Lanham, Maryland

Lanham, Maryland
Lanham, Maryland
Census-designated place
	Lanham Location in Maryland Lanham Lanham (the United States)
	Coordinates:38°58′01″N76°51′43″W/ 38.96694°N 76.86194°W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Prince George's
Area
• Total	3.55 sq mi (9.19 km2)
• Land	3.53 sq mi (9.14 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	11,282
• Density	3,197.85/sq mi (1,234.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5(Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4(EDT)
ZIP Codes	20706
FIPScode	24-45550
GNISfeature ID	597661

Lanhamis anunincorporated communityandcensus-designated placeinPrince George's County,Maryland.^[2]As of the2020 United States Census,it has a population of 11,282.^[3]TheNew Carrolltonstation (the terminus of theWashington Metro'sOrange Line) as well as anAmtrakstation are across theCapital BeltwayinNew Carrollton, Maryland.Doctors Community Hospital is located in Lanham.^[4]

History

TheThomas J. Calloway Housewas listed on theNational Register of Historic Placesin 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 DepartmentDistrict 2 Station inBrock Hall CDP,with a Bowie postal address, serves the community.^[7]

TheU.S. Postal Serviceoperates the Lanham Seabrook Post Office in Lanham CDP.^[8]^[9]

Economy

EdTech company2U(Nasdaq: REVU),Shoppers Food & Pharmacy,reverse logistics companyOptoro,software companyVocus,media companyRadio Oneand publisherRowman & Littlefieldare based in Lanham.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	10,157	—
2020	11,282	11.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[10] 2010^[11]2020^[12]

2020 census

**Lanham CDP, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition**
*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(NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010^[11]	Pop 2020^[12]	% 2010	% 2020
Whitealone (NH)	808	588	7.96%	5.21%
Black or African Americanalone (NH)	6,579	5,998	64.77%	53.16%
Native AmericanorAlaska Nativealone (NH)	16	17	0.16%	0.15%
Asianalone (NH)	319	352	3.14%	3.12%
Pacific Islanderalone (NH)	5	0	0.05%	0.00%
Some Other Racealone (NH)	28	50	0.28%	0.44%
Mixed Race or 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 Schoolsserves 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 andDuVal 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

Robert Goddard Montessori

Colleges

Washington Bible College/Capital Bible Seminary/Equip Institute

Notable people

Antoine Brooks,NFL player andSuper Bowl LVIchampion
Daryl Ferguson,Barbadian footballer
Robert Griffith,former NFL strong safety
Frank Kratovil,former US Congressman
Jermaine Lewis,former NFL wide receiver
Guy S. Meloy Jr.,former US Army general
Chinanu Onuaku(born 1996), basketball player
Lio Rush,professional wrestler

References

^"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedApril 26,2022.
^"Lanham".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
^"Lanham CDP, Maryland".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedApril 15,2022.
^"Doctors Community Hospital".Doctors Community Hospital website.Doctors Community Hospital. January 29, 2009.
^"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
^"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lanham CDP, Maryland".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedDecember 20,2011.
^"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 CDPas well as the detail onPage 1.
^"LANHAM SEABROOK."U.S. Postal Service.Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "9801 LANHAM SEVERN RD LANHAM, MD 20706-9998"
^^a ^b ^c"2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Lanham CDP, MD."U.S. Census Bureau.Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
^"Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades".US Census Bureau.
^^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.
^^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.
^https://stmatthias.org^{[bare URL]}
^http:// sttheodores.org^{[bare URL]}
^"NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019."Prince George's County Public Schools.Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
^"NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019."Prince George's County Public Schools.Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
^"NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019."Prince George's County Public Schools.Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
^Home.Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle. Retrieved on September 1, 2018. "9473 Annpolis [sic] Road, Lanham, MD 20706 "

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedApril 26,2022.

[2] "Lanham".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.

[3] "Lanham CDP, Maryland".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedApril 15,2022.

[4] "Doctors Community Hospital".Doctors Community Hospital website.Doctors Community Hospital. January 29, 2009.

[nris-5] "National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.

[6] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lanham CDP, Maryland".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedDecember 20,2011.

[7] "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 CDPas well as the detail onPage 1.

[8] "LANHAM SEABROOK."U.S. Postal Service.Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "9801 LANHAM SEVERN RD LANHAM, MD 20706-9998"

[LanhamCDPMap-9] "2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Lanham CDP, MD."U.S. Census Bureau.Retrieved on September 1, 2018.

[DecennialCensus-10] "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades".US Census Bureau.

[2010CensusP2-11] "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.

[2020CensusP2-12] "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.

[13] ttps://stmatthias.org^{[bare URL]}

[14] ttp:// sttheodores.org^{[bare URL]}

[15] "NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019."Prince George's County Public Schools.Retrieved on September 1, 2018.

[16] "NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019."Prince George's County Public Schools.Retrieved on September 1, 2018.

[17] "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019."Prince George's County Public Schools.Retrieved on September 1, 2018.

[18] Home.Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle. Retrieved on September 1, 2018. "9473 Annpolis [sic] Road, Lanham, MD 20706 "

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v t e Municipalities and communities ofPrince George's County, Maryland,United States
County seat:Upper Marlboro
Cities	Bowie College Park District Heights Glenarden Greenbelt Hyattsville Laurel Mount Rainier New Carrollton Seat Pleasant
Towns	Berwyn Heights Bladensburg Brentwood Capitol Heights Cheverly Colmar Manor Cottage City Eagle Harbor Edmonston Fairmount Heights Forest Heights Landover Hills Morningside North Brentwood Riverdale Park University Park Upper Marlboro
CDPs	Accokeek Adelphi Andrews AFB Aquasco Baden Beltsville Brandywine Brock Hall Brown Station Calverton‡ Camp Springs Cedar Heights Cedarville Chillum Clinton Coral Hills Croom East Riverdale Fairwood Forestville Fort Washington Friendly Glassmanor Glenn Dale Hillandale‡ Hillcrest Heights Kettering Konterra Lake Arbor Landover Langley Park Lanham Largo Marlboro Meadows Marlboro Village Marlow Heights Marlton Maryland Park Melwood Mitchellville National Harbor Oxon Hill Peppermill Village Queen Anne Queensland Rosaryville Seabrook Silver Hill South Laurel Springdale Suitland Summerfield Temple Hills Walker Mill West Laurel Westphalia Woodlawn Woodmore
Other communities	Andrews Manor Ardmore Avondale Carmody Hills Carole Highlands Cheltenham Collington Danville Dodge Park Goddard Green Meadows Hillsborough Horsehead Indian Creek Village Kentland Leeland Lewisdale Meadows Montpelier Muirkirk North College Park Nottingham Orme Palmer Park Piscataway Raljon Rogers Heights South Bowie Tantallon TB Tuxedo Vansville West Hyattsville White Hall Woodyard
Ghost town	Good Luck
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