Glassmanor, Maryland

Glassmanor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 17,295.[2] Prior to 2010, the United States Census Bureau had placed Glassmanor and the adjacent community of Oxon Hill in the "Oxon Hill-Glassmanor" census-designated place for statistical purposes.

Glassmanor
Census-designated place
Glassmanor
Location within the state of Maryland
Glassmanor
Glassmanor (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°49′08″N 76°59′55″W
Country United States of America
State Maryland
County Prince George's
Area
 • Total6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
 • Land6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
 • Water0.0 km2 (0.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total17,295
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID597451

The original Glassmanor apartments were built circa 1950 by the Glassman company, just outside the border of southeast Washington. In the mid-1950s, the Eastover shopping center was built across the highway, followed by other adjoining apartment projects in the 1960s. U.S. Senator George McGovern, who was the Democratic Party's presidential candidate in 1972, lived briefly in Glassmanor while a freshman congressman.[3] The area has undergone tremendous demographic and social changes since that time.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Glassmanor has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2), all land.[4] The CDP is bordered by Washington, D.C. to the northwest, the town of Forest Heights to the west, Oxon Hill to the south, Temple Hills to the southeast, Marlow Heights to the east, and Hillcrest Heights to the northeast. Interstate 495/95, the Capital Beltway, forms the southern boundary of the Glassmanor CDP.

Government

Prince George's County Police Department District 4 Station in Glassmanor CDP, with an Oxon Hill postal address, serves the community.[5][6] The Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department and Oxon Hill Volunteer Fire Department provide fire protection and emergency medical services from Fire Station 842 located in Glassmanor.

Education

Residents are zoned to Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS).[6]

Elementary schools serving sections of the CDP include Barnaby Manor, Flintstone, Forest Heights, Glassmanor, and Valley View.[7] Benjamin Stoddert and Oxon Hill middle schools serve sections of the CDP.[8] All residents are zoned to Potomac High School.[9]

The former Owens Road Elementary School was located within the Glassmanor CDP.[10] The school closed on June 18, 2009.[11]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glassmanor, Maryland
  2. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Glassmanor CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  3. Washingtonian magazine, February 1983, page 105
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Glassmanor CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  5. "District 4 Station - Oxon Hill." Prince George's County Police Department. Retrieved on September 9, 2018. " 5135 Indian Head Highway Oxon Hill, MD 20745". Beat map.
  6. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Glassmanor CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  7. "NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  8. "NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  9. "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.
  10. Home. Owens Road Elementary School. February 7, 2005. Retrieved on September 8, 2018. "Owens Road Elementary School 1616 Owens Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745"
  11. McKeever, Megan; Joshua Garner (2009-06-25). "Parents, students, staff reflect on consolidations, closures". The Gazette. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
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