Prince Georges County, Maryland
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The Prince George's County courthouse in 2008, the Boulevard at the Capital Centre in 2005, downtown Upper Marlboro in 2006, the Prince George's Plaza metro station in 2004, Laurel's Patuxent Square in 2013, Andrews AFB in 2008, downtown Adelphi in 2008.
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| Nickname(s): "P.G. County", "P.G.", "Ward 9" | |||||
| Motto: "Semper Eadem" (English: "Ever the Same") |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Maryland |
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 Maryland's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | October 3, 1695 | ||||
| Named for | Prince George of Denmark | ||||
| Government • Executive |
Rushern L. Baker, III (D) |
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| Seat | Upper Marlboro | ||||
| Largest city | Bowie | ||||
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| • Total | 499 sq mi (1,292 km2) | ||||
| • Land | 483 sq mi (1,251 km2) | ||||
| • Water | 16 sq mi (41 km2), 3.2% | ||||
| Population (est.) | |||||
| • (2015) | 909,535 | ||||
| • Density | 1,823/sq mi (704/km²) | ||||
| Demonym(s) | Prince Georgian, P.G. Countyan | ||||
| ZIP code(s) | 20607–20774 | ||||
| Area code(s) | 240, 301 | ||||
| Congressional districts | 4th, 5th | ||||
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | ||||
| Website | www |
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Prince George’s County, also known as P.G. County, is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the eastern portion of Washington, D.C. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 863,420, making it the second-most populous county in Maryland, behind only Montgomery County. Its county seat is Upper Marlboro.
Prince George’s County is included in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Due to its proximity to Washington, D.C. the county also hosts many U.S. governmental facilities, such as Joint Base Andrews, a U.S. military airbase, as well as the headquarters of the United States Census Bureau.
The official name of the county, as specified in the county's charter, is "Prince George’s County, Maryland". The county is named after Prince George of Denmark (1653–1708), the husband of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, and the brother of King Christian V of Denmark and Norway. The county's demonym is Prince Georgian and its motto is (English: "Ever the Same"), a phrase used by Queen Anne. Prince George's County is frequently referred to as "P.G." or "P.G. County", an abbreviation which is the subject of debate, some residents viewing it as a pejorative and others holding neutral feelings toward the term or even preferring the abbreviation over the full name.
The Cretaceous Era brought dinosaurs to the area which left a number of fossils, now preserved in a 7.5-acre (3.0 ha) park in Laurel. The site, which among other finds has yielded fossilized teeth from Astrodon and Priconodon species, has been called the most prolific in the eastern United States.
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