Brown Station | |
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| Coordinates:38°51′14″N76°47′53″W / 38.854°N 76.798°W /38.854; -76.798 | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Prince George's |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.22 sq mi (16.12 km2) |
| • Land | 6.17 sq mi (15.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.058 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,298 |
| • Density | 534.8/sq mi (206.49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 24-10737 |
Brown Station is ancensus designated place inPrince George's County,Maryland, United States.[2][3] Per the 2020 Census, the population was 3,298.[4]
The Brown Station CDP was first defined by theU.S. Census Bureau for the2020 U.S. census.[5] The areas for Brown Station were taken fromBrock Hall andWestphalia as defined in the2010 U.S. census.[6][7] Brown Station Road contains the Prince Georges County landfill, as well as its new animal shelter.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,298 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 2020[9] | |||
Brown Station first appeared as acensus designated place in the2020 U.S. census.[10]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[9] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 143 | 4.34% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2,699 | 81.84% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 6 | 0.18% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 73 | 2.21% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 3 | 0.09% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 8 | 0.24% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 124 | 3.76% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 242 | 7.34% |
| Total | 3,298 | 100.00% |
It is inPrince George's County Public Schools.[11]
Schools in the CDP include:[12]Barack Obama Elementary School,[13] andDr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School.[14] These schools, in the2010 U.S. census, were in theWestphalia CDP.[15]
School zones include:
Obama Elementary was the first school in the Washington, D.C., area that was named after the former president.[19] It is adjacent to Wise High School.[20] The Prince George's County school board approved of the name of the school on June 25, 2009;[19] all board members voted in favor of the renaming.[20] The school opened on August 23, 2010, and had a cost of $25 million. The architect was Grimm + Parker Architects,[21] and it was built for 792 students.[20] The school's cooling system relies on over 144 geothermal pumps.[22] The initial enrollment was 798, slightly higher than the school's stated capacity.[19] Its opening relieved Arrowhead, Marlton, Melwood, Patuxent and Perrywood, elementary schools.[21] The first principal was Pearl Harmon, aLiberian American;[22] in 2014 she was reassigned to an administrative position in the PG County school system.[23] Several school board members argued that naming a school after Obama would inspire area students. Many schools in PG County were named after African-Americans, and PG County voters primarily support the Democratic Party, Obama's political party.[24] In the2008 U.S. Presidential Election, 89% of PG County residents voted for Obama. The chairperson of the PG County Republican Party Central Committee, Mykel Harris, argued that the county should not name a school after a current president, while the chairperson of the board, Ron L. Watson, stated that the vote was not done out of political considerations.[20]
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