Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Lanham is an
unincorporated community and
census-designated place in
Prince George's County ,
Maryland .
[2] As of the
2020 United States Census it had a population of 11,282.
[3] The
New Carrollton station (the terminus of the
Washington Metro 's
Orange Line ) as well as an
Amtrak station are across the
Capital Beltway in
New Carrollton, Maryland . Doctors Community Hospital is located in Lanham.
[4]
History
The
Thomas J. Calloway House was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
[5]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lanham has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km2 ), of which 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2 ) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2 ), or 0.54%, is water.
[6]
Government and infrastructure
Prince George's County Police Department District 2 Station in
Brock Hall CDP , with a Bowie postal address, serves the community.
[7]
The
U.S. Postal Service operates the Lanham Seabrook Post Office in Lanham CDP.
[8]
[9]
Economy
EdTech company
2U (Nasdaq: REVU),
Shoppers Food & Pharmacy , reverse logistics company
Optoro , software company
Vocus , media company
Radio One and publisher
Rowman & Littlefield are based in Lanham.
Demographics
Historical population
Census
Pop. Note
%±
2010 10,157 —
2020 11,282 11.1%
2020 census
Lanham CDP, Maryland – Racial and Ethnic Composition (NH = Non-Hispanic )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.
Race / Ethnicity
Pop 2010
[11]
Pop 2020
[12]
% 2010
% 2020
White alone (NH)
808
588
7.96%
5.21%
Black or African American alone (NH)
6,579
5,998
64.77%
53.16%
Native American or
Alaska Native alone (NH)
16
17
0.16%
0.15%
Asian alone (NH)
319
352
3.14%
3.12%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)
5
0
0.05%
0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)
28
50
0.28%
0.44%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)
133
233
1.31%
2.07%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
2,269
4,044
22.34%
35.84%
Total
10,157
11,282
100.00%
100.00%
Religion
Grace Church
Grace Presbyterian Church
Trinity Reformed Presbyterian Church (Orthodox Presbyterian Church)
Lanham Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Lanham United Methodist Church
Murugan Temple of North America
Prince George's Muslim Association
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple
St. Matthias the Apostle Catholic Parish
[13]
St. Theodore Greek Orthodox Church
[14]
Diyanet Center of America
Kingdom Hall for Jehovah's Witnesses
New Dimensions Church
Korean Maryland Presbyterian Church
Education
Prince George's County Public Schools serves Lanham CDP.
[9]
Residents of the CDP are divided between James McHenry Elementary School and Seabrook Elementary School.
[15] All residents are zoned to Thomas Johnson Middle School and
DuVal High School .
[16]
[17]
There is a private Catholic school, Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle.
[9]
[18]
Other area schools:
Elementary schools
Catherine T. Reed Elementary School
Gaywood Elementary School
Magnolia Elementary School
Robert Goddard Montessori School
Blue
Middle schools
Colleges
Notable people
References
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"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022 .
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"Lanham" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Lanham CDP, Maryland" .
United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 15, 2022 .
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"Doctors Community Hospital" . Doctors Community Hospital website . Doctors Community Hospital. January 29, 2009.
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"National Register Information System" .
National Register of Historic Places .
National Park Service . July 9, 2010.
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"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lanham CDP, Maryland" .
United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 20, 2011 .
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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 ".
Beat map .
2010 U.S. Census Bureau index map of Brock Hall CDP as well as the detail on
Page 1 .
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LANHAM SEABROOK ."
U.S. Postal Service . Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "9801 LANHAM SEVERN RD LANHAM, MD 20706-9998"
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b
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2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Lanham CDP, MD ."
U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
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"Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades" .
US Census Bureau .
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a
b
"P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lanham CDP, Maryland" .
United States Census Bureau .
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a
b
"P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lanham CDP, Maryland" .
United States Census Bureau .
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https://stmatthias.org
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http://www.sttheodores.org
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NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019 ."
Prince George's County Public Schools . Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
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NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019 ."
Prince George's County Public Schools . Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
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NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019 ."
Prince George's County Public Schools . Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
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Home . Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle. Retrieved on September 1, 2018. "9473 Annpolis [
sic ] Road, Lanham, MD 20706"
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