Bryans Road, Maryland
Location of Bryans Road, Maryland
Coordinates: 38°37′41″N 77°4′54″W / 38.62806, -77.08167
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Charles
Area
- Total	8.3 sq mi (21.4 km²)
- Land	8.3 sq mi (21.4 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	177 ft (54 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,912
- Density	594.3/sq mi (229.4/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	20616
Area code(s)	301
FIPS code	24-10925
GNIS feature ID	0589840

Bryans Road is a census-designated place (CDP) in Charles County, Maryland, United States named after Oliver Norris Bryan, a nineteenth century farmer and scientist who owned and operated Locust Grove Farm near Marshall Hall, Maryland.^[1] The area was mostly tobacco farms until the establishment of the Naval Proving Grounds at Indian Head, Maryland in 1890. There were some commercial establishments by the early 1920s, when the name Bryans Road first appeared on maps. The construction of Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) during World War Two brought new traffic. By the early 1960s, Bryans Road was established as a bedroom community for both Indian Head and Washington, D.C..^[2]

The population was 4,912 at the 2000 census. The Lund family owns much of the land at the main intersection of Bryans Road, which contains a shopping center with 2 supermarkets, a small movie complex, and other businesses.^{[citation needed]} Some area residents work at the Indian Head Naval Surface Weapons Center, while others commute within the Washington, D.C. area. The small Marshall Hall Amusement Park operated beside a cruise boat landing on the Potomac River shore for 80 years, closing in the 1970s. The Marshall Hall colonial manor home, next to it, burned down in 1981. Plans for a massive "Chapman's Landing" housing development in the 1990s were thwarted by the state government buying the property to preserve green space under its "smart growth" policy.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Bryans Road is located at 38°37′41″N, 77°4′54″W (38.627983, -77.081707)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.4 km²), all of it land. The central part of the community is now dominated by a large water tower behind the fire department. Billingsley Road is fast on its way to becoming a cross county connector road.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 4,912 people, 1,815 households, and 1,352 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 594.3 people per square mile (229.3/km²). There were 1,903 housing units at an average density of 230.2/sq mi (88.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 52.16% White, 42.41% African American, 1.43% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.34% of the population.

There were 1,815 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,228, and the median income for a family was $63,793. Males had a median income of $40,636 versus $35,137 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,830. About 3.3% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

The community of Bryans Road is served by the Charles County Public Schools district for students in kindergarten and grades 1 through grade 12. Public schools that serve Bryans Road include J.C Parks Elementary School, General Smallwood Middle School, Matthew Henson Middle School and Henry E. Lackey High School.

References

External links

• Bryans Road Indian Head Sub-Area Plan. Charles County, Maryland — Department Of Planning & Growth Management. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
• (1868) Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 187. Retrieved on 2007-10-14. 

• Bryans Road, Maryland is at coordinates 38°37′41″N 77°04′54″W / 38.627983, -77.081707 (Bryans Road, Maryland)Coordinates: 38°37′41″N 77°04′54″W / 38.627983, -77.081707 (Bryans Road, Maryland)

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