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Hyattsville is a city in
Prince George's County, Maryland 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 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the population was 967,201, making it ...
, United States. It is an urban suburb of
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The population was 21,187 at the 2020 United States census.


History

Before Europeans reached the area, the upper
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was home to Nacotchtank/Anaquashtank people, a Piscataway-speaking
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who lived throughout what is now the Washington, D.C., area. European encroachment and diseases decimated their population and, by the 1680s, the Nacotchtank/Anaquashtank had largely moved away and merged with other tribes. In the 1720s, John Beall acquired land in the area and established Beall Town. The opening of the Washington–Baltimore Turnpike (modern day) in 1812 and the B&O Railroad Washington Branch line in 1835 brought more settlers to the area. The city's founder, Christopher Clark Hyatt (1799–1884), purchased his first parcel of land in the area in 1845. Hyatt opened a store and began mail delivery, officially naming the nascent community "Hyattsville" in his 1859 application to become postmaster. In the years following the
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, Hyatt and other local landowners subdivided their properties and sold lots, and the population of Hyattsville grew. Hyattsville was incorporated as a city on April 7, 1886. In 1893, the Hyattsville Board of Commissioners changed their property tax to only apply to the value of land, and not improvements. Opponents of this brought the action to court, and, after an appeal, the Maryland Court of Appeals found it to violate the Maryland constitution and struck it down.


Revitalization projects

Since 2000, the city has undergone a major redevelopment, including significant residential and retail development in the Arts District Hyattsville (located in the Gateway Arts District), and the area surrounding the Hyattsville Crossing station and The Mall at Prince George's. In the latter area, University Town Center contains residential condos, student housing, office buildings, a public plaza, and retail space, including a 14-screen movie theater and several restaurants, as well as a campus of
Prince George's Community College Prince George's Community College (PGCC) is a Public college, public community college in Largo, Maryland, Largo in Prince George's County, Maryland. The college serves Prince George's County and surrounding areas, including Washington, D.C. H ...
. , additional residential and retail development is underway near the West Hyattsville Metro station. Along Route 1, craft brewers and distillers have played a notable role in revitalizing old commercial properties.


Geography

The city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.


Climate

Typical of central Maryland, Hyattsville lies within the
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zone (
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: ''Cfa''), characterized by hot humid summers and generally cool to mild winters, with high annual precipitation. Hyattsville lies within
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plant
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7a.


Demographics

Hyattsville has attracted a significant gay and lesbian population. In 2000, same-sex couples accounted for 1.3 percent of households, more than double the national average.


2020 census

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were people in households and housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was %
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, %
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, % Asian, % Native American or Alaskan Native, % Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, % from other races, and % from two or more races.
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or Latino residents of any race were % of the population.


2010 census

As of the 2010 U.S. census, there were 17,557 people, 6,324 households, and 3,724 families residing in the city. The
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was . There were 6,837 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 33.2%
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, 35.6%
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, 0.8% Native American, 4.4% Asian, 0.1%
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, 21.4% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 34.0% of the population (16.4% Salvadorean, 4.1% Mexican, 3.1% Guatemalan, 1.2% Honduran, 1.1% Dominican, 0.8% Puerto Rican). There were 6,324 households, of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were
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living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families. 31.0% 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 2.73 and the average family size was 3.39. The median age in the city was 32.1 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 34.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.2% were from 45 to 64; and 7.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.


Crime

According to
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crime statistics, the violent crime rate per 1,000 residents has significantly decreased in Hyattsville, from 11.42 in 2007 to 4.64 in 2019.


Economy

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, part of the
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, is headquartered in Hyattsville.


Arts and culture


Historic sites

Some historic sites in Hyattsville are listed on the
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and the
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. In 1982, a portion of the city was placed on the
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as the Hyattsville Historic District, which was extended in late 2004. The Hyattsville Historic District is home to Victorian houses built in the late 1880s and
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bungalows and Arts & Crafts houses built between the wars (late 1910s and early 1940s). Notable historic sites include Hyattsville Armory and the Hyattsville Main Post Office.


Arts District

Downtown Hyattsville underwent revitalization in the early 2000s with the development of the Arts District Hyattsville, part of the Gateway Arts District, a private project which includes townhomes, live-work units, and retail space. Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, a nonprofit arts center, is located in the historic arcade building in Hyattsville.


Public libraries

Prince George's County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS) operates the Hyattsville Branch Library, which in 1964 was the first county-built library building for PGCMLS. The original
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building featured a googie-style flying saucer entryway.


Government

In January 2015, the Hyattsville Council passed a charter amendment to reduce the voting age to 16 for city elections, making Hyattsville one of the few jurisdictions in the United States that has done so. In December 2016, the city expanded voting rights again, granting non-citizen residents the right to vote in municipal elections.


Education


Public schools

Hyattsville Elementary, Felegy Elementary, Hyattsville Middle, and Northwestern High School, along with the Chelsea School, St. Matthews, DeMatha, and St. Jerome Academy are located within the city limits. The city is served by Prince George's County Public Schools, and its borders overlap with the enrollment areas for the following public schools: * Hyattsville Elementary School * Edward M. Felegy Elementary School * Rosa Parks Elementary School * University Park Elementary School * Rogers Heights Elementary School * Hyattsville Middle School * Nicholas Orem Middle School * William Wirt Middle School * Northwestern High School * Bladensburg High School During the era of legally-required racial segregation of schools, black students from Hyattsville attended Lakeland High School in College Park in the period 1928–1950.
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, February 2012. p. 63 (document page 67). Retrieved on September 6, 2018.
Fairmont Heights High School, then near Fairmount Heights, replaced Lakeland High and served black students only from 1950 to 1964. During 1964, legally-required racial segregation of schools ended.


Private schools

* Chelsea School (5–12) for students with language-based learning disabilities and ADD/
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* DeMatha Catholic High School (9–12) * St. Francis International School (Catholic) (K–8) (St. Mark the Evangelist Campus)— it is primarily used for summer programs and athletics, with classes held in the Silver Spring campus. ** Formerly St. Mark the Evangelist School, closed and merged into Saint Francis International, which opened in 2010. Beginning in 2013
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(CPA) leased the St. Francis building; in 2017 CPA moved to its permanent Riverdale Park campus. * St. Jerome Academy (Catholic) (Pre-K–8) * St. Matthew's Parish Day School (Episcopal) (Pre-K–K)


Colleges and universities

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has an extension center in University Town Center.


Infrastructure


Transportation


Public transportation

The Hyattsville Crossing and West Hyattsville Metro station both serve Hyattsville. Hyattsville is also served by the Riverdale MARC commuter train station, as well as a few Metrobus and TheBus routes. Students and staff at the
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have access to the free Shuttle–UM bus that goes from historic Hyattsville to the University of Maryland campus in College Park.


Bikeways

Hyattsville is well connected to the regional Anacostia Tributary Trail System network of hiker–biker trails, including the Northwest Branch Trail, which runs along the southern and western sides of the city, and the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail. Numerous city streets include bicycle sharrows, along with a few unprotected bike lanes.
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has eight bikeshare stations within the city.


Law enforcement

Prince George's County Police Department District 1 Station in Hyattsville serves areas outside of the city that are not located in an incorporated municipality that maintains its own police department. In 2017, the Hyattsville City Police Department became the first law enforcement agency in the United States to put a
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(all-electric) fully marked police patrol vehicle into service. It has since added an all-electric police motorcycle, and six public electric vehicle charging stations, which are free to use by the public.


Notable people

* David Driskell, artist, curator and professor of art at the University of Maryland, was a resident of Hyattsville * Parris Glendening, Maryland governor (1995-2003), began his political career as a member of Hyattsville City Council * Arthur Frederick Goode III, murderer who killed two children in the mid 1970s, born in Hyattsville * Anne Healey,
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(District 22), former Hyattsville City Council member * Robert B. Luckey, Marine Corps lieutenant general, born in Hyattsville * John C. Mather, Nobel laureate in physics, Hyattsville resident * Jamie McGonnigal, voice actor and activist *
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,
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player, attended high school in Hyattsville * Kameron Taylor (born 1994), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the
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and the
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*
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(born 1998), professional tennis player * Chase Young, American football player, graduate of DeMatha


In popular culture

The city was involved in a minor controversy in April 2006. In the episode airing April 27, the
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television series '' Commander in Chief'' depicted Hyattsville as having twelve murders in six months, and was accused of depicting Hyattsville as an urban ghetto dominated by poor minorities. On May 1, ABC formally apologized to both the city and county.


References


External links

* {{authority control 1845 establishments in Maryland Cities in Maryland Cities in Prince George's County, Maryland Populated places established in 1845 Washington metropolitan area