Brown Station, Maryland


Brown Station is a census designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 3,298.

History

The Brown Station CDP was first defined by the U.S. Census Bureau for the 2020 U.S. census. The areas for Brown Station were taken from Brock Hall and Westphalia as defined in the 2010 U.S. census. Brown Station Road contains the Prince George's County landfill, as well as its new animal shelter.

Demographics

Brown Station first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.

Education

It is in Prince George's County Public Schools.
Schools in the CDP include: Barack Obama Elementary School, and Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School. These schools, in the 2010 U.S. census, were in the Westphalia CDP.
School zones include:
Obama Elementary was the first school in the Washington, D.C., area that was named after the former president. It is adjacent to Wise High School. The Prince George's County school board approved of the name of the school on June 25, 2009; all board members voted in favor of the renaming. The school opened on August 23, 2010, and had a cost of $25 million. The architect was Grimm + Parker Architects, and it was built for 792 students. The school's cooling system relies on over 144 geothermal pumps. The initial enrollment was 798, slightly higher than the school's stated capacity. Its opening relieved Arrowhead, Marlton, Melwood, Patuxent and Perrywood, elementary schools. The first principal was Pearl Harmon, a Liberian American; in 2014 she was reassigned to an administrative position in the PG County school system. Several school board members argued that naming a school after Obama would inspire area students. Many schools in PG County were named after African-Americans, and PG County voters primarily support the Democratic Party, Obama's political party. In the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, 89% of PG County residents voted for Obama. The chairperson of the PG County Republican Party Central Committee, Mykel Harris, argued that the county should not name a school after a current president, while the chairperson of the board, Ron L. Watson, stated that the vote was not done out of political considerations.