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Place Name
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Beltsville
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Place Status (Type)
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village
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Population
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14,476 (1990)
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Location
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Prince Georges County, Maryland (MD), United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°02'N
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Longitude
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76°55'W
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Beltsville
, village (1990 pop. 14,476), Prince Georges co.,
central Md., 12 mi/19 km NNE of Wash., D.C.;
39°02'N 76°55'W. Has airport. Named for a local land owner, Truman
Belt. Its proximity to the Wash. Beltway, built with federal funds in
the 1950s and 1960s, is coincidental. Nearby are Patuxent wildlife
research center of Dept. of the Interior and the U.S. Dept. of Agr.
research center
(16 sq mi/41 sq km).
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