, the chief inventor of GPS ( through satellite tracking) and winner of the 2004, lived on Oxon Hill Road in.


 * ,Prince George's County Police Officer, in 2005 was killed in the line of duty, was originally from where a street corner is named in his memory


 * , pop musician, known simply as Mya.


 * , creator of the later used on, grew up in.


 * , current of the, lived as a teenager in  and , attended Suitland High School and Univ. Maryland - College Park, and later lived in  before moving to.


 * , founder and manager of, the nation's largest broadcasting company.


 * , actor and comedian, lived in.


 * , boxing champion, grew up in.


 * , Presidential aide convicted in the, later an author and radio personality, lives in Fort Foote, Fort Washington.


 * , who conceived the National, and , network television personality, both grew up in.


 * , U.S. of State to, built and lived in , which is now a public facility.
 * , rapper, lived in