Calverton is an

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and

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located on the boundary between Montgomery and Prince George's counties,

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, in the

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. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 17,316.

Geography

As an unincorporated area, Calverton's boundaries are not officially defined. Calverton is, however, recognized by the

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as a

, and by the

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as a populated place located at (39.057009, −76.944805) and is part of the Baltimore/Washington area. Calverton is located between Beltsville and Silver Spring, with

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, Hillandale and Adelphi being in close proximity. The Prince George's County side of Calverton (postal code 20705) is a neighborhood of Beltsville, while the Montgomery County side (postal code 20904) identifies with Silver Spring. According to the

, Calverton has a total area of , of which , or 0.44%, is water.

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

At the 2000

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, there were 12,610 people, 4,543 households and 3,230 families residing in the area. The population density was . There were 4,661 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the area was 43.09%

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, 34.06%

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, 0.14% Native American, 16.52%

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, 0.01%

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, 2.61% from

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, and 3.57% from two or more races.

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of any race were 6.37% of the population. There were 4,543 households, of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were

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living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.24. 25.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males. The

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was $63,990 and the median family income was $72,958. Males had a median income of $44,425 and females $39,563. The

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was $28,107. About 2.5% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the

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, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

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District 6 Station in Beltsville CDP serves the portion of Calverton in PG County. The

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operates the Colesville Carrier Annex in the Montgomery County side of Calverton CDP.2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Calverton CDP, MD
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. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Children living on the Montgomery County side of Calverton attend public schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools system. They generally attend: * Galway Elementary School on Galway Drive in Calverton CDP. * Briggs Chaney Middle School on Rainbow Drive in Cloverly CDP *

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on Old Columbia Pike in Fairland CDP Children living on the Prince George's County side of Calverton attend public schools in the

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system. They generally attend: * Calverton Elementary School on Beltsville Road in Calverton CDP * Martin Luther King Middle School on Amendale Road in Beltsville CDP. *

High Point High School High Point High School (HPHS) is a Public school (government funded), public high school located in Beltsville, Maryland, Beltsville, an unincorporated area, unincorporated section of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The school, ...

on Powder Mill Road in Beltsville CDP.NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018
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. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.

In popular culture

Calverton is mentioned in the movie ''

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''.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Maryland Census-designated places in Montgomery County, Maryland Census-designated places in Prince George's County, Maryland Outer Silver Spring, Maryland