Woodmore, Maryland
| Woodmore, Maryland | |
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| Census-designated place | |
| Nickname(s): Mitchellville Area | |
 Location of Woodmore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates: 38°56′5″N 76°46′42″W / 38.93472°N 76.77833°WCoordinates: 38°56′5″N 76°46′42″W / 38.93472°N 76.77833°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 Maryland
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| County |  Prince George's |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.6 sq mi (17.1 km2) |
| • Land | 6.6 sq mi (17.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,936 |
| • Density | 600/sq mi (230/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 24-86710 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0598278 |
Woodmore is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP 86710) within the boundaries of Route 193 (Enterprise Road) to the west, Church Road to the east, Route 214 (Central Avenue) to the south and Route 50 to the north. Woodmore Road runs east and west through the center. It contains a large gated community and country club (see Country Club at Woodmore) on the north side of Woodmore Road, and the developments of Woodmore Meadows and Woodmore South on the south side, as well as various other custom built homes and farmland. Off Enterprise Road sits the development of Kingsford. It is contiguous with the year 2010 Mitchellville, Maryland CDP, and historically had a Mitchellville mailing address, for many years served by the South Bowie/Mitchellville Post Office with zip code 20721 and has been considered part of Mitchellville. The Woodmore and Mitchellville community is notable as one the most affluent predominantly African-American community in the United States. The population of Woodmore (defined by CDP 86710) was 3,936 at the 2010 census.
The gated community "Woodmore" is centered on a country club; the community is planned to consist of 398 single-family homes on 799 acres (3.2 km2).
Six Flags America is within the boundaries of the CDP.
The first colonial owner of the Woodmore site was Thomas Spriggs, who in 1698 acquired 500 acres (2.0 km2) of what was then known as the forest of Prince George's County in the Crown Colony of Maryland.
The first house in the area was a two-story brick house named Pleasant Prospect (still standing at 12806 Woodmore Road)., built c. 1798 by Dr. Isaac Ducket, the husband of Spriggs' granddaughter. He also doubled the size of the estate to over 1,000 acres.
Pleasant Prospect was inherited by Ducket's son-in-law, John Contee, and then by his son, also John Contee, who became indebted and sold the estate to the Bowies, then the Washington D.C. lumber magnates the Walkers. Although the Walker family sold the house in 1982, Walker descendants also continued to own land and farm on the south side of Woodmore Road, part of which farmland was sold to create Woodmore Meadows.
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