University Park, Maryland
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University Park is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,318 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
University Park is located at (38.971381, -76.943399)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.
The current mayor of University Park is John Tabori.
University Park has one elementary school, a public tennis court and a park. It is bordered by the cities of College Park and Hyattsville, the town of Riverdale Park, and certain unincorporated parts of Prince George's County.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,318 people, 877 households, and 637 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,790.0/km² (4,677.5/mi²). There were 898 housing units at an average density of 693.4/km² (1,812.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 85.46% White, 7.29% African American, 0.26% Native American, 3.67% Asian, 1.04% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.57% of the population.
There were 877 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $89,450, and the median income for a family was $96,349. Males had a median income of $62,375 versus $43,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $40,402. About 1.2% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
University Park is served by University Park Elementary School (in University Park), Hyattsville Middle School (in Hyattsville), and Northwestern High School (in Hyattsville).
[edit] Notable Residents
- Gordon W. Prange, historian
- Laura Weidner, Esq., ballet dancer & child advocate, friend to all
- Jim Henson, entertainer
- Morgan Wootten, legendary high school basketball coach
[edit] External links
- Route 1 Communities: University Park
- University Park town website
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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