Melwood is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Prince George's County
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 U.S. census, the population was 967,201, making it the second-most populous ...
,
Maryland
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, United States. It was newly delineated for the 2010 census, at which time its population was 3,051.
Per the
2020 census, the population was 3,977.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Melwood has a total area of , all land. The CDP is located directly to the east of
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base (Andrews AFB, AAFB) is the airfield portion of Joint Base Andrews, which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force (USAF). In 2009, Andrews Air Force Base merged with Naval Air Facility Washington to form ...
.
Demographics
Melwood first appeared as a
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the
2010 U.S. Census[ formed from part of Rosaryville CDP
and additional area.][
]
2020 census
Education
Melwood residents are assigned to schools in Prince George's County Public Schools. The zoned schools are Melwood Elementary School,[NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]
" Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. James Madison Middle School,[NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]
" Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. and Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School.NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019
" Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018.
See also
* Melwood Park, historic house located just outside Melwood
References
Census-designated places in Maryland
Census-designated places in Prince George's County, Maryland
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