Editing Berwyn Heights, Maryland

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| leader_name             = Tiffany Papanikolas
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|leader_name2             = Edgar Moctezuma
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|leader_name3             = David Wolfinger,<br/> Roger Gaines,<br/> Chris Brittan-Powell
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'''Berwyn Heights''' is a town in [[Prince George's County, Maryland]], United States.<ref>{{gnis|597078}}</ref> Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 3,345.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Berwyn Heights town, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2406925|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> It is bordered by [[College Park, Maryland|College Park]] to the west, [[Greenbelt, Maryland|Greenbelt]] to the northeast, and [[Riverdale Park, Maryland|Riverdale Park]] to the south.

==History==
Beginning in the 1870s, the area northeast of [[Washington, D.C.]] was the scene of active and continuous development as the population of the city increased and [[streetcar suburbs|railroad suburbs]] such as Berwyn Heights, originally platted as Charlton Heights,<ref name="history 1990">{{cite book|title=Preliminary Amendment to the Historic Sites and Districts Plan|date=December 1990|publisher=The Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission|page=155<!--|access-date=15 December 2016-->}}</ref> gradually grew and expanded around it.

The [[O'Dea House (Berwyn Heights, Maryland)|O'Dea House]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], is one of the homes that was erected in 1888 by the Charlton Heights Improvement Company to spur development in the new subdivision.<ref name="history 1990"/>

In 1896, it became the seventh incorporated municipality in Prince George's County.<ref name="2000 MML Bookp39">{{cite book|title=Maryland's 157|date=2000|publisher=Maryland Municipal League|location=Annapolis, Maryland|page=39<!--|access-date=15 December 2016-->}}</ref> In 1967, it adopted its town seal, which contains three acorns.<ref name="2000 MML Book page 38 insert">{{cite book|title=Maryland's 157|date=2000|publisher=Maryland Municipal League|location=Annapolis, Maryland|page=38<!--|access-date=15 December 2016-->}}</ref> In 1986, it was awarded the Tree City USA title.<ref name="2000 MML Book"/>

===Historic sites===
A group of the remaining original houses is located around Ruatan Street.<ref name="history 1990"/> Four of the houses were built from mail-order plans made by R. W. Shoppell's Cooperative Building Plan Association of New York City.<ref name="history 1990"/> The following is a partial list of historic sites in Berwyn Heights identified by the [[Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission]]:<ref>[http://www.mncppc.org/county/historic_sites.htm M-NCPPC Illustrated Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County, Maryland), 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725020708/http://www.mncppc.org/county/historic_sites.htm |date=July 25, 2008 }}.</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:98%"
! {{NRHP color}}|
! width = 25% {{NRHP color}}| '''Site Name'''
! width = 8% class="unsortable" {{NRHP color}}| '''Image'''
! {{NRHP color}}|'''Location'''
! class="unsortable" {{NRHP color}}| '''M-NCPPC Inventory Number'''
! class="unsortable" {{NRHP color}}| '''Comment'''
|--
! {{NRHP color}} | <small>1</small>
| [[Berwyn Heights Schoolhouse (Berwyn Heights, Maryland)|Berwyn Heights Schoolhouse]]
| [[File:Berwyn Heights, Maryland 035.jpg|100px]]
| 5814 Ruatan Street
| 67-022-07
| <!-- Comment goes here -->
|--
! {{NRHP color}} | <small>2</small>
| [[Cissel House (Berwyn Heights, Maryland)|Cissel House]]
| <!-- Image goes here -->
| 8911 57th Avenue
| 67-022-18
| <!-- Comment goes here -->
|--
! {{NRHP color}} | <small>3</small>
| [[Cross House (Berwyn Heights, Maryland)|Cross House]]
| [[File:Berwyn Heights, Maryland 033.jpg|100px]]
| 5805 Ruatan Street
| 67-022-13
| <!-- Comment goes here -->
|--
! {{NRHP color}} | <small>4</small>
| [[Kleiner House (Berwyn Heights, Maryland)|Kleiner House]]
| [[File:Berwyn Heights, Maryland 019.jpg|100px]]
| 5603 Ruatan Street
| 67-022-17
| <!-- Comment goes here -->
|--
! {{NRHP color}} | <small>5</small>
| [[O'Dea House (Berwyn Heights, Maryland)|O’Dea House]]
| [[File:Berwyn Heights, Maryland 032.jpg|100px]]
| 5804 Ruatan Street
| 67-022-11 
| Listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], 1987-06-04; a late Victorian pattern-book house
|--
! {{NRHP color}} | <small>6</small>
| [[Pickett House (Berwyn Heights, Maryland)|Pickett House]]
| [[File:Berwyn Heights, Maryland 011.jpg|100px]]
| 8616 57th Avenue
| 67-022-16
| <!-- Comment goes here -->
|--
! {{NRHP color}} | <small>7</small>
| [[Sportland (Berwyn Heights, Maryland)|Sportland]]
| [[File:Berwyn Heights, Maryland 001.jpg|100px]]
| 5933 Natasha Drive
| 67-005
| <!-- Comment goes here -->
|--
! {{NRHP color}} | <small>8</small>
| [[Elwood J. Taylor House (Berwyn Heights, Maryland)|Elwood J. Taylor House]]
| [[File:Berwyn Heights, Maryland 006.jpg|100px]]
| 8516 58th Avenue
| 67-022-21
| <!-- Comment goes here -->
|--
! {{NRHP color}} | <small>9</small>
| [[Wetherald House (Berwyn Heights, Maryland)|Wetherald House]]
| [[File:Berwyn Heights, Maryland 002.jpg|100px]]
| 8411 58th Avenue
| 67-022-10
| <!-- Comment goes here -->
|--
! {{NRHP color}} | <small>10</small>
| [[Wolfe House (Berwyn Heights, Maryland)|Wolfe House]]
| [[File:Berwyn Heights, Maryland 041.jpg|100px]]
| 5617 Ruatan Street
| 67-022-15
| <!-- Comment goes here -->
|}

==Geography==
Berwyn Heights is located at {{coord|38|59|38|N|76|54|44|W|type:city}} (38.993810, -76.912344).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.69|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 228
|1940= 453
|1950= 674
|1960= 2376
|1970= 3934
|1980= 3135
|1990= 2952
|2000= 2942
|2010= 3123
|2020= 3345
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Berwyn Heights town, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Berwyn Heights town, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2406925&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Berwyn Heights town, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2406925&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,483
|1,279
|47.49%
|38.24%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|415
|402
|13.29%
|12.02%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|8
|4
|0.26%
|0.12%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|261
|266
|8.36%
|7.95%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|1
|0.13%
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|7
|30
|0.22%
|0.90%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|100
|163
|3.20%
|4.87%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|845
|1,200
|27.06%
|35.87%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,123'''
|'''3,345'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 3,123 people, 1,002 households, and 681 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|4526.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1523.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 56.0% White, 15.1% African American, 0.8% Native American, 8.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 14.4% from other races, and 5.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.1%.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref>

Of the 1,002 households 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.0% were non-families. 20.1% of households were one person and 7.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.42.

The median age in the town was 34.9 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 10.8% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 52.4% male and 47.6% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 2,942 people, 1,022 households, and 713 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|4,552.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,047 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,620.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 71.79% White, 12.00% African American, 0.54% Native American, 8.57% Asian, 8.23% Hispanic or Latino, 4.38% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of the population.

Of the 1,022 households 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 19.3% of households were one person and 7.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.19.

The age distribution was 20.9% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.

The median household income was $65,744 and the median family income  was $69,013. Males had a median income of $42,525 versus $34,831 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,793. About 0.9% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
Berwyn Heights is served by the [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]:<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2406925_berwyn_heights/DC10BLK_P2406925_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Berwyn Heights town, MD]."</ref> Berwyn Heights Elementary School, which is located in Berwyn Heights,<ref>"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20Elementary.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018]." [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.</ref> Greenbelt Middle School ([[Greenbelt, Maryland|Greenbelt]]),<ref>"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20Middle.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018]." [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.</ref> and [[Parkdale High School]] ([[Riverdale Park, Maryland|Riverdale Park]]).<ref>"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20High.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018]." [[Prince George's County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.</ref>

== Transportation ==
[[File:2019-06-03 12 55 20 View west along Maryland State Route 193 (Greenbelt Road) at 57th Avenue in Berwyn Heights, Prince George's County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|right|MD 193 westbound in Berwyn Heights]]
The only state highway providing direct access to Berwyn Heights is [[Maryland Route 193]] (Greenbelt Road). MD 193 connects eastward to [[Greenbelt, Maryland|Greenbelt]] and westward to [[College Park, Maryland|College Park]]. Just east of the town limits, MD 193 has a junction with [[Maryland Route 201]] (Kenilworth Avenue), which provides access to [[Interstate 95 in Maryland|Interstate 95]]/[[Interstate 495 in Maryland|Interstate 495]] (the Capital Beltway), [[District of Columbia Route 295|D.C. Route 295]] (the Kenilworth Avenue Freeway), and [[U.S. Route 50 in Maryland|U.S. Route 50]] (John Hanson Highway).

== Government ==
The town council consists of five members, who are elected every two years on an at-large plurality voting basis, to govern the town of Berwyn Heights. The member of the council who received the most votes during the election becomes mayor. The mayor serves as the head of the government and presides at all council meetings, but in other respects is an equal member of the Council. The mayor pro tempore assumes the mayoral duties in the absence of the mayor.<ref name="About the Town Council">{{cite web | url=http://www.berwyn-heights.com/town-council | title=About the Town Council | publisher=Berwyn Heights | access-date=May 10, 2016}}</ref>
 
The current mayor is Tiffany Papanikolas. The town manager is Kyle Snyder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.berwynheightsmd.gov/administration-department/pages/town-manager|title=Town Manager|publisher=Town of Berwyn Heights, Maryland|access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref>

The town has a police department,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berwynheightspd.com/|title=Berwyn Heights Police Department}}</ref> a public works department, a code enforcement department, and an administration department.

===Past Mayors===
*1948–1952 Robert F. Burnette
*1952–1954 Charles G. Durbin
*1954–1956 Robert F. Burnette
*1956–1958 John P. Wintermoyer
*1958–1960 H. Dale Smith
*1960–1962 Clinton D. Walker
*1962–1966 George E. Lauterbach
*1966–1968 Kenneth C. Styers
*1968–1972 Harry L. Ballew
*1972–1974 George E. Lauterbach
*1974–1976 Jadie B. Mc Dougald, first elected mayor after change from commissioner government to mayor and council form of government.
*1976–1978 Harry L. Ballew
*1978–1980 Jadie B. Mc Dougald
*1980–1982 Howard G. Wood
*1982–1992 William T. Armistead, Jr.
*1992–1998 Thomas J. Love
*1998–2000 William T. Armistead, Jr.
*2000–2001 [[Tawanna P. Gaines]]
*2001–2002 Ronald M. Shane
*2002–2003 [[Bradley S. Jewitt]]
*2003–2004 Patricia D. Dennison
*2004–2015 [[Cheye M. Calvo]]
*2015–2016 Jodie Kulpa-Eddy
*2016–2018 Cheryl Jewitt
*2018 Christopher J. Rasmussen (May 9 to July 16, 2018, resigned)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=December 13, 2018|title=Berwyn Heights gets third mayor in less than six months.|url=https://route1reporter.com/2018/12/13/berwyn-heights-gets-third-mayor-in-less-than-six-months/|access-date=April 7, 2021|website=Route 1 Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref>
*2018 Lynn White (July 16, 2018, to December 6, 2018, resigned)<ref name=":0" />
*2018–2020 Stephen Isler<ref name=":0" />
*2020–2022 [[Amanda Dewey]]<ref name="towncouncil"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/37mun/berwyn/html/b.html|title=Berwyn Heights, Prince George's County, Maryland|website=msa.maryland.gov|access-date=November 1, 2019}}</ref>
* 2022–2024 Jodie Kulpa-Eddy
*2024–Present Tiffany Papanikolas

===Taxation===
At 53 cents per $100 per assessed value, Berwyn Heights has one of the lower real property tax rates in Prince George's County. In 2005, the town became the first municipality in Maryland to establish a public safety taxing district, after it was authorized by the general assembly.<ref name="Sec. 10-269. - Special Taxing Districts.">{{cite web | url=https://www.municode.com/library/md/prince_george's_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_10FITA_DIV14SPTADI | title=Sec. 10-269. - Special Taxing Districts. | access-date=October 25, 2016}}</ref> The district imposes a special tax on businesses to fund the cost of one full-time officer and helps maintain around the clock police coverage.

===County government===
[[Prince George's County Police Department]] District 1 Station in [[Hyattsville, Maryland|Hyattsville]] serves Berwyn Heights.<ref>"[https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/District-1-Station-Hyattsville-1 District 1 Station - Hyattsville]. [[Prince George's County Police Department]]. Retrieved on September 9, 2018. [https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2650/District-1-Beat-Map--PDF?bidId= Beat map].</ref>

==Civic activities==
The town also benefits from numerous town committees and organizations.<ref name="Civic Organizations">{{cite web | url=http://www.berwyn-heights.com/civic-organizations | title=Civic Organizations | publisher=Berwyn Heights | access-date=May 10, 2016}}</ref> The town, as of October 2008, has joined a State Retirement Pension, for its employees, and police officers. This was done in order to try to compete and to retain the police officers.

Sports Park, which is the home of a Berwyn Heights civic group, is located by Indian Creek.<ref name="2000 MML Book">{{cite book|title=Maryland's 157|date=2000|publisher=Maryland Municipal League|location=Annapolis, Maryland|page=39<!--|pages=340|access-date=15 December 2016-->}}</ref>

Berwyn Heights Day is a yearly event that celebrates the founding of the town.<ref name="2000 MML Book"/>

==See also==
* [[Berwyn Heights, Maryland mayor's residence drug raid]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Berwyn Heights, Maryland}}
{{Wikivoyage|Berwyn Heights}}
* {{Official website|http://www.berwynheightsmd.gov/}}
* [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/37mun/berwyn/html/b.html Town of Berwyn Heights] at the ''Maryland State Archives''
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.berwyn-heights.com/ |title=Town of Berwyn Heights }}
* [https://archives.lib.umd.edu/repositories/2/resources/1000 Berwyn Heights Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) records] at the [[University of Maryland Libraries|University of Maryland libraries]]. Records of an elementary school association in Berwyn Heights.

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