Clinton
is located in Prince George's County in Maryland. Formerly known as Surrattsville
until the time of the American Civil War, this now peaceful town is historically
known for its role in the American Civil War around the time of the Abraham
Lincoln assassination. Clinton is adjacent to Camp Springs, MD, Rosaryville,
MD, also known as Melwood, and Andrews Air Force Base. Brandywine, MD
is less than 15 miles southeast of Clinton.
Population
in July 2007: 26,890.
Males: 12,673 (47.1%)
Females: 14,217 (52.9%)
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Maryland median age: 36.0 years
Zip codes:
20735.
Estimated
median household income in 2007: $88,023 (it was $71,139 in 2000)
Clinton: $88,023
Maryland: $68,080
Estimated
median house or condo value in 2007: $388,653 (it was $157,500 in 2000)
Clinton: $388,653
Maryland: $347,000
Mean prices
in 2007: All housing units: $410,714; Detached houses: $423,261; Townhouses
or other attached units: $347,775; In 2-unit structures: $262,924; In
5-or-more-unit structures: $593,383
Clinton,
MD - Local Area Guide
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History
of Clinton, MD
Clinton was
originally founded in the 1770s. The town, then named Surratt's Villa,
was actually a simple crossroads with a few buildings. In the 1800s, it
became known as Surrattsville. The main building served as the Post Office,
an inn and tavern, and a polling place. This main residence was one of
two properties owned by the widowed Mary Surratt, the second one was in
Washington, D.C.
On the night
of April 14/15, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, who had two hours earlier assassinated
President Abraham Lincoln, stopped by the Surrattsville tavern, to pick
up weapons and supplies. The U.S. Government alleged that Mrs. Surratt
had gone there earlier with these supplies, and was in collusion with
the conspirators, one of whom was her son, John Surratt.
Because she
was found guilty of complicity in the Lincoln assassination, Mary Surratt
was hanged to death at the Capitol Prison in Washington D.C., on July
7, 1865. (Her house is now the Surratt House Museum, with a focus on the
assassination.) The U.S. Post Office renamed the town Robeysville, due
to the notoriety of the Surratt name.
Surratt House 2006
In 1879,
Robeysville was renamed Clinton. The local high school, however, retains
the name of Surrattsville, and local historians have continually urged
Clinton to regain its unique name. Major local growth began in the 1950s,
spurred partly by the establishment of adjacent Andrews Air Force Base,
home of the Air Force Systems Command and the President's plane "Air
Force One."
Also a part
of Clinton's history is the Wyoming house. Wyoming is a frame historic
house located in Clinton. It consists of three separate and distinct sections:
the main block built in the third quarter of the 18th century, a circa.
1800 kitchen, and a connecting two-bay section of c. 1850. The house is
a well preserved example of Maryland's gambrel-roofed colonial architecture,
and is more specifically noteworthy as an excellent example of southern
Maryland tidewater architecture.
Wyoming is
also significant historically as the ancestral home of the Marburys, a
family which produced many of Maryland's political, professional, and
judicial leaders through the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Clinton has
mostly single-family housing, but includes a few townhouse developments
and one retirement mid-rise. Southern Maryland Regional Hospital is in
Clinton, as is a private airfield. Louise F. Cosca Regional Park, a public
facility operated by the Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning
Commission, offers camping, hiking, fishing in a lake, an excellent playground,
and a nature museum with nature activities. Clinton boasts a major shopping
complex as well, and has a large fringe parking lot nearby that transports
passengers a few miles to the Branch Avenue station of the Washington
metrorail system. There are more shopping centers yet to be built. Clinton
is also home to the James O. Hall Research Center which is located on
the premises of the Surratts House.
Then-presidential
candidate Bill Clinton briefly visited Clinton, Maryland, as a campaign
stop in 1992. Clinton
is also the home town of Maryland State Senate President Thomas V. Mike
Miller, Jr.; the Miller family is well-known in the area.
In 1913,
B.K. Miller founded a general store at the main intersection in the town
which still exists today as one of the largest liquor stores in southern
Prince Georges County. It is still owned by the Miller family. Academy
Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden attended the local high school
Surrattsville and graduated in 1976. She won the Oscar for Best Supporting
Actress for Pollock in 2001 and was also nominated for Best Supporting
Actress for her performance in Mystic River in 2003. Another member of
the Surrattsville High Class of 1976 was baritone Gordon Hawkins. Mr.
Hawkins has won critical acclaim for his performances with opera companies
and syphonies around the world.
Clinton is
where American soap opera actress Laura Wright grew up. She graduated
from Surrattsville High School in 1988.
Clinton is
also where R&B Singer Tank grew up, as well as opera singer Gordon
Hawkins. A movie titled The Photon Effect was filmed in the town and also
in Baltimore. A movie titled "Safehouse" was filmed in Clinton
in 2007. Among the actor's that flew out from Los Angeles to act in the
film was Luke Barnett, who grew up in Clinton and graduated from Grace
Brethren Christian School in 2000.
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Demographics
of Clinton, MD
As of the
census of 2000, there were 26,064 people, 8,605 households, and 6,772
families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,208.6 people
per square mile (852.8/km²). There were 8,962 housing units at an
average density of 759.4/sq mi (293.2/km²). The racial makeup of
the CDP was 20.56% White, 73.69% African American, 0.47% Native American,
2.47% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.72% from other races, and 2.08%
from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the
population.
There were
8,605 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living
with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 17.4%
of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living
alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was
2.96 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the CDP
the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from
18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were
65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females
there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were
84.8 males.
The median
income for a household in the CDP was $71,139, and the median income for
a family was $75,036. Males had a median income of $41,736 versus $39,545
for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,949. About 2.4%
of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including
2.5% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
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Education
in Clinton, MD
Clinton,
MD, schools spend $6,986 per student. By average, There are 18 pupils
per teacher, 789 students per librarian, and 431 children per counselor
in Clinton (zip 20735), MD schools.
Clinton Grove Elementary
9420 Temple Hills Road
Clinton, MD 20735
Francis T. Evans Elementary
6720 Old Alexander Ferry Rd
Clinton, MD 20735
James Ryder Randall Elementary
5410 Kirby Rd
Clinton, MD 20735
Stephen Decatur Middle School
8200 Pinewood Dr
Clinton, MD 20735
Surrattsville High School
6101 Garden Dr
Clinton, MD 20735
Tanglewood Regional Center
8333 Woodyard Rd
Clinton, MD 20735
Waldon Woods Elementary
10301 Thrift Rd
Clinton, MD 20735
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