Brentwood

Brentwood is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The town was originally incorporated in 1922 and is named after the Brentwood estate built in 1817 by Robert Brent in Northeast Washington, DC. Brentwood is located just outside the northeast boundary of the District of Columbia and surrounded by the communities of Mount Rainier, Cottage City, North Brentwood, and the nearby Hyattsville. The municipality of Brentwood has a total area of 038 square miles (0.98 km²) According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a population of 3,828. In the 2010 census, there were 933 households and 624 families residing in the town. The population density was 8015 people per square mile (3,046/2km). There were 1,046 housing units at Brentwood in 2010, as of the census of 2010, 3,046 people were living there in 2010 census. The majority of homes in Brentwood were built during and after World War II; young people coming to Washington, D.C., to support the war effort found a quiet place to raise their families. A focal point is Bartlett Park named for Captain Bartlett who deeded the land to the town, which is home to the Wohlfarth Building, which serves as the Town Hall. In 2010 census there were 3,054 people living in the city, as well as 624 people in the surrounding area.

History

Brentwood is the primary city name, but also Colmar Manor, Cottage City, N Brentwood, North Brentwood are acceptable city names or spellings, Brentwd on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is Brentwood, Maryland. Brentwood was originally incorporated in 1922 and is named after the Brentwood estate built in 1817 by Robert Brent in Northeast Washington, DC. The town was developed beginning in the 1890s around the Highland Station of the Washington Branch of the B & O Railroad and the Columbia and Maryland Railway. Brentwood was created by Wallace A. Bartlett, a Civil War veteran, former foreman for the Government Printing Office, Patent Office examiner, and inventor originally from Warsaw, New York. Captain Bartlett lived in Washington, D.C. until 1887, when he purchased 206 acres (0.83 km²) of farmland from Benjamin Holliday, which abutted the Highland subdivision. In 1899 Bartlett purchased the Fenwick family farm which was located to the west of the Holladay Company's Addition to Highland. The 95-acre (380,000 m2) area was surveyed and platted in 1899. The majority of homes in Brentwood were built during and after World War II. Growth continued through the 1940s and 1950s, fueled by an influx of government workers. In the 1950s and 1960s, many older homes were replaced and empty lots were filled with small cottages and ranch houses. There are two small service-oriented commercial areas. A focal point is Bartlett Park named for Captain Bartlet who deeded the land to the town. The park is home to the Wohlfarth Building, which serves as the Town Hall. Kerosene street lamps were added in 1917, and electric lights were installed in 1920.

Geography

Brentwood is located at 38°5631N 76°5720W (38.942011, -76.955597).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.38 square miles (0.98 km²), all land. The town's population was 1,071 at the 2010 census. It has a population of 1,081. The city's population is 1,091. It is located in the eastern part of the town of Brentwood, which is located on the Mississippi Missouri railroad line. Brentwood is the only town in the state to have a post office, which was established in 1872. It was named after the town's first postmaster, who was also the first African-American man to live in the town. The current postmaster was born in Brentwood in 1871. The last postmaster died in 1973. The post office was closed in 1978. It reopened in 1981 and was re-opened in 1998. It now has a ZIP code of 7054. It also has a postcode of 6054, which it shares with several other towns in the county, including Brentwood. It's located at the junction of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The U.N. World Heritage Site is at the base of the Brentwood Mountain Range, which runs through the center of the city. The Brentwood River flows through the town and into the Mississippi River.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,046 people, 933 households, and 624 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 28.62% White, 49.75% African American, 0.42% Native American, 2.11% Asian, 15.05% from other races, and 4.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.63% of the population. The median income for a household in the city was $45,427. The per capita income for the town is $15,700. The U.S. 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 anyrace. The town has a population of 2,844, with 50.6% male and 49.4% female. The city has a median age of 32.8 years and a population density of 8,015.8 inhabitants per square mile (3,094.9/km²). The town's population is expected to rise to 3,000 by the 2020 census, with a population growth rate of 0.7%. The city's population will grow to 4,500 by the end of the century, with the population growing at a rate of 1.7% per year. It has a poverty rate of 2.6%. The town is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, one of the nation's busiest highways.

Government

The United States Postal Service operates the Brentwood Post Office. Prince George's County Police Department District 1 Station in Hyattsville serves Brentwood. Brentwood has a mayor and four council members, who are all elected at-large. As of February 2020, the current mayor of Brentwood is Rocio Treminio-Lopez. Elections are held in May every two years on the first Monday of the month, and the mayor is elected for a four-year term. The current mayor's term is scheduled to end in February 2020. The mayor's salary is $1,000 a year, with a maximum of $2,000 per year. The city's police department has a budget of $100,000. The police station has a police force of 20 officers, with an average of 10 officers on duty at any one time. The post office has a post office with a postmaster general's office, which is open seven days a week, seven days per week, and a police station with a police officer on duty on any other day of the week. It is located in Brentwood, a suburb of Washington, D.C., and is part of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MCC), which is made up of the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a depot in the town, which has a garrison of about 1,000 soldiers. The Brentwood Police Department has a fleet of more than 100 vehicles.

Transportation

Two state highways serve Brentwood. U.S. Route 1 connects southward through Mount Rainier to Washington, D.C. The other highway is Maryland Route 208, which heads southeast to Cottage City and northwest to Hyattsville.

Education

Prince Georges County Public Schools operates public schools serving Brentwood. The city of Mount Rainier has two elementary schools in its neighborhood that children who live in Brentwood can attend. Both serve grades Pre-K through 6.Secondary schools:Hyattsville Middle School (in the city of Hyattsville)Northwestern High School (Hyattsvile, in the state of Maryland)Brentwood Elementary School and Thomas S. Stone Elementary School are both in the Brentwood area of the city. The Brentwood school district has two high schools: Brentwood High School and Brentwood Middle School. The school district also has a middle school and high school in Hyattsville. The district's high school is in the town of Brentwood and serves students in grades 7-12. The high school has a junior high and a senior high. The elementary school is also in the city, serving children in grades 6-8 and 9-11. The schools are located in the suburb of Mount Rainier, in Prince George's County, Maryland, and in the county's town of Hyattsvill. The public school district is part of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan School District. The county's public school system has a total enrollment of more than 8,000 students, with the majority of students living in the district. The majority of the district's schools are in the cities of Hyattville, Brentwood, and Prince George’s County.

Notable person

William R. Callahan was a dissident Catholic priest in the 1960s and 1970s. He was known for his controversial views on homosexuality and abortion. He died in a car crash in 1998. He is remembered for his work as a priest in New Jersey and New York City.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland = 14.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 53. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 80. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Brentwood = 4.3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 3,828 individuals with a median age of 33.9 age the population dropped by -3.55% in Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 9,942.86 residents per square mile of area (3,841.78/km²). There are average 3.2 people per household in the 857 households with an average household income of $57,381 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.40% of the available work force and has dropped -5.42% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 21.76%. The number of physicians in Brentwood per 100,000 population = 141.8.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Brentwood = 43.2 inches and the annual snowfall = 15.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 108. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 205. 89 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 25.2 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 43, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland which are owned by the occupant = 53.30%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 61 years with median home cost = $116,520 and home appreciation of -9.19%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $16.07 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,729 per student. There are 15.5 students for each teacher in the school, 904 students for each Librarian and 349 students for each Counselor. 5.40% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 9.06% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.06% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).