Fairmount Heights is also a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C.

Fairmount Heights, Maryland
Location of Fairmount Heights, Maryland
Coordinates: 38°54′6″N 76°54′52″W / 38.90167, -76.91444
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Prince George's
Area
- Total	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- Land	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	98 ft (30 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,508
- Density	5,622.7/sq mi (2,170.9/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	24-27400
GNIS feature ID	0597387

Fairmount Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,508 at the 2000 census.

Bordering Areas

• Seat Pleasant (Southeast)
• Capitol Heights (South)
• Cheverly (North)
• Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village(Southeast)

Geography

Fairmount Heights is located at 38°54′6″N, 76°54′52″W (38.901761, -76.914504)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,508 people, 498 households, and 361 families residing in the town. The population density was 5,622.7 people per square mile (2,156.5/km²). There were 561 housing units at an average density of 2,091.7/sq mi (802.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 1.13% White, 95.82% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.

There were 498 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.9% were married couples living together, 26.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.52.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,250, and the median income for a family was $53,304. Males had a median income of $34,107 versus $34,327 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,966. About 6.9% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

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

• Official Website of Fairmount Heights, Maryland

• Fairmount Heights, Maryland is at coordinates 38°54′06″N 76°54′52″W / 38.901761, -76.914504 (Fairmount Heights, Maryland)Coordinates: 38°54′06″N 76°54′52″W / 38.901761, -76.914504 (Fairmount Heights, Maryland)

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County seat: Upper Marlboro
Cities	Bowie | College Park | District Heights | Glenarden | Greenbelt | Hyattsville | Laurel | Mount Rainier | New Carrollton | Seat Pleasant
Towns	Berwyn Heights | Bladensburg | Brentwood | Capitol Heights | Cheverly | Colmar Manor | Cottage City | Eagle Harbor | Edmonston | Fairmount Heights | Forest Heights | Landover Hills | Morningside | North Brentwood | Riverdale Park | University Park | Upper Marlboro
CDPs	Accokeek | Adelphi | Andrews Air Force Base | Beltsville | Brandywine | Calverton | Camp Springs | Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village | Chillum | Clinton | Coral Hills | East Riverdale | Forestville | Fort Washington | Friendly | Glenn Dale | Goddard | Greater Landover | Greater Upper Marlboro | Hillandale | Hillcrest Heights | Kettering | Lake Arbor | Langley Park | Lanham-Seabrook | Largo | Marlow Heights | Marlton | Mitchellville | Oxon Hill-Glassmanor | Rosaryville | South Laurel | Springdale | Suitland-Silver Hill | Temple Hills | Walker Mill | West Laurel | Woodlawn | Woodmore
Communities	Aquasco | Ardmore | Avondale | Berwyn | Carmody Hills | Carole Highlands | Cedar Heights | Cheltenham | Collington | Glassmanor | Green Meadow | Indian Creek Village | Kentland | Lanham | Landover | Montpelier | Muirkirk | North College Park | North Englewood | Oxon Hill | Palmer Park | Pepper Mill Village | Rogers Heights | Seabrook | South Bowie | Tuxedo | West Bowie | West Hyattsville