Marlton is an

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and

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(CDP) 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. Alsobrooks ...

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, United States. The population was 9,802 at the 2020 census. The Marlton housing development, at first briefly called "Brandywine Country", grew up along U.S. Route 301 in the 1970s, and is part of the greater Upper Marlboro community. Originally made up of only single-family homes, more recently townhouses have been added.

Geography

Marlton is located at (38.766568, −76.788922). According to the

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, the CDP 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.''

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 7,798 people, 2,830 households, and 2,153 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,932 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 39.24%

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, 55.49%

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, 0.28% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.82% from

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, and 2.59% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.42% of the population. There were 2,830 households, out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were

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living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.12. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $73,844, and the median income for a family was $82,936. Males had a median income of $43,659 versus $39,928 for females. The

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for the CDP was $28,558. About 1.2% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the

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, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Prince George's County Police Department District 5 Station in Clinton CDP serves the community.

Education

Marlton residents are assigned to schools in Prince George's County Public Schools. Marlton and Mattaponi elementary schools serve sections of the CDP.NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019
" Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. James Madison Middle School and Gwynn Park Middle School serve sections of the CDP.NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019
" Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. Frederick Douglass High School serves all of the CDP.NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019
" Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018.

References

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