Temple Hills, Maryland

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Temple Hills is a suburb of Washington DC, southeast of the downtown district; it has an African-American majority population. It is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The greater Temple Hills mailing address includes not just the tiny red area on this map, but also the area just above it, near the state line.Fact|date=December 2007 Within it are numerous garden apartment, duplex, and single family rambler home communities constructed mostly from the 1950s through 1970s. Most notable are the large community of Hillcrest Heights, and the 1960s 2-level Iverson Mall and Marlow Heights shopping centers. See http://www.marlowheights60sand70s.com

Rosecroft Raceway (harness horse racing) is nearby, although the racing audience is declining. There are large public indoor and outdoor swimming pools operated by the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission, and also a private pool. Students may attend either Potomac, Crossland, or Bishop McNamara Senior High Schools. The area is especially convenient to the Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495), the Metrorail Green Line, Andrews Air Force Base, the U.S. Census Bureau, and Capitol Hill.

When widening of the clogged interstate Woodrow Wilson Bridge is completed in mid-2008, commuter access to Northern Virginia's booming job market should improve.

Geography

Temple Hills is located at coor dms|38|48|38|N|76|56|47|W|city (38.810580, -76.946360)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 7,792 people, 3,156 households, and 1,937 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 5,756.1 people per square mile (2,228.5/km²). There were 3,388 housing units at an average density of 2,502.8/sq mi (969.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 9.32% White, 85.01% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 2.37% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.39% of the population.

There were 3,156 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.8% were married couples living together, 27.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 37.0% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,868, and the median income for a family was $49,318. Males had a median income of $35,192 versus $32,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,939. About 9.9% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Residents and Natives

* Frank Small, Jr., member of U.S. House of Representatives Maryland's 5th District, 1953-1955. Born in Temple Hills in 1896.
* Julian Peterson, OLB for the Seattle Seahawks
*Mark Davis, radio talk show host and columnist, now in Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, grew up in Temple Hills from 1965-1979.Fact|date=May 2008

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