Prince George's County
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, 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
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,
Maryland
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, United States. The population was 593 at the 2020 census. The municipality of North Brentwood is located north of
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and is surrounded by the communities of Brentwood,
Hyattsville
Hyattsville is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and also a close, urban suburb of Washington, D.C. The population was 21,187 at the 2020 United States Census.
History
Before Europeans reached the area, the upper A ...
Mount Rainier
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. The Town of North Brentwood was incorporated in 1924, and was the first
African-American
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-majority municipality in Maryland.
History
19th century
The town is named after the Brentwood estate built in 1817 by
Robert Brent
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American Civil War
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, who purchased lots from their former commander, Capt. Wallace A. Bartlett, beginning in 1887.
The town was developed beginning in the 1890s around the Highland Station of the Washington Branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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and the Columbia and Maryland Railway. "Brentwood" was created by Wallace A. Bartlett, a Civil War veteran, former foreman for the
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, Patent Office examiner, and inventor originally from Warsaw, New York. Captain Bartlett lived in Washington, D.C., until 1887, when he purchased of farmland from Benjamin Holliday, which abutted the Highland subdivision. Bartlett built a farmhouse for his family on the land and, with two partners J. Lee Adams and Samuel J. Mills, formed the Holladay Land and Improvement Company.
In 1891, the Company platted a residential subdivision called "Holladay Company's Addition to Highland" on of the Bartlett Farm. The lots were approximately by and were arranged around an irregular grid of streets. The lots in the northern part of the subdivision, which eventually would become North Brentwood, were smaller and were subject to flooding from a
mill race
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.Pearl, Susan G. Historical Survey: Brentwood, Maryland. Upper Marlboro: M-NCPPC, 1992. The first lots in the northern section were purchased in 1891 by Henry Randall, an African-American man from
Anne Arundel County
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, who built a house on Holladay Avenue (now
Rhode Island Avenue
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). In 1894, Randall's son, Peter Randall, constructed a house next to his father's. More family members moved into the community and built homes, and the area soon became known as Randallstown.
Other African-American families soon moved to the neighborhood, including the Plummer, Wallace, and Johnson families. They built two-story front-gable frame houses, as well as free-standing rowhouses. In 1898, the City and Suburban Railway was completed through Randallstown. By 1904 that name had been replaced by Brentwood. In the early 1900s, development was faster than in the southern areas also platted by Bartlett. A school and a church were built in 1904, and the Brentwood Colored Citizens Association was formed in 1907. The association helped acquire volunteers for a fire company, fire-fighting equipment, a community hall, and electric lights. After Bartlett's neighboring development was incorporated as the town of Brentwood in 1922, Jeremiah Hawkins pushed for the incorporation of North Brentwood.Denny, George D., Jr. ''Proud Past, Promising Future: Cities and Towns in Prince George's County''. Brentwood, Maryland: Tuxedo Press, 1997.
Incorporation
In April 1924, Delegate Charles B. Ager sponsored a bill to incorporate North Brentwood. The bill proposed a mayor, three council members, and a treasurer, all popularly elected. The bill passed the House of Delegates. The bill was put up to a vote of the proposed town's residents on June 12, 1924, and it passed.
At the time of its incorporation, North Brentwood was the first municipality in Maryland, and possibly the United States, without any white voters.
First election
The town held its first election on July 7, 1924.
Republican
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Jeremiah Hawkins ran unopposed for the town's first mayor. Peter Randall and Frank Baden ran for Council member representing ward one. Horace Allen ran unopposed to represent ward two on the council. Julius Wheeler and Joseph L. Gordan ran for Council member representing ward three. Mahlia Brown and John Gilmore ran for treasurer. Hawkins, Randall, Allen, Wheeler, and Gilmore were elected.
Growth
The town continued to grow after incorporation. In September 1924, the town's first school, a three-room schoolhouse, was built. During the 1930s and 1940s, new homes were built, mostly
bungalow
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The first house in England that was classified as a b ...
s and brick
Cape Cod
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houses. New streets were laid out, while the existing streets were paved, extended, and renamed.
Historic sites
The following is a list of historic sites in North Brentwood identified by the
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
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History
The commission was formed in 1927 by the Maryland G ...
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2003.
Geography
North Brentwood is located at (38.944111, -76.951650).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all land.
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.''
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 517 people, 167 households, and 123 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was . There were 183 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 13.3%
White
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, 63.6%
African American
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other races
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, and 4.6% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 34.0% of the population.
There were 167 households, of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were
married couples
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living together, 26.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.49.
The median age in the town was 36.4 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.7% were from 45 to 64; and 12% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 469 people, 158 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 181 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 6.40%
White
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, 82.09%
African American
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other races
Other often refers to:
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, and 2.13% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 7.89% of the population.
There were 158 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.6% were
married couples
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living together, 30.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,188, and the median income for a family was $45,893. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $26,000 for females. The
per capita income
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for the town was $18,547. About 12.6% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over.
Hyattsville
Hyattsville is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and also a close, urban suburb of Washington, D.C. The population was 21,187 at the 2020 United States Census.
History
Before Europeans reached the area, the upper A ...
serves North Brentwood.
Transportation
U.S. Route 1
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is the only highway serving North Brentwood. It connects southward to Brentwood,
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier (), indigenously known as Tahoma, Tacoma, Tacobet, or təqʷubəʔ, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, located in Mount Rainier National Park about south-southeast of Seattle. With a ...
Hyattsville
Hyattsville is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and also a close, urban suburb of Washington, D.C. The population was 21,187 at the 2020 United States Census.
History
Before Europeans reached the area, the upper A ...
Interstate 95
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Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is a bi-county agency that administers parks and planning in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland.
History
The commission was formed in 1927 by the Maryland G ...
, February 2012. p. 63 (document page 67). Retrieved on September 6, 2018.
Fairmont Heights High School
Fairmont Heights High School (est.1950) is an American public comprehensive secondary school located in Landover, Maryland,Fairmount Heights, replaced Lakeland High and served black students only from 1950 to 1964; around 1964 legally-required racial segregation of schools ended.