Hillandale is an

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and

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located in Montgomery and Prince George's counties,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,774. Hillandale is contained between the Prince George's / Montgomery County line to the east, the

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to the west, McCeney Avenue to the north, and D.C.'s

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to the south. It borders the communities of Adelphi, Avenel,

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and Beltsville.

Geography

Hillandale is part of the very large postal designation of Silver Spring. According to the

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, the place has a total area of , all land. In Montgomery County, Hillandale is bordered by the Silver Spring CDP to the south (across the

), the

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CDP to the west (across the

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), and the

CDP to the north. In Prince George's County, Hillandale is bordered by the Beltsville CDP to the east (across the

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) and the Adelphi CDP to the south (across the Capital Beltway).

Demographics

2020 census

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,054 people, 1,087 households, and 846 families residing in the area. The population density was . There were 1,110 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the area was 55.40%

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, 25.57%

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, 0.46% Native American, 9.66% Asian, 0.03%

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, 5.86% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 11.39% of the population. There were 1,087 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were

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living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.13. In the area, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the area was $75,650, and the median income for a family was $88,802. Males had a median income of $46,107 versus $36,724 for females. The

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for the area was $27,861. About 1.1% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Hillandale residents in Montgomery County are zoned to MCPS Montgomery County Public Schools while those in Prince George's County are zoned to

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. Prince George's residents are zoned to Cherokee Lane Elementary School, Buck Lodge Middle School, and

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.NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019
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. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.

References

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