Bryans Road is a

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(CDP) in Charles County,

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, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,650. Bryans Road was named after Oliver Norris Bryan, a 19th-century farmer and scientist who owned and operated Locust Grove Farm near Marshall Hall. The area consisted mostly of

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farms until the establishment of the Naval Proving Grounds at Indian Head in 1890. Some commercial establishments came about by the early 1920s, when the name "Bryans Road" first appeared on maps. The construction of

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(Indian Head Highway) during

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brought new traffic. By the early 1960s, Bryans Road became an established

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for both Indian Head and

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At the main intersection of Bryans Road, a

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includes a supermarket, various gas stations, and assorted retail stores that serves the community. Local residents commute to work at the Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center, while others commute to employment centers throughout the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In 1998, plans for a massive housing development project at Chapman's Landing were thwarted by the Maryland state government, which bought the property to preserve green space under its

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policy.Chapman State Park and Governor Parris N. Glendening natural environment area land unit plan.
(2003-01-23).

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. Retrieved 2009-04-12. Marshall Hall was listed on the

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in 1976, and

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was listed in the Register in 1996.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The central part of the community is now dominated by a large

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just behind the fire department. Maryland Airport, the only airport in Charles County, is located nearby in Pomonkey. The Charles County Board of Commission commissioned a review to study the cross-county connector, a proposed road to link

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south of Waldorf to

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in Bryans Road, to address traffic congestion along the Indian Head Highway (

) corridor. However, plans to build the cross county connector fell dormant after objections from environmentalists and rejections for permits by the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Army Corps of Engineers. In October 2013, the Charles County Board of Commissioners decided to introduce a draft plan at a community meeting that featured a scaled-down plan for area improvements, including alternatives to the cross-county connector.

Demographics

2020 census

2010 Census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 7,244 people, 2,504 households, and 1,849 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,694 housing units at an average density of 175.2 housing units per square mile (67.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 34.0%

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, 56.9%

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, 1.0% Native American, 3.0% Asian, 0.1%

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, 1.0% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.8% of the population. There were 2,504 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living in the household, 48.3% were

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living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. In addition, 21.4% of households were made up of individuals with 2.2% of males age 65 years or older and 3.5% of females age 65 years or older living alone. The average household size was 2.89, and the average family size was 3.35. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 6.8% under the age of 5 years old, 23.1% from 5 to 19 years old, 33.7% from 20 to 44 years old, 26% from 45 to 64 years old, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years old. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males, while for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $86,016, and the median income for a family was $96,250. Males had a median income of $63,375 versus $53,244 for females. The

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for the CDP was $32,559. About 1.4% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the

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, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 4% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools

Bryans Road is served by the Charles County Public Schools for students in

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and grade 1 through grade 12. Public schools that serve Bryans Road include J.C. Parks Elementary School, Matthew Henson Middle School and Henry E. Lackey High School.Henry E. Lackey High School.
(2009). Charles County Public Schools. Retrieved 2009-04-12.

Notable people

A. J. DeLaGarza Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza (born November 4, 1987) is a former professional Association football, soccer player. He was a constant fixture in the LA Galaxy teams of the early 2010s that won three MLS Cups and two Supporters' Shields. He currently p ...

, Major League Soccer player * Harold von Braunhut, creator of Amazing Sea-Monkeys

References

External links

Charles County Comprehensive Plan: Comprehensive Plan Merged Scenario
(December 2011). Charles County, Maryland — Department Of Planning & Growth Management. Retrieved 2013-11-25. * * {{authority control Census-designated places in Charles County, Maryland Census-designated places in Maryland