Profile for Bowie, Maryland, MD

Site of the Belair Stud, a premier racing stable in the 1930s-1950s.

Bowie received national attention for October 2002 shooting of a 13-year old boy as he was being dropped off at school. The boy, who survived, was one of the victims of the sniper shootings

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Bowie International Festival - Oct. 6, 2007
• Fall Fest - Sept. 30, 2007
• Heritage Day - May 20, 2007
• Bowiefest - June 2, 2007

Performing arts: 2nd Star Productions

Sports teams: Baysox (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Belair Stable Museum, Radio-Television Museum, Huntington Railroad Museum, Belair Mansion

Colleges and universities: Bowie State University

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 76

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Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (35)

Colleges (3)

Communities (18)

Hotels (22)

Libraries (8)

Museums (1)

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• Prince George's County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Bowie demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Prince George's County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Washington area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 20716 ZIP code.

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• Bowie city government
• Prince George's County government
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13% of Bowie residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Bowie ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Bowie
• Cemeteries in Prince George's County
• Libraries in or near Bowie

Post a query on a message board:

• Prince George's County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MD data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
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• 2nd Star Productions

• Bowie area attractions
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• Bowie area parks
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• Prince George's County, MD

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• Cemetery record compendium
• Maryland cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Bowie
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• Communities in Prince George's County

• Bowie business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Maryland
• Local ordinances in Maryland (Partial selection)

• Crime in Prince George's County
• Arrests in Prince George's County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Maryland
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Bowie was $30,703, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Prince George's County economic census
• Prince George's County economic summary
• Prince George's County employment growth
• Prince George's County unemployment rate
• Maryland economic data

43% of Bowie residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Bowie
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• Air pollution in Prince George's County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Maryland
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Maryland

Bowie festival dates:

• Bowie International Festival - Oct. 6, 2007
• Fall Fest - Sept. 30, 2007
• Heritage Day - May 20, 2007
• Bowiefest - June 2, 2007
• Bowie International Festival - Oct. 6, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Maryland county fairs
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• Bowie local government Web site
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Prince George's County genealogy forum

Median rent in Bowie, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $946.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,469.

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Libraries in Bowie include Bowie Branch ... View libraries

• Maryland library

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Newspapers in Bowie include Bowie Gazette

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Prince George's County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Bowie political report.

• Prince George's County Republican party
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The average commute time for Bowie workers is 35 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 16 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Bowie between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

• Bowie travel guide
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• Maryland tourism bureau

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