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The community experienced five slashings in five days in mid- August 2005 , sparking fears of violent Gang activity in the area. Two were killed in the Knife attacks. GEOGRAPHY Langley Park is located at 38°59'39" North, 76°58'54" West (38.994060, -76.981759). According to the United States Census Bureau , the place has a total area of 2.1 Km&2 (0.8 Mi&2 ). 2.1 km&2 (0.8 mi&2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 16,214 people, 4,592 households, and 3,342 families residing in the area. The Population Density was 7,634.5/km&2 (19,678.8/mi&2). There were 4,716 housing units at an average density of 2,220.6/km&2 (5,723.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the community was 41.68% White , 26.46% African American , 0.89% Native American , 3.39% Asian , 0.19% Pacific Islander , 21.43% from Other Races , and 5.96% from two or more races. 63.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,592 households out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were Married Couples living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.51 and the average family size was 3.70. In the community the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 16.1% from 18 to 24, 40.3% from 25 to 44, 12.9% from 45 to 64, and 3.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 126.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.8 males. The median income for a household in the community was $37,939, and the median income for a family was $36,018. Males had a median income of $22,356 versus $21,931 for females. The Per Capita Income for the community was $12,733. 16.8% of the population and 11.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 21.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. In 2000, 21.48% of Langley Park residents identified as being of Salvador an heritage. This was the largest percentage of Salvadoran Americans of any place in the United States. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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