Bladensburg, Maryland

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Back to Bladensburg, MD housing info, Prince George's County, Maryland, MD smaller cities, MD small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Bladensburg, MD Prince George's County Population in July 2008: 7,568. Population change since 2000: -1.2%   Males: 3,606   (47.7%) Females: 3,962   (52.3%) Median resident age:   31.0 years Maryland median age:   36.0 years Zip codes: 20710. Estimated median household income in 2008: $45,667 (it was $34,966 in 2000) Bladensburg:   $45,667 Maryland:   $70,545 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $22,717 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $278,983 (it was $115,300 in 2000) Bladensburg:   $278,983 Maryland:   $341,200 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $282,413; Detached houses: $284,708; Townhouses or other attached units: $311,332; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $268,612; Mobile homes: $112,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 20710 Bladensburg, MD residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Bladensburg: Black (70.9%) Hispanic (13.1%) White Non-Hispanic (12.0%) Other race (6.9%) Two or more races (2.9%) American Indian (1.3%) Other Asian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Bladensburg: 120.8 (high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Bladensburg, Maryland on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Bladensburg is mentioned 90 times on our forum: Chick Hall's Surf Club: Bladensburg - 1955 to 2007  (20 replies) Why has Montgomery County Let itself go downhill  (230 replies) PG County  (55 replies) New Carrollton, Landover, Bladensburg, Hyattsville, Mt. Rainier  (11 replies) White Flight in Bowie?!  (132 replies) stop denegrating PG county!  (499 replies) Latest news from Bladensburg, MD collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Subsaharan African (5.2%), West Indian (2.5%), United States (2.3%), Irish (2.2%), German (1.8%), English (1.7%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1854 Elevation: 45 feet Land area: 0.99 square miles. Population density: 7672 people per square mile   (high).

Average climate in Bladensburg, Maryland

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Bladensburg-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 59% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.8 miles away from the Bladensburg town center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.2 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

Bladensburg-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.5 miles away from Bladensburg center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 85.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Birthplace of: Sean Brooks - College basketball player (Drexel Dragons), William Wirt - novelist.

Political contributions by individuals in Bladensburg, MD

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Notable locations in Bladensburg: Peace Cross (A), Bladensburg Branch Prince George's County Memorial Library (B), Bladensburg Branch Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Bladen Shopping Center (1), Bladensburg Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Bladensburg: Saint Lukes Episcopal Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Cammock Bus Repairs (Tours & Charters; 4800 Webster Street).

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	55.1%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	8.6%
Whole state:	5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This town:	11.8%
Whole state:	8.5%

This town:	7.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bladensburg, MD

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Here		30.7%
USA		50.2%

7.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,416 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.67%
Maryland average:	7.95%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)

Prince George's County:	0.22%
Maryland average:	0.25%

from District of Columbia, DC	1.75% ($34,965 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD	1.36% ($37,929)
from Anne Arundel County, MD	0.40% ($45,884)

8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.80%
Maryland average:	8.13%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($461 average AGI)

Prince George's County:	0.12%
Maryland average:	0.13%

to Montgomery County, MD	1.41% ($37,903 average AGI)
to District of Columbia, DC	1.03% ($31,401)
to Anne Arundel County, MD	0.86% ($51,887)

• Valerie H Moore, 4213 Edmonston Avenue (953b), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 21.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00156156
  Registrant: Apc Realty And Equipment Co., LLC, 6905 Rockledge Drive, Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20817-0817, Phone: (301) 214-9259, Email:

• WDC4904, 4213 Edmonston Rd, Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WQJK704
  Assigned Frequencies : 11185.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/15/2008, Expiration Date: 10/15/2018, Certifier: Joseph M Sandri Jr.
  Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:

• Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 58382 , Serial Number: 8984, Year manufactured: 1946
  Registrant (Individual): Jan Richard Bingen, 4915 Monroe St, Bladensburg, MD 20740

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• #15 (20710) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Liberian first ancestries"
• #20 (20710) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Nigerian first ancestries"
• #33 (20710) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Other Subsaharan African first ancestries"
• #80 (20710) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Sierra Leonean first ancestries"