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Origin:
Prince George's was erected from Calvert and Charles counties in
1695 (Chapter 13, Acts of 1695, May Session). The County
was named for Prince
George of
Denmark (1653-1708), who
was the
brother of Christian V
(1646-1699),
king of
Denmark and
Norway. Prince George was the husband of Queen Anne
(1665-1714), who ruled Great Britain and Ireland
from 1702
to 1714. In
1749, part of
northern
Prince
George?s
County was taken to
establish Frederick
County. In
1777, parts of
Prince
George?s and
Frederick
counties were taken
to establish
Montgomery
County.
Current Statistics:
Land Area: 487.01 sq.
mi.
Water Area: 12.20 sq.
mi.
Total Area: 499.21 sq.
mi.
Population: 801,515 (2000); 828,770 (2007) [Source: U. S. Census
Bureau]
Cities and Towns:
Cities
Bowie (incorporated
1882)
College Park (incorporated
1945)
District Heights (incorporated
1936)
Glenarden (incorporated
1939)
Greenbelt (incorporated
1937)
Hyattsville (incorporated
1886)
Laurel (incorporated
1870)
Mount Rainier (incorporated
1910)
New Carrollton (incorporated
1953)
Seat Pleasant (incorporated
1931)
Towns
Berwyn Heights (incorporated
1896)
Bladensburg (incorporated
1854)
Brentwood (incorporated
1922)
Capitol Heights (incorporated
1910)
Cheverly (incorporated
1931)
Colmar Manor (incorporated
1927)
Cottage City (incorporated
1924)
Eagle Harbor (incorporated
1929)
Edmonston (incorporated
1924)
Fairmount Heights (incorporated
1935)
Forest Heights (incorporated
1945)
Landover Hills (incorporated
1945)
Morningside (incorporated
1949)
North Brentwood (incorporated
1924)
Riverdale Park (incorporated
1920)
University Park (incorporated
1936)
Upper Marlboro (incorporated
1870)
Surrounding Counties
Anne Arundel County (east)
Calvert County (southeast)
Charles County (south)
Howard County (north)
Montgomery County (northwest)
Fairfax County, Virginia
(southwest)
Alexandria, Virginia (southwest)
Washington, D. C.
(west)
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