Mount Rainier, Maryland
Mount Rainier, Maryland | ||
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FIPS code 24-54275 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0597787 | |
Website | http://www.mountrainiermd.org |
Mount Rainier (
Adjacent areas
- Brentwood (to the north)
- Cottage City (to the east)
- Avondale (to the west)
- Hyattsville (to the northeast)
- Woodridge, Washington D.C. (to the south)
Geography
Mount Rainier is located at 38°56′30″N 76°57′49″W / 38.94167°N 76.96361°W (38.941594, -76.963696).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.65 square miles (1.68 km2), all land.[5]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 1,242 | — | |
1920 | 2,462 | 98.2% | |
1930 | 3,832 | 55.6% | |
1940 | 4,830 | 26.0% | |
1950 | 10,989 | 127.5% | |
1960 | 9,855 | −10.3% | |
1970 | 8,180 | −17.0% | |
1980 | 7,361 | −10.0% | |
1990 | 7,954 | 8.1% | |
2000 | 8,498 | 6.8% | |
2010 | 8,080 | −4.9% | |
2020 | 8,333 | 3.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2010[7] 2020[8] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[7] | Pop 2020[8] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH)
|
1,050 | 1,271 | 13.00% | 15.25% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
4,116 | 3,300 | 50.94% | 39.60% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
27 | 8 | 0.33% | 0.10% |
Asian alone (NH) | 187 | 186 | 2.31% | 2.23% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 7 | 0.02% | 0.08% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 34 | 52 | 0.42% | 0.62% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 128 | 308 | 1.58% | 3.70% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2,536 | 3,201 | 31.39% | 38.41% |
Total | 8,080 | 8,333 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2010 census
As of the
There were 3,344 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.9% were married couples living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.1% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.27.
The median age in the city was 32.7 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 35.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 6.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.
2000 census
As of the
There were 3,487 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.6% were married couples living together, 19.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.7% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,920, and the median income for a family was $39,060. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $27,441 for females. The
Mount Rainier has attracted a significant gay and lesbian population. In 2000, same-sex couples accounted for 1.0 percent of households, almost double the national average.[11]
Government
Mount Rainier has a council-manager form of government with a city manager who oversees each of the city's departments and day-to-day operations of the city.
Mount Rainier's city council consists of five members, the mayor who runs city-wide, and four council members (two from each of the city's two wards). The current mayor is Celina Benitez (elected in 2021). The current Ward 1 council members are Luke Chesek (elected in 2017) and Danielle Carter (elected in 2023). The current Ward 2 council members are Jarrett Stoltzfuss (elected in 2021) and Valerie Woodall (elected in 2022). The mayor and city council members serve four-year terms.[12][13]
The Mount Rainier Police Department serves Mount Rainier.[14]
Education
Mount Rainier is a part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system.[15][16]
Schools that serve Mount Rainier include:
- Elementary schools:[17]
- Mount Rainier Elementary School
- Mount Rainier began its English as a second language (ESOL) program circa 2004. By that year the school administration was translating communications for parents into Spanish.[18]
- Mount Rainier began its
- Thomas Stone Elementary School
- Mount Rainier Elementary School
- Hyattsville Middle School (in the city of Hyattsville)[19]
- Northwestern High School (Hyattsville)[20]
In the 1940s, when schools in PG County legally were segregated by race, black high school students attended Lakeland High School in College Park.[21] Fairmont Heights High School, then near Fairmount Heights, replaced it in 1950. In 1964, legal racial segregation of PG County schools ended.[22]
Transportation
Roads and highways
Public transportation
Bus service in the city is operated by the
History of Mount Rainier
(Drawn from "History of Mount Rainier".[23])
In 1891, the City of Mount Rainier was named by a group of developers after the famous mountain in the state of Washington.
In 1899, the streetcar lines were extended from Washington D.C. through Hyattsville, Maryland. The Mount Rainier stop was located at the intersection of what is now known as
Houses started to be built near the District Line Station after 1902. The homes in Mount Rainier were considered affordable, ranging from $2,000 to $5,000.
The business district aggregated around the streetcar station. In addition to the station, there were shops, grocery stores, a barbershop, laundry, and dry good stores. The first post office was established in 1904.
In 1910, the residents in the area around the streetcar station petitioned the
In January 1912, the Mount Rainier volunteer fire department was created. The fire department was first located in a frame building and later moved to a brick structure located on 34th at Shepherd St.
In 1913, the Women's Civic League of Mount Rainier formed. In 1923, the first public school of Mount Rainier was constructed, and in the same year, the town hired its first paid police officer because of its growing population.
In 1929, the town acquired 100 acres (0.40 km2) of land, and in the following year, the Mount Rainier High School opened there.
In 1939, a new terminal was built at 34th St and Rhode Island Ave. because of a change in streetcar services.
In the 1940s, Kaywood Garden apartments were constructed along Eastern Ave., raising the population of Mount Rainier.
In 1952, a library was built. In 1956, a privately operated community pool opened. n 1958, streetcar services stopped and were replaced by bus service.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the population of the city declined.
Today, a large area of Mount Rainier is considered a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places.
In the present day, Mount Rainier still has many of the charms and attractive features that it had in the early 1900s. Residents of Mount Rainier are served by the Rhode Island Avenue & Brookland - CUA Metro Station[25] and West Hyattsville Metro Station.
Points of interest
Mount Rainier has been listed as a historic area due to its history as a primary streetcar suburb of Washington and the vast number of Sears houses and Craftsman-style homes, many of which have been restored.
There is a lively arts district in the town, which has made a point to provide affordable housing for artists and to showcase their work. Mount Rainier Day, held in May, is one day in which the entire community opens its doors to the public. The town has become a haven for freelance workers in the world of theater, including scenic designers, artistic directors, lighting designers, and stage directors, several of whom have received the highest DC theater honor, the Helen Hayes Award. Mount Rainier is home to the alternative folk music duo Emma's Revolution and Joe Brewer, lead singer of the rock band [velvet] / owner of Brewer's Arcade, which is a museum quality private collection featuring vintage 1980s era classic arcade and pinball machines. The renown Washington Glass School moved their sculptural glass studio to Mount Rainier in 2006.
Glut, a vegetarian, worker-owned organic food cooperative has existed since the 1960s and draws people from all over the area.
According to some sources,
Notable people
- William Henry Vanneman, first fire chief and first mayor of Mount Rainier
- Harry Chappas, shortstop for Chicago White Sox in the 1970s, born in Mount Rainier
- Andre Norton, science fiction author, once owned a bookstore in Mount Rainier
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Rainier, Maryland
- ^ "Mount Rainier city, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Mount Rainier city, Maryland". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Mount Rainier city, Maryland". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Just Another Way to Be Suburban: In Pr. George's, Same-Sex Couples Grow in Number, Visibility," by Lonnae O'Neal Parker, The Washington Post, June 29, 2009.
- ^ "Mount Rainier's Government site". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
- ^ "City Council Members | City of Mount Rainier".
- ^ "Police Department | City of Mount Rainier". www.mountrainiermd.org. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "Education." Mount Rainier, Maryland. Retrieved on March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Street Map Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine." Mount Rainier. Retrieved on March 1, 2018.
- ^ "NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.
- ^ Lyles, Jeffrey K.; Corina E. Rivera (November 18, 2004). "County schools reach out to Hispanics". The Gazette. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ "NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.
- ^ "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on January 31, 2018.
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- ^ "Fairmont Heights High School History". Fairmont Heights High School. September 4, 2018. Archived from the original on October 4, 2005. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ Denny, George. "History of Mount Rainier (in Proud Past: Promising Future – Cities and Towns In Prince George's County, Maryland, Dilden Company, 1997))". Historical Mount Rainier. Archived from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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- ^ "Historic Mount Rainier, Maryland". Archived from the original on July 28, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2006.
- ^ a b "The Haunted Boy of Cottage City: the Cold Hard Facts behind the Story that Inspired the Exorcist". Strange Magazine. Retrieved April 17, 2010.