Woodmore, Maryland

Woodmore is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP 86710) within the boundaries of Route 193 (Enterprise Road) to the west, Church Road to the east, Route 214 (Central Avenue) to the south and Route 50 to the north. Woodmore Road runs east and west through the center. It contains a large gated community and country club (see Country Club at Woodmore) on the north side of Woodmore Road, and the developments of Woodmore Meadows and Woodmore South on the south side, as well as various other custom built homes and farmland. Off Enterprise Road sits the development of Kingsford. It is contiguous with the year 2010 Mitchellville, Maryland CDP, and historically had a Mitchellville mailing address, for many years served by the South Bowie/Mitchellville Post Office with zip code 20721 and has been considered part of Mitchellville. The Woodmore and Mitchellville community is notable as one the most affluent predominantly African-American community in the United States. The population of Woodmore (defined by CDP 86710) was 3,936 at the 2010 census.The gated community "Woodmore" is centered on a country club; the community is planned to consist of 398 single-family homes on 799acre.Six Flags America is within the boundaries of the CDP.HistoryThe first colonial owner of the Woodmore site was Thomas Spriggs, who in 1698 acquired 500acre of what was then known as the forest of Prince George's County in the Crown Colony of Maryland.