Editing Kettering, Maryland

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'''Kettering''' is an [[unincorporated area]] and [[census-designated place]] in [[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's County]], [[Maryland]], United States.<ref>{{gnis|1714445}}</ref> At the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 14,424.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kettering CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2443900|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> Kettering is adjacent to [[Prince George's Community College]], the upscale gated community of [[Woodmore, Maryland|Woodmore]], [[Six Flags America]], Evangel Temple [[megachurch]], and the community of [[Largo, Maryland|Largo]] at the end of the [[Washington Metro]] [[Blue Line (Washington Metro)|Blue Line]]. Watkins Regional Park in Kettering offers a large playground, a colorful carousel, miniature golf, a miniature train ride, and various animals.

==Etymology==
The name Kettering was chosen by a suburban housing developer in the 1960s when development began.

==Geography==
Kettering is located at {{coord|38.895012|-76.796471|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]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 11008
|2010= 12790
|2020= 14424
|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 of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Kettering 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 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) – Kettering CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2443900&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|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) – Kettering CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2443900&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|368
|style='background: #ffffe6;|308
|2.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|2.14%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|11,675
|style='background: #ffffe6;|12,976
|91.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|89.96%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6;|11
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|0.08%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|241
|style='background: #ffffe6;|207
|1.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|1.44%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6;|1
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|27
|style='background: #ffffe6;|59
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|0.41%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|220
|style='background: #ffffe6;|400
|1.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|2.77%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|239
|style='background: #ffffe6;|462
|1.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|3.20%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''12,790'''
|style='background: #ffffe6;|'''14,424'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6;|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 11,008 people, 3,814 households, and 2,955 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,016.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,958 housing units at an average density of {{convert|725.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 5.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 90.62% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 3,814 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 23.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $78,735, and the median income for a family was $82,777. Males had a median income of $47,059 versus $45,243 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $30,398. About 0.8% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over. By the end of 2020, the CDP ranks # 6 among top 10 richest black communities in US, with an average family income of $107,008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://praisedc.com/1683807/10-richest-black-communities-in-america/|title=10 Richest Black Communities in America|access-date=November 12, 2020 }}</ref>

Kettering was majority white for much of its history. While majority white in the 1970 census, Kettering was 49% white by 1980 and only 17% white by 1990. The white population quickly [[white flight|declined]] as the community became majority African-American.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/07/21/the-dispersion-decade/3a64a0b8-032f-44b2-ab74-42d1889a2cee/ |title=The Dispersion Decade |publisher=The Washington Times |access-date=2020-12-25}}</ref>

==Government and infrastructure==
[[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]." [[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]. [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 [[U.S. Postal Service]] operates the Kettering Post Office in Kettering CDP.<ref>"[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=Upper+Marlboro%2C+MD&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1434420&locationName=KETTERING&address2=&address1=68+WATKINS+PARK+DR&city=UPPER+MARLBORO&state=MD&zip5=20774&zip4=9996&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=38.898463&longitude=-76.79039&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& KETTERING]." [[U.S. Postal Service]]. Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "68 WATKINS PARK DR UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20774-9996"</ref><ref name=Ketteringmap>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2443900_kettering/DC10BLK_P2443900_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Kettering CDP, MD]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on August 28, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2443900_kettering/DC10BLK_P2443900_001.pdf 1] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2443900_kettering/DC10BLK_P2443900_002.pdf 2].</ref>

==Education==
Kettering is a part of the [[Prince George's County Public Schools]].<ref name=Ketteringmap/>

Kettering, Perrywood, and Lake Arbor elementary schools serve sections of the Kettering 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 28, 2018.</ref> Almost all of the CDP is zoned to Kettering Middle School, with a portion zoned to Ernest Everett Just 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 28, 2018.</ref> Most of the CDP is zoned to [[Largo High School (Maryland)|Largo High School]] while a portion is zoned to [[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 28, 2018.</ref>

Kettering is served by the Largo-Kettering Branch of the [[Prince George's County Memorial Library System]] in [[Largo, Maryland|Largo]].<ref>"[https://www.pgcmls.info/website/branch/location/LargoKettering Largo-Kettering Branch]." [[Prince George's County Memorial Library System]]. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. "Largo-Kettering Branch 9601 Capital Lane Largo, MD 20774"</ref>

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