Clinton, Maryland

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|area_total_km2 = 64.99

|area_land_km2 = 64.79

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|area_total_sq_mi = 25.09

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|population_as_of = 2020

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|population_total = 38760

|population_density_km2 = 598.21

|population_density_sq_mi = 1549.35

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 20735

|area_code = 301, 240

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Clinton is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.{{gnis|597253}} Clinton was formerly known as Surrattsville until after the time of the Civil War, and Robeystown from 1865 to 1878. The population of Clinton was 38,760 at the 2020 census.{{Cite web|title=Clinton CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2417900|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 13, 2022}} Clinton is historically known for its role in the American Civil War concerning the Abraham Lincoln assassination. Clinton is adjacent to Camp Springs, Rosaryville, Melwood, and Andrews Air Force Base.

History

Clinton was 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 property was in Washington, D.C.{{cite book|last1=Diehl|first1=Daniel|last2=Donnelly|first2=Mark P.|title=Apparition Atlas: The Ghost Hunter's Travel Guide to Haunted America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qQ5aCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT167|date=1 September 2015|publisher=Gaia's Essence/Ravenswood Publishing|isbn=978-1-5152-6316-6|page=167}}

On 14 and 15 April 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 Mary 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 at the Capitol Prison in Washington D.C., on 7 July 1865. (Her house is now the Surratt House Museum, with a focus on the assassination.) The U.S. Post Office renamed the town Robeystown, due to the notoriety of the Surratt name, and in keeping with naming towns after the postmaster. In 1879, Robeystown was renamed Clinton. The local high school, however, retains the name of Surrattsville.{{cite web|url=http://www.surrattsville.org/history/surratthouse.shtml|title=Surratt House Archives|website=Surrattsville High School Foundation|accessdate=4 February 2025}}

The Wyoming house, a historic frame house built in three phases between the 18th and early 19th centuries, is also a part of Clinton's history. The house consists of a main block with gambrel roof (late 18th century), kitchen (c. 1800), and connecting block (c. 1850). The Wyoming house is listed in the Maryland Inventory of Historical Properties and the Historic American Buildings Survey.{{cite web|title=Wyoming (Site Number PG:81B-4)|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se5/019000/019200/019233/pdf/msa_se5_19233.pdf|website=Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust|access-date=21 January 2016}}

In 1913, Blossie Keubeth Miller founded a general store at the town's main intersection. The current commercial property, built in the 1950s, houses a liquor store and is still owned by the Miller family.{{cite web|title=B. K. Miller Super Liquors (Site Number PG:81A-21)|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se5/031200/031261/pdf/msa_se5_31261.pdf|website=Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust|access-date=21 January 2016}}

Yuri Nosenko, a KGB defector, was confined and interrogated at a safehouse in Clinton from April 4, 1964, to August 13, 1965.{{Cite web |date=1973-05-16 |title=FAMILY JEWELS |url=https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0001451843.pdf |website=cia.gov}}

Clinton is also associated with the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks. A survivor of the attacks was shot in Clinton,{{cite news|last1=Dao|first1=James|title=Polite but Dogged, Sniper Suspect Offers Defense|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/22/us/polite-but-dogged-sniper-suspect-offers-defense.html|access-date=21 January 2016|work=The New York Times|date=October 22, 2003}} while Mildred Muhammad, ex-wife of sniper John Allen Muhammad, was a Clinton resident.{{cite news|last1=Kiehl|first1=Stephen|title=Muhammad's ex-wife recalls death threat|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2003/11/20/muhammads-ex-wife-recalls-death-threat/|access-date=21 January 2016|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 20, 2003}}

Geography

Clinton is located at {{coord|38|45|49|N|76|53|44|W|type:city}} (38.763711, −76.895458).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|64.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|64.7|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.31%, is water.{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Clinton CDP, Maryland |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 18, 2011 }}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1980= 16438

|1990= 19987

|2000= 26064

|2010= 35970

|2020= 38760

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
2010 2020

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=2020 census=

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|+Clinton CDP, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US 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 may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Clinton CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2417900&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Clinton CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2417900&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|3,508

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,286

|9.75%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.90%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|28,784

|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,916

|80.02%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |77.18%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|103

|style='background: #ffffe6; |99

|0.29%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%

Asian alone (NH)

|903

|style='background: #ffffe6; |958

|2.51%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.47%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|11

|style='background: #ffffe6; |9

|0.03%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%

Other race alone (NH)

|57

|style='background: #ffffe6; |259

|0.16%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.67%

Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|739

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,258

|2.05%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.25%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|1,865

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,975

|5.18%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.26%

Total

|35,970

|style='background: #ffffe6; |38,760

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

=2000 Census=

As of the census{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 26,064 people, 8,605 households, and 6,772 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,208.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 8,962 housing units at an average density of {{convert|759.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 20.56% white, 73.69% black, 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 (but have likely increased since 2000).

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 (these figures had risen to $90,285 and $97,640 respectively as of a 2007 estimate{{Cite web |title=Orland Park village, Illinois |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml?src=bkmk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20200211181411/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US1756640&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C16000US1756640&_street=&_county=clinton&_cityTown=clinton&_state=04000US24&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-date=2020-02-11 |website=American FactFinder}}{{Failed verification|date=June 2025|reason=Not about Clinton, Maryland}}). 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.

Government and infrastructure

Prince George's County Police Department District 5 Station in Clinton CDP serves the community."[https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/District-5-Station-Clinton-5 District 5 Station - Clinton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909112547/https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/District-5-Station-Clinton-5 |date=September 9, 2018 }}." Prince George's County Police Department. Retrieved on September 9, 2018. " 6707 Groveton Drive Clinton, MD 20735". [https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2671/District-5-Beat-Map-PDF?bidId= Beat map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909065101/https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2671/District-5-Beat-Map-PDF?bidId= |date=September 9, 2018 }}."[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2417900_clinton/DC10BLK_P2417900_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Clinton CDP, MD]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 26, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2417900_clinton/DC10BLK_P2417900_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2417900_clinton/DC10BLK_P2417900_002.pdf 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2417900_clinton/DC10BLK_P2417900_003.pdf 3], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2417900_clinton/DC10BLK_P2417900_004.pdf 4], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2417900_clinton/DC10BLK_P2417900_005.pdf 5], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2417900_clinton/DC10BLK_P2417900_006.pdf 6]. Note the size of the census-designated place was previously smaller. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2417900_Clinton/CBP2417900_000.pdf 2000 Index Map]: Pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2417900_Clinton/CBP2417900_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2417900_Clinton/CBP2417900_002.pdf 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2417900_Clinton/CBP2417900_003.pdf 3], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st24_Maryland/Place/2417900_Clinton/CBP2417900_004.pdf 4]. 1990 Maps of Prince George's County ([https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_000.pdf Index]) show Clinton on pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_028.pdf 28], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_029.pdf 29], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_034.pdf 34], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st24_Maryland/24033_PrinceGeorges/90B24033_035.pdf 35].

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Clinton Post Office."[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=Clinton%2C+MD&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1358417&locationName=CLINTON&address2=&address1=9134+PISCATAWAY+RD&city=CLINTON&state=MD&zip5=20735&zip4=9997&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=301-868-9772&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=38.764111&longitude=-76.902372&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& CLINTON]." U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved on September 11, 2018. "9134 PISCATAWAY RD CLINTON, MD 20735-9997"

Education

In the 2016 budget, Clinton schools spent approximately $14,000 per student.

{{

cite web

|author = Office of Communications

|year = 2016

|title = Facts and Figures

|url = http://www.pgcps.org/facts-and-figures/

|publisher = Prince Georges County School System

|access-date = 2017-04-05

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By average, there are 18 pupils per teacher, 789 students per librarian, and 431 children per counselor in Clinton (zip 20735), MD schools.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

=Primary and secondary schools=

Prince George's County Public Schools operates public schools serving Clinton. The community is served by the following schools:

Elementary:"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20Elementary.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.

Clinton Grove Elementary School - in the Clinton CDP
James Ryder Randall Elementary School - in the Clinton CDP
Waldon Woods Elementary School - in the Clinton CDP
Francis T. Evans Elementary School - Adjacent to the Clinton CDP in the Andrews AFB CDP"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2401450_andrews_afb/DC10BLK_P2401450_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Andrews AFB CDP, MD]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2401450_andrews_afb/DC10BLK_P2401450_001.pdf 1] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st24_md/place/p2401450_andrews_afb/DC10BLK_P2401450_002.pdf 2]."[https://www1.pgcps.org/francistevans/PB_francistevans.aspx?pageid=249963&id=97122 About Our School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902115745/https://www1.pgcps.org/francistevans/PB_francistevans.aspx?pageid=249963&id=97122 |date=September 2, 2018 }}." Francis T. Evans Elementary School. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. "6720 Old Alexandria Ferry Road, Clinton MD, 20735"
Melwood Elementary School
Rose Valley Elementary School
Tayac Elementary School

Middle:"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20Middle.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.

Stephen Decatur Middle School - in the Clinton CDP
James Madison Middle School
Gwynn Park Middle School
Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School

High:"[http://gis.pgcps.org/mapgallery/Maps/Boundaries%20-%20High.pdf NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019]." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.

Surrattsville High School - in the Clinton CDP
Frederick Douglass High School
Gwynn Park High School
Dr. Henry A. Wise High School
Friendly High School

Other:

Tanglewood Regional

==Private schools==

Clinton Christian School
Grace Brethren Christian Church and School
Henson Valley Academy
Independent Baptist Academy
Jabez Christian Academy
Outreach Christian Center Academy
St. John the Evangelist School
St. Mary's of Piscataway Catholic School and Church

=Public libraries=

The Prince George's County Memorial Library System operates the Surratts-Clinton Branch in Clinton."[https://www.pgcmls.info/website/branch/location/SurrattsClinton Surratts-Clinton Branch]." Prince George's County Memorial Library System. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.

Notable people

Lindsay Allen, WNBA player
Luke Barnett, actor known for his Funny or Die episodes
Tray Chaney, actor in The Wire as "Poot"
Dante Cunningham, basketball player, power forward for New Orleans Pelicans
Joe Haden, NFL defensive back
Marcia Gay Harden, Academy Award-winning actress
Taraji P. Henson, Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress
Ty Lawson, basketball player
Rodney McLeod, NFL defensive back
Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., Maryland State Senate President
Yuri Nosenko, KGB defector
Patrick O’Connell, 3-Star Michelin Chef and owner of The Inn at Little Washington
Beth Bernobich, Lambda Literary Award-winning author
Chris Rice, CCM singer/songwriter
Tank, R&B singer
Delonte West, NBA basketball player
Brian Westbrook, NFL running back
Laura Wright, actress
Trevor Keels, NBA basketball player

References

Category:Populated places established in the 1770s

Category:Census-designated places in Prince George's County, Maryland

Category:Census-designated places in Maryland

Category:1770s establishments in Maryland

Category:Unincorporated communities in Prince George's County, Maryland