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”’Brown Station”’ is a [[census designated place]] in [[Prince George’s County, Maryland|Prince George’s County]], [[Maryland]], United States.<ref>{{cite gnis|2806305|Brown Station Census Designated Place|13 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=”cdp”>{{cite news|newspaper=”GGWash”|url=https://ggwash.org/view/80097/a-first-look-at-our-regions-new-census-designated-places|title=A first look at our region’s new Census-Designated Places|last=Rowlands|first=DW|date=20 January 2021|access-date=26 February 2021|location=Washington, DC}}</ref> Per the 2020 Census, the population was 3,298.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brown Station CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2410737|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 13, 2022}}</ref>

”’Brown Station”’ is a [[census designated place]] in [[Prince George’s County, Maryland]], United States.<ref>{{cite gnis|2806305|Brown Station Census Designated Place|13 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=”cdp”>{{cite news|newspaper=”GGWash”|url=https://ggwash.org/view/80097/a-first-look-at-our-regions-new-census-designated-places|title=A first look at our new Census-Designated Places|last=Rowlands|first=DW|date=20 January 2021|access-date=26 February 2021|location=Washington, DC}}</ref> Per the 2020 Census, the population was 3,298.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brown Station CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2410737|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 13, 2022}}</ref>

==History==

==History==

Latest revision as of 04:27, 24 January 2026

Census-designated place in Maryland

Brown Station is a census designated place in Prince 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 the U.S. Census Bureau for the 2020 U.S. census.[5] The areas for Brown Station were taken from Brock Hall and Westphalia as defined in the 2010 U.S. census.[6][7] Brown Station Road contains the Prince Georges County landfill, as well as its new animal shelter.

Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
2020 3,298 —

Brown Station first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[10]

It is in Prince George’s County Public Schools.[11]

Schools in the CDP include:[12] Barack Obama Elementary School,[13] and Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School.[14] These schools, in the 2010 U.S. census, were in the Westphalia 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, a Liberian 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 the 2008 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]

  1. ^ “2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files”. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ “Brown Station Census Designated Place”. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Rowlands, DW (January 20, 2021). “A first look at our region’s new Census-Designated Places”. “GGWash”. Washington, DC. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  4. ^ “Brown Station CDP, Maryland”. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  5. ^ “2020 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Brown Station CDP, MD” (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 5, 2024. – Compare to the schools’ addresses.
  6. ^ “2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Brock Hall CDP, MD.” U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 28, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
  7. ^ “2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Westphalia CDP, MD.” U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 27, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
  8. ^ “Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades”. US Census Bureau.
  9. ^ a b “P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brown Station CDP, Maryland”. United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ “2020 Geography Changes”. United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ “2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Prince George’s County, MD” (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 5, 2024. – Text list
  12. ^ “2020 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Brown Station CDP, MD” (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 5, 2024. – Compare to the schools’ addresses.
  13. ^ Home. Barack Obama Elementary School. Retrieved on August 28, 2018. “Barack Obama Elementary 12700 Brooke Lane Upper Marlboro, MD 20772”
  14. ^ “Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High (2021–2022 school year)”. National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). Mailing Address: 12650 Brooke Ln Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
  15. ^ “2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Westphalia CDP, MD” (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 4. Retrieved February 5, 2024. – Compare to the schools’ addresses.
  16. ^ “NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024.” Prince George’s County Public Schools. Retrieved on February 5, 2024 – Compare to the CDP map
  17. ^ “NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024.” Prince George’s County Public Schools. Retrieved on February 5, 2024 – Compare to the CDP map
  18. ^ “NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024.” Prince George’s County Public Schools. Retrieved on February 5, 2024 – Compare to the CDP map
  19. ^ a b c Dickson, Akeya (October 21, 2010). “Much hope at dedication of Barack Obama Elementary School in Upper Marlboro”. Washington Post. p. 1.
  20. ^ a b c d King, Megan (June 26, 2009). “School board approves Barack Obama Elementary name”. The Gazette.
  21. ^ a b Dickson, Akeya (October 21, 2010). “Much hope at dedication of Barack Obama Elementary School in Upper Marlboro”. Washington Post. p. 2.
  22. ^ a b Tillman, Zoe (2010). “Upper Marlboro school makes final touches”. Prince George’s County The Gazette. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  23. ^ Wiggins, Ovetta (June 30, 2014). “Barack Obama Elementary School principal in Prince George’s County is transferred”. Washington Post. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  24. ^ Hernandez, Nelson (June 24, 2009). “Prince George’s County Board of Education May Name Upper Marlboro School After Obama”. Washington Post. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

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