Brock Hall is an

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and

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in eastern

Prince George's County Prince George's County (often shortened to PG County or PG) is located in the U.S. state of Maryland bordering the eastern portion of Washington, D.C. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 967,201, making it the second-most populous ...

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, United States, located south of Largo and Bowie, and north of Upper Marlboro. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 13,181.

History

Brock Hall CDP was created for the 2010 U.S. Census; previously it was defined as being a part of Greater Upper Marlboro CDP.2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Brock Hall CDP, MD
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In the 2020 U.S. Census, a portion of Brock Hall was re-defined by the

as being part of the new Brown Station CDP.

Geography

Brock Hall is located in eastern Prince George's County, approximately east of the boundary of the

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and north of Upper Marlboro. U.S. Route 301 forms the eastern boundary of the community. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total area of , of which was land and , or 0.98%, was water.

Demographics

Brock Hall first appeared as a

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in the 2010 U.S. Census formed out of part of deleted Greater Upper Marlboro CDP and additional area.

2020 census

Government and infrastructure

Prince George's County Police Department District 2 Station is in Brock Hall and has a Bowie postal address.

Education

Prince George's County Public Schools Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) is a public school district that serves Prince George's County, Maryland. During the 2023–24 academic year, the district enrolled around 133,000 students and operated over 200 schools. PGCPS is t ...

operates public schools serving the census-designated place. Elementary schools serving sections of the CDP (as defined by the 2010 U.S. Census) are Arrowhead, Barack Obama, Patuxent, and Pointer Ridge. Most of the CDP is zoned to Kettering Middle School, with portions zoned instead to Benjamin Tasker and James Madison middle schools. The CDP is served by Dr. Henry A Wise, Jr. High School, Largo High School, and Bowie High School. The CDP also houses Imagine Foundations at Leeland Charter School. The campus, which had seven buildings as of 2011, built for the defunct Queen Anne School. Queen Anne School was established in 1964 by

St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, Leeland St. Barnabas Church, also known as St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, Leeland, was built in Leeland, Maryland, and was established in 1704 as the parish church of Queen Anne Parish which had been established that same year. Because of its location in ...

. It had 11 students in its first year and 30 students the following year. Eventually it had almost 300 students, but at one point its enrollment declined. By 2011 the school had only 94 students left and the administration announced it was closing. The charter school announced that year that it was moving into the campus

Culture

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References

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