Editing Upper Marlboro, Maryland (section)

==Government==
The town has three departments: 
* '''General Government''': M. David Williams was hired as the Town Clerk in February 2007.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}}
* '''Public Safety''': consists of the Upper Marlboro Police Department (UMPD), which is the primary law enforcement agency serving the municipality of Upper Marlboro. The current chief of police is David A. Burse. The UMPD is also aided by the [[Prince George's County Police]] and [[Prince George's County Sheriff's Office|Sheriff's Office]] as directed by authority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usacops.com/md/p20773/index.html|title=Upper Marlboro Police Department|website=www.usacops.com|access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref>
* '''Public Works''': Darnell Bond III is the new Public Works Superintendent. The department has traditionally been divided into Highways and Streets and Sanitation.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}}

Prince George's County Police Department District 2 Station in [[Brock Hall, Maryland|Brock Hall CDP]], with a Bowie postal address, serves the community.<ref>"[https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/District-2-Station-Bowie-2 District 2 Station - Bowie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909112105/https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/District-2-Station-Bowie-2 |date=September 9, 2018 }}." [[Prince George's County Police Department]]. Retrieved on September 9, 2018. "District 2 Station - Bowie 601 SW Crain Highway Bowie, MD 20715 ". [https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2652/District-2-Beat-Map-PDF?bidId= Beat map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909062828/https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2652/District-2-Beat-Map-PDF?bidId= |date=September 9, 2018 }}. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2410150_brock_hall/DC10BLK_P2410150_000.pdf 2010 U.S. Census Bureau index map of Brock Hall CDP] as well as the detail on [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2410150_brock_hall/DC10BLK_P2410150_000.pdf Page 1].</ref> The area immediately to the south<!--See beat map!--> is served by District 5 Station in [[Clinton, Maryland|Clinton CDP]].<ref>"[https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/District-5-Station-Clinton-5 District 5 Station - Clinton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909112547/https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/District-5-Station-Clinton-5 |date=September 9, 2018 }}." [[Prince George's County Police Department]]. Retrieved on September 9, 2018. " 6707 Groveton Drive Clinton, MD 20735". [https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2671/District-5-Beat-Map-PDF?bidId= Beat map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909065101/https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2671/District-5-Beat-Map-PDF?bidId= |date=September 9, 2018 }} (which shows the area just south of the Upper Marlboro city limits, but not Upper Marlboro itself). See [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2432350_glassmanor/DC10BLK_P2432350_001.pdf 2010 U.S. Census index map of Clinton CDP]: area with police station is on the edge of [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2417900_clinton/DC10BLK_P2417900_006.pdf page 6] with surroundings on [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2417900_clinton/DC10BLK_P2417900_005.pdf page 5].</ref>

The [[U.S. Postal Service]] operates the Upper Marlboro Post Office.<ref>"[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=Upper+Marlboro%2C+MD&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1385534&locationName=UPPER+MARLBORO&address2=&address1=14605+ELM+ST&city=UPPER+MARLBORO&state=MD&zip5=20772&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=301-627-0021&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=38.816615&longitude=-76.7520619&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& UPPER MARLBORO]." [[U.S. Postal Service]]. Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "14605 ELM ST UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772-9998"</ref>

===Education===
Residents are zoned to schools in the [[Prince George's County Public Schools]] system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st24_md/schooldistrict_maps/c24033_prince_georges/DC20SD_C24033.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Prince George's County, MD|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 5, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st24_md/schooldistrict_maps/c24033_prince_georges/DC20SD_C24033_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The following schools serve the Upper Marlboro town limits:<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2479875_upper_marlboro/DC10BLK_P2479875_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Upper Marlboro town, MD]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]].  Retrieved on August 27, 2018.</ref> Barack Obama Elementary School,<ref>"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20Elementary.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]." [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.</ref> James Madison Middle School,<ref>"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20Middle.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]." [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.</ref> and [[Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School]].<ref>"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20High.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]." [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.</ref> Wise High, located in the [[Westphalia, Maryland|Westphalia census-designated place]] near Upper Marlboro,<ref>[https://www1.pgcps.org/drhenrywisejr/ Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617031808/https://www1.pgcps.org/drhenrywisejr/ |date=June 17, 2019 }}. Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School.  Retrieved on August 27, 2018. "12650 Brooke Lane, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772"</ref><ref name=WestphaliaCDPmap>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2483290_westphalia/DC10BLK_P2483290_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Westphalia CDP, MD]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on August 27, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2483290_westphalia/DC10BLK_P2483290_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2483290_westphalia/DC10BLK_P2483290_002.pdf 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2483290_westphalia/DC10BLK_P2483290_003.pdf 3], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2483290_westphalia/DC10BLK_P2483290_004.pdf 4].</ref> opened in 2006.<ref name=Andersonp1>{{cite news|author=Anderson, Nick|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/16/AR2006081600875.html|title=A Brand-New Start at Wise High|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=September 16, 2006|page=[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/16/AR2006081600875.html 1]|access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref> Obama Elementary, also in Westphalia CDP,<ref name=WestphaliaCDPmap/><ref>[https://www.pgcps.org/barackobama/ Home]. Barack Obama Elementary School. Retrieved on August 28, 2018. "Barack Obama Elementary 12700 Brooke Lane Upper Marlboro, MD 20772"</ref> was the first school in the Washington, D.C., area that was named after the former president.<ref name=DicksonObamaSchoolp1>{{cite news|author=Dickson, Akeya|title=Much hope at dedication of Barack Obama Elementary School in Upper Marlboro|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=October 21, 2010|page=[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/20/AR2010102002358.html 1]}}</ref> It opened in 2010,<ref name=DicksonObamaSchoolp2>{{cite news|author=Dickson, Akeya|title=Much hope at dedication of Barack Obama Elementary School in Upper Marlboro|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=October 21, 2010|page=[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/20/AR2010102002358_2.html 2]}}</ref> next to Wise High.<ref name=KingMeganboardapproves>{{cite news |author=King, Megan |url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/06262009/prinnew100601_32526.shtml |title=School board approves Barack Obama Elementary name |date=June 26, 2009 |newspaper=[[The Gazette (Maryland)|The Gazette]] |access-date=September 6, 2018 |archive-date=June 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629193847/http://www.gazette.net/stories/06262009/prinnew100601_32526.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Public schools in the nearby area include:                                                               
* [[Barack Obama Elementary School]]                                    
* [[Kettering Elementary School]]                                           
* [[Mattaponi Elementary School]]                                           
* [[Marlton Elementary School]]
* [[Melwood Elementary School]]
* [[Perrywood Elementary School]]
* [[Patuxent Elementary School]]
* [[Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School]]
* [[Frederick Douglass High School (Prince George's County, Maryland)|Frederick Douglass High School]]
* [[Largo High School (Maryland)|Largo High School]]

Private schools in the nearby area include:
* [[Riverdale Baptist]]
* [[Fairhaven School (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)|Fairhaven School]]
* [[Excellence Christian School]]
* [[Rock Creek Christian Academy]]

Upper Marlboro is served by the Upper Marlboro Branch of the [[Prince George's County Memorial Library System]].<ref>"[https://www.pgcmls.info/website/branch/location/UpperMarlboro Upper Marlboro Branch]." [[Prince George's County Memorial Library System]]. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. "Upper Marlboro Branch 14730 Main St Upper Marlboro, MD 20772"</ref>

==== African-American schools ====
In the era of [[Jim Crow laws]] and legalized racial segregation of schools, before the mid-20th century [[Civil Rights Movement]], white and black students attended separate schools. Beginning around 1868 the Upper Marlboro area had a school for African-American children. In the Upper Marlboro area, white students attended [[Upper Marlboro High School]] after it was built in 1921.<ref name="MeyerEugeneLOwn">{{cite news |author=Meyer, Eugene L. |date=September 28, 2000 |title=Douglass High: A School of Their Own |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/09/28/douglass-high-a-school-of-their-own/66aa9055-3006-47d4-8c3e-b0ee8d1fcc96/?noredirect=on |access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref> Prior to 1923 area black high school students traveled to [[Baltimore]] or [[Washington, D.C.]], to go to high school.<ref name="DouglassHighHist">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20111012052913/http://www1.pgcps.org/douglass/index.aspx?id=35680 About Us > The History of Frederick Douglass High School]." [[Frederick Douglass High School (Prince George's County, Maryland)|Frederick Douglass High School]]. October 12, 2011. Retrieved on September 6, 2018.</ref> From 1923 to 1935, Black students attended [[Marlboro Colored High School]] in Upper Marboro.<ref name="MeyerEugeneLOwn" /> After Marlboro Colored High School closed in 1935, and [[Frederick Douglass High School (Prince George's County, Maryland)|Frederick Douglass High School]] was opened on a new campus.<ref name="MeyerEugeneLOwn" />

===Sports===
The [[Chesapeake Icebreakers]] of the [[East Coast Hockey League]] played two seasons in Upper Marlboro from 1997 to 1999 at [[The Show Place Arena]], just outside town, before moving to [[Jackson, Mississippi]].

The [[Chesapeake Tide]] of the [[Continental Indoor Football League]] started play at The Show Place Arena, just outside town, in 2007.  Beginning in 2009, they will be known as the [[Maryland Maniacs]] and play in the [[Indoor Football League]].