Landover, Maryland | |
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| Coordinates:38°56′N76°54′W / 38.933°N 76.900°W /38.933; -76.900 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County | Prince George's |
| Named after | Llandovery, Wales |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.00 sq mi (10.37 km2) |
| • Land | 4.00 sq mi (10.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,998 |
| • Density | 6,499.5/sq mi (2,509.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 20785 |
| Area codes | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-45325 |
| GNIS feature ID | 597655 |
Landover is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place inPrince George's County, Maryland, United States.[2] As of the2020 census, it had a population of 25,998.[3]
Landover is contained between Sheriff Road and Central Avenue to the south, Hill Road, Cabin Branch Drive, and theWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) Orange Line tracks to the west, John Hanson Highway (U.S. Highway 50) to the north, and Washington D.C.'s Capital Beltway (Interstate 495/95) to the east. Landover borders the communities ofNew Carrollton,Landover Hills,Glenarden,Lanham,Ardmore,Kentland,Cheverly,Chapel Oaks,Fairmount Heights,Carmody Hills,Pepper Mill Village,Walker Mill, andLargo.
Landover was named after the town ofLlandovery, Wales.[4]
The former CDPs of Landover,Dodge Park,Kentland, andPalmer Park, defined as such by theU.S. Census Bureau in the1990 U.S. census,[5] were consolidated into theGreater Landover CDP as of the2000 U.S. census.[6] This amalgamated area was renamed the Landover CDP as of the2010 U.S. census.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,597 | — | |
| 1980 | 5,374 | −4.0% | |
| 1990 | 5,052 | −6.0% | |
| 2000 | 22,900 | 353.3% | |
| 2010 | 23,078 | 0.8% | |
| 2020 | 25,998 | 12.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 2010[9] 2020[10] Listed asGreater Landover in 2000 after it was merged withDodge Park,Palmer Park andKentland The name was restored asLandover in 2010 | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[11] | Pop 2010[9] | Pop 2020[10] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 761 | 450 | 606 | 3.32% | 1.95% | 2.33% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 20,967 | 18,671 | 16,647 | 91.56% | 80.90% | 64.03% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 42 | 59 | 34 | 0.18% | 0.26% | 0.13% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 117 | 151 | 669 | 0.51% | 0.65% | 2.57% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0.00% | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 35 | 45 | 172 | 0.15% | 0.19% | 0.66% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 315 | 336 | 726 | 1.38% | 1.46% | 2.79% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 663 | 3,359 | 7,131 | 2.90% | 14.55% | 27.43% |
| Total | 22,900 | 23,078 | 25,998 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Landover is located at38°55′26″N76°53′17″W / 38.924°N 76.888°W /38.924; -76.888. According to theU.S. Census Bureau, it has an area of 4.07 square miles (10.55 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.13%, is water.[12] Landover residents have the postal zipcode of 20785. Since Landover is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, residents of Landover have Hyattsville postal addresses though they live in Landover and not Hyattsville. Landover does not have its own postal zipcode.
Landover consists of several small subdivisions which are notably Ardwick Park, Kentland, Kenmoor, Dodge Park, Brightseat, Palmer Park, Columbia Park, Village Green, White House Heights, and Summerfield. Landover is home toNorthwest Stadium, which the NFL'sWashington Commanders have played at since it opened in 1997. It is also home to the Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex, WMATA's Landover Metrobus Division, WMATA's Carmen E. Turner Maintenance Facility, Giant Food Corporate Office, Giant Food Corporate Plant, National Harmony Memorial Park Cemetery, and Ardwick Industrial Park. WMATAMetrorail'sOrange Line from New Carrollton to Vienna, MARC train Line to the BWI Light Rail Station to Washington D.C.'s Union Station, Cargo Trains, and Amtrak's Train Line from Washington D.C.'s Union Station to New York's Penn Station via Wilmington andPhiladelphia, all go through Landover.Landover Hills is a separate, incorporated community just across the Orange Line train tracks and John Hanson Highway (U.S. Highway 50) to the north. Landover is the birthplace of the lateLen Bias. From 1960 to 1972, Landover was the home of jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, author, and jazz educatorSteve Rochinski.
For the2000 census, Landover was delineated by the U.S. Census Bureau as theGreater Landover census-designated place.
Eight O'Clock Coffee's coffee production plant is located in Landover.Giant Food has its headquarters in a location inunincorporated Prince George's County in the Ardwick Industrial Park area, near Landover.[13] The Giant Food Headquarters is located next to the New Carrollton Metro Station. It is served by the F13 metrobus shuttle that goes from the Cheverly Metro station to Washington Business Park.
Beall's Pleasure andRidgley Methodist Episcopal Church are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[14] A Harlem Renaissance Festival occurs at Kentland-Columbia Park Community Center in Landover every year in May.[15] In 2014, theNational Archives for Black Women's History was controversially relocated fromWashington, D.C., to 3300 Hubbard Road in Landover.[16][17]
Northwest Stadium is afootballstadium for theWashington Commanders of theNational Football League in the neighboring CDP ofSummerfield and has a Landover postal address.[18][19] (See alsoRaljon, Maryland.) TheWashington Wizards andWashington Capitals used to play in Landover'sCapital Centre (later known as the US Airways Arena) before moving to theCapital One Arena, inside D.C itself. The arena was demolished in 2002.[20]
The Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex is also in Summerfield CDP,[21] located on approximately 80 acres (320,000 m2) adjacent to FedExField.[22]
Prince George's County Police Department headquarters, which is also District 3 Station,[23][24] is in thePalmer Park area in Landover CDP.[5][7]
TheU.S. Postal Service operates the Landover Post Office in the CDP.[7][25]
Landover is a part of thePrince George's County Public Schools system.[7]
Elementary schools serving sections of the Landover CDP include: Columbia Park, Dodge Park, Cooper Lane, Gladys Noon Spellman, Highland Park, and William Paca.[26] Middle schools serving sections of the Landover CDP include: G. James Gholson, Kenmoor, and Charles Carroll.[27] Senior high schools serving sections of the Landover CDP include:Fairmont Heights,Charles Herbert Flowers,DuVal, andBladensburg andCentral High School (Maryland)[28] The schools serving the 1990 CDP are:[29] Cooper Lane and Gladys Noon Spellman elementaries,[26] Charles Carroll Middle,[27] and Bladensburg High.[28]
Whendesegregation busing began in 1972, PG County school officials bused many black children in Landover to schools with large numbers of white students in other areas of the county. Since then many schools in the Landover area had closed. David Nakamura ofThe Washington Post stated that many Landover residents believed that desegregation busing contributed to the socioeconomic decline of Landover. In 1998 the busing program was abolished due to a settlement in federal court.[30]
Matthew Henson Elementary School was previously in the CDP.[31] It was scheduled to close in 2009.[32] In 2012 EXCEL Academy agreed to open a charter school in the former Henson space,[33] and it moved from its previous campus in Riverdale.[34]
Other area schools:
Landover had career-based colleges, such as Fortis College,[35] that offer programs including bio-technician, medical assisting, and medical coding and billing.
Landover is one of the few regions in the Washington, D.C. area that is served directly by multiple separateWashington Metro rail lines. Landover is served by theOrange,Blue, andSilver lines (many DC area suburbs are not served directly by Metrorail at all). TheLandover Metro station serves the northern portion of Landover on the Orange Line. This station is also the primary metro station that serves the Landover area. TheMorgan Boulevard Metro station, constructed in 2004, serves the southern portion of Landover on the Blue and Silver Lines and is the main rail terminus providing access toCommanders Field, which is home to theWashington Commanders in addition to many other sporting and entertainment events. Landover also has a specialMetrobus Division also houses many Metrobuses that serve routes in Prince George's County, Maryland.
In addition to the Landover and Morgan Boulevard Metro Stations that primarily serve the Landover area, Landover residents have access to other metro stations nearby, such asNew Carrollton,Cheverly,Largo, andAddison Road-Seat Pleasant.
I-495/95, theCapital Beltway, crossesU.S. Route 50 in Landover. The Beltway also has junctions withMaryland Route 202 (Landover Road) and Brightseat Road, which leads directly to FedExField.
Landover was the home ofLandover Mall, owned and operated byLerner Enterprises. Built in 1972, it was the first enclosed mall in theWashington, D.C. metropolitan area to house four high-end retail anchor stores: Garfinkel's,Hecht's (owned by the May company),Woodward and Lothrop (popularly known as Woodies), andSears. The mall also housed a multiplex movie theater located in the basement of the northeast corridor of the building. Located at the Capital Beltway and Landover Road, the mall neighbored the towns ofPalmer Park,Ardmore,Glenarden, andLargo. Palmer Park was the hometown of Olympic boxing championSugar Ray Leonard.[36] Garfinkel's closed in 1990, Woodies closed in 1995 and was replaced with aJ.C. Penney store that lasted from 1996 to 2001, and Hecht's closed in 2002 with the opening of theBowie Town Center located inBowie. The entire mall officially closed in 2003 and was demolished in 2006, with the exception of Sears. Sears closed in 2014 and was later demolished.
With the arrival in 1997 ofFedExField, the mall's parking lot is used for overflow parking. In 2007, according toThe Washington Post,[37] Prince George's County officials were in the midst of developing plans to transform the area where Landover Mall once stood. County officials propose to build luxury townhouses, trendy stores, and office buildings. The goal of the project is to transform the area into a residential and cultural hub that replicates theBowie Town Center, andThe Boulevard at the Capital Centre; the latter is inLake Arbor CDP and has a Largo postal address.[38][39]
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The Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation operates the Kentland Community Center and the Palmer Park Community Center.[40][41]
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