Brentwood, Maryland
Location of Brentwood, Maryland
Coordinates: 38°56′31″N 76°57′20″W / 38.94194, -76.95556
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Prince George's
Area
- Total	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km²)
- Land	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	23 ft (7 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,844
- Density	7,511.0/sq mi (2,900.0/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	20722
Area code(s)	301
FIPS code	24-09500
GNIS feature ID	0597122

Brentwood is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,844 at the 2000 census. The town was originally incorporated in 1922 and is named after the Brentwood estate built in 1817 by Robert Brent in Northeast Washington, DC.

Brentwood is less than 1 mile away from Washington, DC.

ZIP CODE: 20722

Geography

Brentwood is located at 38°56′31″N, 76°57′20″W (38.942011, -76.955597)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,844 people, 905 households, and 636 families residing in the town. The population density was 7,511.0 people per square mile (2,889.7/km²). There were 971 housing units at an average density of 2,564.4/sq mi (986.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 28.62% White, 49.75% African American, 0.42% Native American, 2.11% Asian, 15.05% from other races, and 4.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.63% of the population.

There were 905 households out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.68.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,427, and the median income for a family was $45,244. Males had a median income of $28,563 versus $27,694 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,700. About 9.8% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Brentwood is within the Prince George's County Public Schools district.

• Thomas S. Stone Elementary School
• Mount Rainier Elementary School
• Hyattsville Middle School
• Northwestern High School

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Route 1 Communities: Brentwood

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References

External links

• Brentwood, Maryland is at coordinates 38°56′31″N 76°57′20″W / 38.942011, -76.955597 (Brentwood, Maryland)Coordinates: 38°56′31″N 76°57′20″W / 38.942011, -76.955597 (Brentwood, Maryland)