Fairmount Heights, Maryland

:"Fairmount Heights is also a suburban neighborhood outside of Northeast Washington, D.C."

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official_name = Fairmount Heights, Maryland
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subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = Maryland
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Prince George's
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1508
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Fairmount Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,508 at the 2000 census.Fairmount Heights has been the home of several pioneers and achievers who made significant contributions to the town and to Prince George’s County. James Armstrong, the first supervisor of colored schools in Prince George’s County and later a member of the town council, built his home there in 1904. Prominent architect William Sidney Pittman built his home on Eastern Avenue; his wife, Portia, was the daughter of Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute. Doswell Brooks moved into the community about 1928. He was the first black supervisor of colored schools in Prince George’s County and the first African-American member of the Board of Education. Robert Gray was a very active citizen of Fairmount Heights. He was the principal of the first school built in the town, Fairmount Heights Elementary, and served as president of the Fairmount Heights Federal Credit Union and as the town’s clerk-treasurer, deputy mayor, and mayor from 1977 to 1989.

Bordering Areas

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

Geography

Fairmount Heights is located at coor dms|38|54|6|N|76|54|52|W|city (38.901761, -76.914504)GR|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 censusGR|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

External links

* [http://www.mdmunicipal.org/cities/index.cfm?townname=FairmountHeights&page=home Official Website of Fairmount Heights, Maryland]