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Prince George's County was formed from land in Calvert and Charles Counties by an act of the General Assembly on St. George's Day, April 23, 1696. The County was named for Prince George of Denmark, husband of Princess Anne, heir to the throne of England.
 
Home to the University of Maryland's flagship campus, the Prince George's County hosts more tech/defense and aerospace firms than all but one other county in the state -- nearly a dozen high-technology oriented federal labs and agencies. Almost 900 high-technology companies employ 33,600 highly-trained workers in the county -- the second highest number of high-tech companies (as well as the second highest number of defense and aerospace companies) of any jurisdiction in the state.
As of the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the county was $55,256, and the median income for a family was $62,467. With a population approaching 900,000, the county is the wealthiest majority African-American county in the nation
Prince George's county is comprised of 10 cities, 17 towns, and 40 unincorporated areas.
View economic and demographic profiles on any of the following areas:
10 Cities:
Bowie
College Park
District Heights
Glenarden
Greenbelt
Hyattsville
Laurel
Mount Rainier
New Carrollton
Seat Pleasant |
17 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 |
40 Unincorporated Areas:
Accokeek
Adelphi
Andrews Air Force Base
Beltsville
Brandywine
Calverton
Camp Springs
Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village
Chillum
Clinton
Coral Hills
Croom
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 |
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