Lanham, Maryland

Lanham, Maryland
Lanham, Maryland
Census-designated place
	Lanham Location in Maryland Lanham Lanham (the United States)
	Coordinates: 38°58′01″N 76°51′43″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Prince George's
Area
• Total	3.55 sq mi (9.19 km2)
• Land	3.53 sq mi (9.14 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	11,282
• Density	3,197.85/sq mi (1,234.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	20706
FIPS code	24-45550
GNIS feature ID	597661

Lanham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland.^[2] As of the 2020 United States Census, it has a population of 11,282.^[3] The New Carrollton station (the terminus of the Washington Metro's Orange Line) as well as an Amtrak station are across the Capital Beltway in New Carrollton, Maryland. Doctors Community Hospital is located in Lanham.^[4]

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The Thomas J. Calloway House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[5]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lanham has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km²), of which 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²), or 0.54%, is water.^[6]

Prince George's County Police Department District 2 Station in Brock Hall CDP, with a Bowie postal address, serves the community.^[7]

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Lanham Seabrook Post Office in Lanham CDP.^[8]^[9]

EdTech company 2U (Nasdaq: REVU), Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, reverse logistics company Optoro, software company Vocus, media company Radio One and publisher Rowman & Littlefield are based in Lanham.

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Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	10,157	—
2020	11,282	11.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[10] 2010^[11] 2020^[12]

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Lanham first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census^[11] formed from part of the deleted Lanham-Seabrook CDP and part of Mitchellville CDP.^[11]

2020 census

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**Lanham CDP, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010^[13]	Pop 2020^[12]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	808	588	7.96%	5.21%
Black or African American alone (NH)	6,579	5,998	64.77%	53.16%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	16	17	0.16%	0.15%
Asian alone (NH)	319	352	3.14%	3.12%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	5	0	0.05%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	28	50	0.28%	0.44%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	133	233	1.31%	2.07%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,269	4,044	22.34%	35.84%
Total	10,157	11,282	100.00%	100.00%

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Religion

Grace Church
Grace Presbyterian Church
Trinity Reformed Presbyterian Church (Orthodox Presbyterian Church)
Lanham Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Lanham United Methodist Church
Murugan Temple of North America
Prince George's Muslim Association
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple
St. Matthias the Apostle Catholic Parish^[14]
St. Theodore Greek Orthodox Church^[15]
Diyanet Center of America
Kingdom Hall for Jehovah's Witnesses
New Dimensions Church
Korean Maryland Presbyterian Church

Prince George's County Public Schools serves Lanham CDP.^[9]

Residents of the CDP are divided between James McHenry Elementary School and Seabrook Elementary School.^[16] All residents are zoned to Thomas Johnson Middle School and DuVal High School.^[17]^[18]

There is a private Catholic school, Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle.^[9]^[19]

Other area schools:

Elementary schools

Catherine T. Reed Elementary School
Gaywood Elementary School
Magnolia Elementary School
Robert Goddard Montessori School

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Middle schools

Robert Goddard Montessori

Colleges

Washington Bible College/Capital Bible Seminary/Equip Institute

Antoine Brooks, NFL player and Super Bowl LVI champion
Daryl Ferguson, Barbadian footballer
Robert Griffith, former NFL strong safety
Frank Kratovil, former US Congressman
Jermaine Lewis, former NFL wide receiver
Guy S. Meloy Jr., former US Army general
Chinanu Onuaku (born 1996), basketball player
Lio Rush, professional wrestler

[1]
"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
[2]
"Lanham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
[3]
"Lanham CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
[4]
"Doctors Community Hospital". Doctors Community Hospital website. Doctors Community Hospital. January 29, 2009.
[5]
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
[6]
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lanham CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
[7]
"District 2 Station – Bowie." Prince George's County Police Department. Retrieved on September 9, 2018. "District 2 Station – Bowie 601 SW Crain Highway Bowie, MD 20715 ". Beat map. 2010 U.S. Census Bureau index map of Brock Hall CDP as well as the detail on Page 1.
[8]
"LANHAM SEABROOK." U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "9801 LANHAM SEVERN RD LANHAM, MD 20706-9998"
[9]
"2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Lanham CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
[10]
"Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
[11]
"2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Maryland" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
[12]
"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lanham CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau.
[13]
"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lanham CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau.
[14]
https://stmatthias.org ^{[bare URL]}
[15]
http://www.sttheodores.org ^{[bare URL]}
[16]
"NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
[17]
"NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
[18]
"NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.
[19]
Home. Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle. Retrieved on September 1, 2018. "9473 Annpolis [sic] Road, Lanham, MD 20706"

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] [1]
"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

[2] [2]
"Lanham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[3] [3]
"Lanham CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.

[4] [4]
"Doctors Community Hospital". Doctors Community Hospital website. Doctors Community Hospital. January 29, 2009.

[nris-5] [5]
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[6] [6]
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lanham CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2011.

[7] [7]
"District 2 Station – Bowie." Prince George's County Police Department. Retrieved on September 9, 2018. "District 2 Station – Bowie 601 SW Crain Highway Bowie, MD 20715 ". Beat map. 2010 U.S. Census Bureau index map of Brock Hall CDP as well as the detail on Page 1.

[8] [8]
"LANHAM SEABROOK." U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "9801 LANHAM SEVERN RD LANHAM, MD 20706-9998"

[LanhamCDPMap-9] [9]
"2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Lanham CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.

[DecennialCensus-10] [10]
"Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.

[2010CensusMD-11] [11]
"2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Maryland" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.

[2020CensusP2-12] [12]
"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lanham CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau.

[2010CensusP2-13] [13]
"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lanham CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau.

[14] [14]
https://stmatthias.org ^{[bare URL]}

[15] [15]
http://www.sttheodores.org ^{[bare URL]}

[16] [16]
"NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.

[17] [17]
"NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.

[18] [18]
"NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 1, 2018.

[19] [19]
Home. Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle. Retrieved on September 1, 2018. "9473 Annpolis [sic] Road, Lanham, MD 20706"

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Lanham, Maryland
Census-designated place
Lanham Location in Maryland Show map of Maryland Lanham Lanham (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°58′01″N 76°51′43″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Prince George's
Area ^[1]
• Total	3.55 sq mi (9.19 km²)
• Land	3.53 sq mi (9.14 km²)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Population (2020)
• Total	11,282
• Density	3,197.85/sq mi (1,234.70/km²)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	20706
FIPS code	24-45550
GNIS feature ID	597661