Glassmanor is an unincorporated community and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
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in
Prince George's County
)
, demonym = Prince Georgian
, ZIP codes = 20607–20774
, area codes = 240, 301
, founded date = April 23
, founded year = 1696
, named for = Prince George of Denmark
, leader_title = Executive
, leader_name = Angela D. Alsobrook ...
,
Maryland
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, it had a population of 18,430. In the 1990 and 2000 censuses, the
United States Census Bureau
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had placed Glassmanor and the adjacent community of
Oxon Hill in the
"Oxon Hill-Glassmanor" census-designated place for statistical purposes. Glassmanor was last delineated separately in 1980, when the CDP recorded a population of 7,751.
The original Glassmanor apartments were built ''circa'' 1950 by the Glassman company, just outside the border of southeast
Washington
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. In the mid-1950s, the Eastover shopping center was built across the highway, followed by other adjoining apartment projects in the 1960s.
U.S. Senator George McGovern, who was the
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's presidential candidate in 1972, lived briefly in Glassmanor while a freshman congressman. The area has undergone tremendous demographic and social changes since that time.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Glassmanor has a total area of , all land. The CDP is bordered by
Washington, D.C.
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to the northwest, the town of
Forest Heights to the west,
Oxon Hill to the south,
Temple Hills to the southeast,
Marlow Heights to the east, and
Hillcrest Heights to the northeast. Interstate 495/95, the
Capital Beltway
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, forms the southern boundary of the Glassmanor CDP.
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.''
Government
Prince George's County Police Department
The Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) is the primary law enforcement agency in Prince George's County, Maryland in the United States, servicing a population of over 900,000 residents and visitors within 498 square miles (1,290&n ...
District 4 Station in Glassmanor CDP, with an
Oxon Hill postal address, serves the community.
[2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Glassmanor CDP, MD]
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. Retrieved on August 29, 2018. The
Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department and Oxon Hill Volunteer Fire Department provide fire protection and emergency medical services from Fire Station 842 located in Glassmanor.
Education
Residents are zoned to
Prince George's County Public Schools
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) is a large public school district administered by the government of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and is overseen by the Maryland State Department of Education. The school system is ...
(PGCPS).
[
Elementary schools serving sections of the CDP include Barnaby Manor, Flintstone, Forest Heights, Glassmanor, and Valley View. Benjamin Stoddert and Oxon Hill middle schools serve sections of the CDP. All residents are zoned to Potomac High School.
The former Owens Road Elementary School was located within the Glassmanor CDP. The school closed on June 18, 2009.]
See also
* Oxon Hill, Maryland
References
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Census-designated places in Maryland
Census-designated places in Prince George's County, Maryland