Beltsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in extreme northern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,691 at the 2000 census. A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Prince Georges County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland immediately north, east, and south of Washington, D.C. It is the wealthiest majority African-American county in the nation. ...

Beltsville is 17.45 miles (28.08 km) away from Washington, DC. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

Geography

Beltsville is located at 39°2′15″N, 76°55′4″W (39.037509, -76.917847)^GR1, adjacent to the Montgomery County-Prince George's County line. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias MD county maps by Seth Ilys. ... Montgomery County is the name of 18 counties in the United States of America. ... Prince Georges County is a suburban county located in the state of Maryland immediately east of Washington, D.C.. It is notable as the wealthiest majority-African-American county in the country. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, Beltsville has a total area of 17.2 km² (6.6 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 15,690 people, 5,690 households, and 3,823 families residing in Beltsville. The population density was 913.7/km² (2,366.9/mi²). There were 5,865 housing units at an average density of 341.6/km² (884.8/mi²). The racial makeup of Beltsville is 48.20% White, 31.96% African American, 0.26% Native American, 10.75% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 5.42% from other races, and 3.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.84% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 5,690 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.27. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

In Beltsville the population is spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in Beltsville is $57,722, and the median income for a family was $66,087. Males had a median income of $40,914 versus $35,645 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,679. About 5.5% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

History

Beltsville's rich history dates back to 1649, when the land was part of an 80,000 acre (324 km²) land grant given to Richard Snowden I by Lord Baltimore of England. Snowden and his family were planters who established large plantations on which they built comfortable manor homes. Soon after, other settlers also moved into the area, but they were farmers who could only afford a few acres of land and whose families lived in small cabins. The principal crop was tobacco, most of which was shipped to England. Because of the fertile soil and desirable growing conditions, the crops prospered. Baron Baltimore is a defunct title in the Peerage of Ireland. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in genus Nicotiana. ...

Industry came to Beltsville in the early 1700s when iron ore was discovered in the area. The Muirkirk Iron Furnace on U.S. Route 1 was established by Andrew and Elias Elliott, who learned their iron-making skills in Muirkirk, Scotland. They produced some of the best-quality pig iron in the country and supplied the U.S. Army with cannons, shot, wheels, and other iron products during both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ...

By 1730, Post Road (now called Route 1) was the main thoroughfare through Beltsville. Though crude, it made stagecoach travel possible. In 1783, Gabriel Peterson Van Horn established a stage line and built the Van Horn Tavern on Odell Road, where passengers could spend the night as they traveled between Baltimore and Washington. The trip took one and one-half days. Stagecoach in Switzerland A stagecoach is a type of four-wheeled enclosed passenger and/or mail coach, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses, widely used before the introduction of railway transport. ...

Beltsville boasts a distinguished Revolutionary War hero as its native son. General Rezin Beall, who was born on Turkey Flight Plantation on Old Gunpowder Road in 1723, prevented a British invasion at Drum Point on the Chesapeake Bay with only 100 men. He is credited with the fact that there are no Revolutionary War battlefields in Maryland. The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ...

In 1835 one of the first rail lines in the country, the Washington branch of the B&O Railroad, was built through Prince George's County. Coming from Baltimore, the line entered the county at Laurel and ran southwesterly to Bladensburg, then into Washington DC. B&O established a rail stop and freight depot on land purchased from a tobacco farmer named Trueman Belt, and they named the place after him. The new community of Beltsville was doubly blessed, for the Baltimore-Washington Turnpike crossed the rail line there. It soon became a thriving little trading center, eclipsing the older community of Vansville further north on the pike. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad or B&O was a 19th century railroad which operated in the east coast of the United States and was the first railroad to offer commercial transportation of both people and freight. ...

The National Agricultural Library in Beltsville

As the Federal Government grew, in 1910 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) began to purchase land in Beltsville for its Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the main in-house research arm of the United States Department of Agriculture. The land now houses the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC). The first parcel acquired was 375 acres (1.5 km²) of the Walnut Grange Plantation with its historic "Butterfly House". The Center eventually encompassed 14,600 acres (59 km²) and became the largest and most prominent center of agricultural science research in the world. Image File history File links Beltsville_Natl_Agr_Library. ... Image File history File links Beltsville_Natl_Agr_Library. ... The National Agricultural Library is one of the worlds largest and most accessible agricultural research libraries. ... The United States Department of Agriculture (also called the Agriculture Department, or USDA) is a United States Federal Executive Department (or Cabinet Department). ... The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ... The Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, or BARC, is a unit of the United States Department of Agricultures Agricultural Research Service. ...

There are a number of historic homes and buildings still standing in Beltsville. The oldest home was built in 1773. One of the largest of the older buildings, built in 1880, was the three-story "Ammendale Normal Institute" which was destroyed by fire in 1998. Beltsville has grown because of its location on the Route 1 corridor and because its residents have always been industrious and progressive. With churches of all denominations, schools, activity centers for both children and adults, and civic organizations, it continues to grow and prosper. Through all its growth, however, Beltsville continues to have a small-town feel.

Experimental post-hardcore band Thrice recorded The Illusion of Safety here and dedicated a song to the city, name 'The Beltsville Crucible'. Experimental rock or Avant rock is a type of art music based on rock and roll which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, and/or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique. ... Post-hardcore; this specific genre was created by others as a sourse to relaese the emotion that builds inside, making the music intimate and touching to listeners. ... Look up thrice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Illusion Of Safety is Thrices second full length album, released in 2002 on Sub City Records. ...

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Beltsville's public schools are a part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system. Prince Georges County Public Schools (PGCPS) is a large school district that serves Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States. ...

Public elementary schools include:

• Beltsville Elementary School on Wicomico Avenue
• Calverton Elementary School on Beltsville Road

Public middle schools include:

• Martin Luther King Middle School on Ammendale Road

Public high schools include:

• High Point High School [1] on Powder Mill Road

Where Success is a Tradition High Point High School (HPHS) is a high school located in Beltsville, Maryland and is part of the Prince Georges County Public Schools district system in the United States of America. ...

Private schools

There are also three parochial schools in Beltsville: The Augsburg Academy (Lutheran), St Joseph's School (Roman Catholic), and Beltsville Seventh-day Adventist (SDA).

The Augsburg Academy, a K-6 school that is affiliated with Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, 11310 Montgomery Road, opened in 2005. Its curriculum is based on the curriculum of Hillsdale Academy, the K-12 school affiliated with Hillsdale College, Michigan. Augsburg is a city in south-central Germany. ... Hillsdale Academy, a K-12 liberal arts school operated by Hillsdale College. ... Hillsdale College is an independent, co-educational, nonsectarian, liberal arts college located on the north side of the city of Hillsdale in central-southern Michigan, United States. ...

Trivia

• According to the Washington Post, U.S. President George W. Bush regularly rides his bike at a Secret Service facility in Beltsville.[2]

• Beltsville is home to the corporate offices of Ritz Camera Centers.The chain includes Ritz Camera, Wolf Camera, Kit's Camera, Inkley's, Cameras West, and the Camera Shop. The company also owns Boater's World Marine Centers which is headquartered in the same building. [3]

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External links

• Maps and aerial photos for 39°02′15″N 76°55′04″W / 39.037509, -76.917847Coordinates: 39°02′15″N 76°55′04″W / 39.037509, -76.917847
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  • Topographic maps from TopoZone or TerraServer-USA
• Beltsville website (including links to The Beltsville News)
• Beltville Community Center and Recreation Council
• A scalable PDF map of Prince George's County, MD showing the boundaries of the Beltsville Census Designated Place and other CDPs and Census Incorporated Places in the county -- from the Maryland Department of Planning web site

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