Brock Hall, Maryland facts for kids
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Brock Hall
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 Brock Hall
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Brock Hall
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Prince George's |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.03 sq mi (25.98 km2) |
| • Land | 9.95 sq mi (25.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
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| • Total | 13,181 |
| • Density | 1,324.19/sq mi (511.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-10150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 597135 |
Brock Hall is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in eastern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located south of Largo and Bowie, and north of Upper Marlboro. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 13,181.
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Geography
Brock Hall is located in eastern Prince George's County, approximately 11 miles (18 km) east of the boundary of the District of Columbia and 2 miles (3 km) north of Upper Marlboro. U.S. Route 301 forms the eastern boundary of the community.
As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total area of 13.7 square miles (35.6 km2), of which 13.6 square miles (35.3 km2) was land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.98%, was water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2010 | 9,552 | — | |
| 2020 | 13,181 | 38.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2010 2020 |
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2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 509 | 511 | 5.33% | 3.88% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 8,428 | 11,440 | 88.23% | 86.79% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 20 | 9 | 0.21% | 0.07% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 183 | 221 | 1.92% | 1.68% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 7 | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 25 | 61 | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 193 | 459 | 2.02% | 3.48% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 192 | 473 | 2.01% | 3.59% |
| Total | 9,552 | 13,181 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
Education
Prince George's County Public Schools operates public schools serving the census-designated place.
Elementary schools serving sections of the CDP are Arrowhead, Barack Obama, Patuxent, and Pointer Ridge. Most of the CDP is zoned to Kettering Middle School, with portions zoned instead to Benjamin Tasker and James Madison middle schools. The CDP is served by Dr. Henry A Wise, Jr. High School, Largo High School, and Bowie High School.
The CDP also houses Imagine Foundations at Leeland Charter School. The 54-acre (22 ha) campus, which had seven buildings as of 2011, built for the defunct Queen Anne School.
Queen Anne School was established in 1964 by St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, Leeland. It had 11 students in its first year and 30 students the following year. Eventually it had almost 300 students, but at one point its enrollment declined. By 2011 the school had only 94 students left and the administration announced it was closing. The charter school announced that year that it was moving into the campus
See also
In Spanish: Brock Hall para niños
