Prince George's County

administration
Prince George's County Courthouse
National emblem
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US state :	Maryland
Administrative headquarters :	Upper Marlboro
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Administration Building 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-3050
Foundation :	1696
Made up from:	Charles County , Calvert County
Area code :	001 301
Demographics
Residents :	863,420 (2010)
Population density :	686.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1291 km²
Water surface :	34 km²
map

Website : www.princegeorgescountymd.gov

The Prince George's County is a county in the US state of Maryland . The county seat is Upper Marlboro .

Prince George's County is part of the metropolitan area around the US capital Washington, DC

geography

The county is located on the east bank of the Potomac River in the eastern and southern suburbs of the US capital Washington. The Potomac forms the border with Virginia . Prince George's County covers an area of 1,291 square kilometers; 34 square kilometers (2.61 percent) of this is water. It borders on the following counties and independent cities:

Montgomery County	Howard County
Washington, DC		Anne Arundel County
Fairfax County, Virginia , Alexandria, Virginia	Charles County	Calvert County

history

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The county was formed in 1696 from parts of Charles and Calvert Counties. It was named after George, Prince of Denmark (1653–1708), the husband of Queen Anne of Great Britain.

In 1748, Frederick County was founded on a spun off part of Prince George's County. 1791 another part of the county was spun off for the newly established District of Columbia .

Six sites in Prince George's County have National Historic Landmark status because of their historical significance . 100 buildings and sites in the county are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 14, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	21,344	-
1800	21,175	-0.8%
1810	20,589	-2.8%
1820	20,216	-1.8%
1830	20,474	1.3%
1840	19,539	-4.6%
1850	21,549	10.3%
1860	23,327	8.3%
1870	21,138	-9.4%
1880	26,451	25.1%
1890	26,080	-1.4%
1900	29,898	14.6%
1910	36,147	20.9%
1920	43,347	19.9%
1930	60,095	38.6%
1940	89,490	48.9%
1950	194.182	117%
1960	357.395	84.1%
1970	660,567	84.8%
1980	665.071	0.7%
1990	729.268	9.7%
2000	801.515	9.9%
2010	863.420	7.7%
before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Prince George's County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2010 census , Prince George's County had 863,420 people in 297,937 households. The population density was 686.9 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 19.2 percent white, 64.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 4.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 14.9 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Statistically, there were 2.74 people each in the 297,937 households.

24.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 9.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 69,545 USD . The per capita income was $ 30,917. 7.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.