Editing Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland

{{distinguish|Upper Marlboro, Maryland}}
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'''Greater Upper Marlboro''' is an area of [[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's County]], [[Maryland]], United States, that completely surrounds [[Upper Marlboro, Maryland|Upper Marlboro]], the [[county seat]]. It was formerly a [[census-designated place]] (CDP), with a population of 18,720 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. However, the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] divided the area into several smaller CDPs, including portions of [[Marlboro Meadows, Maryland|Marlboro Meadows]], [[Brock Hall, Maryland|Brock Hall]], [[Marlboro Village, Maryland|Marlboro Village]], [[Queenland, Maryland|Queenland]], and [[Croom, Maryland|Croom]].

==Geography==
Greater Upper Marlboro is located at {{coord|38.827569|-76.751173|type:city_region:US-MD|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Greater Upper Marlboro (red area on this map) had a total area of {{convert|37.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|37.2|sqmi|km2}} was land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.75%, was water. The local zip code mailing address of "Greater Upper Marlboro", however, covers {{convert|77|sqmi|km2}} of territory and includes additional areas west and south of the red area, extending from the [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Capital Beltway]] ([[Largo, Maryland|Largo]], [[Westphalia, Maryland|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, Maryland|Rosaryville]] areas (greatly below the map's red area).

==Education==
Residents of the former census-designated place are zoned to schools in the [[Prince George's County Public Schools]] district.<ref name=GreaterUpperMarlboroMap>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2434712_GreaterUpperMarlboro/CBP2434712_000.pdf CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: GREATER UPPER MARLBORO CDP]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on August 27, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2434712_GreaterUpperMarlboro/CBP2434712_000.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2434712_GreaterUpperMarlboro/CBP2434712_002.pdf 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2434712_GreaterUpperMarlboro/CBP2434712_003.pdf 3], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2434712_GreaterUpperMarlboro/CBP2434712_004.pdf 4]. 1990 U.S. Census maps of Prince George's County ([https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_000.pdf index map]) show Greater Upper Marlboro on pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_018.pdf 18], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_019.pdf 19], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_020.pdf 20], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_023.pdf 23], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_024.pdf 24], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_025.pdf 25], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_029.pdf 29], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_030.pdf 30], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_031.pdf 31].</ref>

Elementary schools serving the former CDP:<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>
* Arrowhead
* Marlton
* Mattaponi
* Melwood
* Barack Obama
* Patuxent
* Perrywood
* Pointer Ridge

Residents of the former CDP are zoned to the following middle schools: Kettering, James Madison, Gwynn Park, and Benjamin Tasker.<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> Residents of the former CDP are zoned to the following high schools: [[Frederick Douglass High School (Prince George's County, Maryland)|Frederick Douglass]], [[Largo High School (Maryland)|Largo]], [[Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School|Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr.]], and [[Bowie High School (Maryland)|Bowie]].<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>

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, Maryland|Kettering]], [[Marlton, Maryland|Marlton]], [[Brock Hall, Maryland|Brock Hall]], [[Marlboro Meadows, Maryland|Marlboro Meadows]], [[Melwood Park]], and others.

==Religious institutions==
There are several [[megachurch]]es, such as Evangel Cathedral, the First Baptist of Glenarden and the Ark of Safety Christian Church.

[[St. Barnabas Church (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)|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.

Several churches in the area run private schools:  Riverdale Baptist School, Excellence Christian School, Divine Peace Lutheran, and Life Church Ministries.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990=11528
| 2000=18720
| footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html
  |title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Greater Upper Marlboro CDP, 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 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Greater Upper Marlboro CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2459505&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|3,766
|20.12%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|14,020
|74.89%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|56
|0.30%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|226
|1.21%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|7
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|23
|0.12%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|284
|1.52%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|338
|1.81%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''18,720'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 18,720 people, 6,514 households, and 4,572 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|503.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,812 housing units at an average density of {{convert|183.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 20.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.67% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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<ref>[https://archive.today/20200211181526/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US2456337&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US24%7C16000US2456337&_street=&_county=greater+upper+marlboro&_cityTown=greater+upper+marlboro&_state=04000US24&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= American FactFinder<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>). 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]] named Greater Upper Marlboro as one of the best places to live in the [[United States]].<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2007/snapshots/PL2434712.html MONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2007: Greater Upper Marlboro, MD snapshot<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Notable people==
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Besides those residents from [[Upper Marlboro, Maryland]], famous residents also include the following:
* [[Joshua Cribbs]], NFL player for the Cleveland Browns
* [[Markelle Fultz]], NBA player with the [[Orlando Magic]]
* [[Shawne Merriman]], NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills
* [[Victor Oladipo]], NBA player with the [[Indiana Pacers]]
* [[Garry Shider]] (1953–2010), guitar player for the [[P-Funk All-Stars]]
* [[Nolan Smith]], NBA player for the [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
* [[Mattie Stepanek]], young poet and celebrity
* [[Chase Young]], American football defensive end<ref>{{cite web |title=Chase Young Walter Camp National Defensive PoW … Again! |url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/chase-young-walter-camp-national-defensive-pow-again/ |website=OhioStateBuckeyes.com |accessdate=February 26, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Prince George's County, Maryland}}

[[Category:Populated places in Prince George's County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in Maryland]]