Cottage City, Maryland

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Cottage City is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2000 census. The story that was the basis for the 1971 novel and 1973 movie The Exorcist has its roots in Cottage City.[1]

In 1999, Cottage City, Bladensburg, and Colmar Manor were lauded by the Joint Center for Sustainable Communities for their collaboration with Prince George's County for the Port Towns Revitalization Initiative, which created a common Port Towns identity for the towns; encouraged businesses development through infrastructure and façade improvements; acquisition of historic properties and plans for their reuse; and reconstruction of the Bladensburg waterfront and marina.

ZIP CODE: 20722

1 Geography
2 Bordering Areas
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Cottage City is located at 38°56′11″N, 76°57′2″W (38.936261, -76.950606)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Bordering Areas

Colmar Manor (Southeast)
Brentwood (Northwest)
North Brentwood (North)
Mount Rainier (Northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,136 people, 465 households, and 248 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,754.4/km² (4,613.5/mi²). There were 503 housing units at an average density of 776.8/km² (2,042.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 28.61% White, 54.75% African American, 0.88% Native American, 4.05% Asian, 7.57% from other races, and 4.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.29% of the population.

There were 465 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.7% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.5% were non-families. 41.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.39.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,594, and the median income for a family was $47,639. Males had a median income of $33,438 versus $34,519 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,166. About 11.0% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 23.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Colmar Manor is zoned to Prince George's County Public Schools

[edit] External links

town website
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