Forest Heights, Maryland
| Forest Heights, Maryland | |
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| Town | |
| Town of Forest Heights | |
 Location of Forest Heights, Maryland |
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| Coordinates: 38°48′43″N 76°59′49″W / 38.81194°N 76.99694°WCoordinates: 38°48′43″N 76°59′49″W / 38.81194°N 76.99694°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 Maryland
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| County |  Prince George's |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
| • Land | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,447 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 2,517 |
| • Density | 5,097.9/sq mi (1,968.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 20745 |
| Area code(s) | 301 |
| FIPS code | 24-28725 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0597408 |
Forest Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and part of the larger postal designation Oxon Hill, Maryland. Students attend Oxon Hill High School. The town straddles both sides of dual-lane Maryland Route 210 and includes two elementary schools. The population was 2,447 at the 2010 census.
A few homes (such as on Huron Drive) were built in the 1930s, but most of the town developed in the 1940s and early 1950s, consisting of single-family homes with some streets of duplex homes; the Talbert Drive homes were added in the 1960s. In those days many town residents were scientists (as Mayor Armhold was) at the adjacent U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, while others were military band musicians or other Federal employees. The town's population was approximately 3,600 in 1960, almost 50% more than the 2010 population of 2,447, perhaps due to households having more children in 1960.
Two especially long-serving mayors were Clifford Armhold and Warren F. Adams.
After decades of former governmental stability, in the 2000s the town made headlines repeatedly as two of its recent mayors were embroiled in clashes with the town council. One mayor, Joyce Beck, was ousted from office after changes to the Town Charter. In June 2009 her successor, Myles Spires, filed a $15 million lawsuit against the town for malicious prosecution after being cleared of all charges initiated by the town for misuse of town's funds.
Forest Heights is located at 38°48′43″N 76°59′49″W / 38.81194°N 76.99694°W (38.811863, -76.996809). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all of it land.
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