Brandywine is the name of an unincorporated area in
Prince George's County,
Maryland, United States, that refers both to a
census-designated place (CDP) and a zip code area which is much larger (20613), whose areas overlap. The population of Brandywine at the
2020 U.S. Census was 10,550 for the CDP, and the population of
ZIP code 20613 was 11,860 in 2010.
Brandywine is in the southernmost area of Prince George’s County, surrounded by a rural setting. It is in the
Southern Maryland region. Brandywine is also a suburb of two cities: it lies within the outer
suburban Washington D.C. area and is also a close suburb of
Waldorf.
Geography
The CDP and town are adjacent to the southern border of Prince George's County, lying east and west of busy
Maryland Route 5
Maryland Route 5 (MD 5) is a long state highway that runs north–south in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs from Point Lookout in St. Mary's County north to the Washington, D.C. border in Suitland, Prince George's County. M ...
/
U.S. Route 301
U.S. Route 301 (US 301) is a spur of U.S. Route 1 running through the South Atlantic States. It runs from Biddles Corner, Delaware at Delaware Route 1 to Sarasota, Florida at U.S. Route 41. It passes through the states of Delaware, Mar ...
, which merge at Brandywine. Brandywine CDP is bordered by
Accokeek to the west,
Clinton
Clinton is an English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988 Clinton has frequently been used as a given ...
and
Rosaryville
Rosaryville is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located south of Cinton and Upper Marlboro beside U.S. Route 301. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,548. including ...
to the north,
Croom to the northeast, and
Cedarville to the southeast, all in Prince George's County.
Waldorf in
Charles County borders Brandywine to the south. The Brandywine zip code area encompasses parts of both counties and includes
Cedarville and
Baden.
Designated as part of the Prince George's County rural tier, it is primarily rural with a suburban and commercial center.
Demographics
2020 census
''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 can be of any race.''
2000 Census
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,410 people, 478 households, and 377 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 501 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 56.24%
White, 38.23%
African American, 1.13%
Native American, 1.13%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 0.57% from
other races, and 2.62% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.
There were 478 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,063, and the median income for a family was $64,038. Males had a median income of $41,783 versus $35,242 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $19,035. About 8.6% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.
History
William H. Early named the town of Brandywine as property he owned in the mid-19th century. The CDP consists of the property he owned in the 19th century. It is thought to be named after the
Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777, as part of the Ame ...
of the
American Revolutionary War. Brandywine was developed on the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad's
Pope Creek (Southern Maryland) line in about 1873 and was the only town on the route that developed into a railroad town.
On September 1, 1877, around 4 p.m., a small 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck Brandywine.
In 1912, the
Bank of Brandywine
The Bank of Brandywine was established on July 1, 1912 as a commercial bank with a state charter. It was formed from what was previously known as the Southern Maryland German-American Bank.
Its offices were in Brandywine, Maryland
Brandywine is ...
was chartered from what had previously been the Southern Maryland German-American Bank.
Although located between the substantial bedroom cities of Clinton and Waldorf, Brandywine remained rural until after the turn of the twenty-first century, when shopping centers - including big-box stores, and small residential developments were built. Despite the building of both a major highway overpass and a roundabout in 2019, the community is still notorious for traffic slowdowns due to both daily commuters and interstate travelers.
Historical sites
The following is a list of historic sites in Brandywine, which includes Baden and T.B. identified by the
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, none of which are currently museums:
Enterprises and recreation
The Brandywine community includes
Gwynn Park High School, several well-known automobile salvage lots, and a construction equipment vehicle sales lot. A large commercial center was created with the development of Brandywine Crossing shopping center's opening in October 2008 and growing to 800,000 SF with 49 commercial spaces as of 2016.
Government
Prince George's County Police Department District 5 Station in
Clinton CDP and District 7 Station in
Fort Washington CDP serve the community.
The
U.S. Postal Service operates the Brandywine Post Office.
Education
Brandywine residents are assigned to schools in
Prince George's County Public Schools.
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The area was previously smaller:
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Residential areas of the CDP area are zoned to Brandywine Elementary School,
[NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]
" Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. Gwynn Park Middle School,
[NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]
" Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. and
Gwynn Park High School.
[NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]
" Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018.
Notable people
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Donnie Neuenberger,
NASCAR driver
Donnie Neuenberger Career Statistics
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* People from Brandywine
References
External links
Brandywine, Maryland
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Census-designated places in Prince George's County, Maryland
Census-designated places in Maryland
Washington metropolitan area