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'''Prince Frederick''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Calvert County, Maryland|Calvert County]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]], not to be confused with the incorporated, and much larger, city of [[Frederick, Maryland|Frederick]] some 70 miles to serves as the northwest in [[Frederick County]]county seat. The population was 1,432 at the 2000 census, although the population is believed to have grown substantially since then. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Calvert County, Maryland|Calvert County]]{{GR|6}}.
==Geography==
Prince Frederick is located at {{coord|38|32|55|N|76|35|19|W|city}} (38.548720, -76.588748){{GR|1}}.
<googlemap version="0.9" lat="38.546689" lon="-76.586294" zoom="14" scale="yes" overview="yes"></googlemap>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 3.3 [[square mile]]s (8.4 [[km²]]), all of it land.
In 1984, Prince Frederick was named as one of seven "town centers" by Calvert County's government. The town center designation meant while Prince Frederick was still not formally incorporated, special zoning regulations would be enacted and boundaries would be established so new growth would be centered around the existing commercial and residential districts. This was done in order to take advantage of existing infrastructure and discourage poorly planned urban sprawl. Prince Frederick's town center status also meant the creation of special architectural review boards who would encourage theme and unity of new buildings built within the town center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.co.cal.md.us/assets/Planning_Zoning/Slideshows/March-6-07BOCC-UpdatesToTCMP.pdf|author=Calvert County Department of Planning and Zoning|title=Town Center Update|date=March 6, 2007}}</ref>.
On April 28, 2002, an F4 [[April 28, 2002 tornadoTornado|tornado]] cut just south of Prince Frederick, killing one person. The same tornado had previously devastated the downtown business district of [[La Plata, Maryland]] in neighboring [[Charles County, Maryland|Charles County]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/Historic_Events/apr28-2002/laplata.htm|author=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA)|title=La Plata Tornado - April 28, 2002}}</ref>.
==Transportation==
==Institutions and organizations==
*Fire-rescue: Prince Frederick has its own Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad. Prince Frederick is served by one [[hospital]], [[Calvert Memorial Hospital]], which moved into its current facility in 1978.
*High school: There is one public [[high school]] in Prince Frederick, [[Calvert High School (Prince Frederick, Maryland)|Calvert High School]], with the mascot being the Cavaliers. In 2000, the Cavaliers won the Maryland Division 3A high school football championship. Prince Frederick also has a public middle school and public elementary school.
*College: In 2005, the [[Calvert County]] branch of The [[College of Southern Maryland]] opened its new Prince Frederick campus.
*Houses of worship: Several churches and other religious institutions call Prince Frederick home. These include [[St. John Vianney [[CatholicChurch]] Church, [[St. Paul's [[ECUSA|EpiscopalChurch]] Church, [[Trinity United [[MethodistChurch]] Church, First [[First Baptist]] Church of Calvert County]], and the [[Southern Maryland [[IslamicCenter]] Center.
*Commerce: Prince Frederick is considered [[Calvert County]]'s main commercial and retail hub, as it contains at least five major [[shopping centers]], numerous chain and independent [[restaurants]], three [[hotels]], and [[Calvert County]]'s only [[movie theater]] currently operating to date.
*Business and industry: While many in the Prince Frederick area [[commute]] to jobs all over the [[Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area]], there are several small companies based in Prince Frederick itself. On the western side of Prince Frederick, there is a large [[industrial park]] which attracted numerous businesses and places of commerce after offering free land sites. One such business is [[Recorded Books, L.L.C.]], the largest independent publisher of unabridged audio books in the world.{{Fact|date=November 2007}}
*Newspapers: Two local weekly newspapers are published in Prince Frederick, the [[Calvert Independent ]] and the [[Calvert Recorder]].
*Library: In 2006, the main branch of the Calvert Library moved from its original downtown Prince Frederick location to a new larger facility located on Costley Road, named after, Russell Costley, a long time advocate and trustee of the library.
*Recreation: In 2007, plans for [[Calvert County]]'s first public indoor aquatic center, to be built in Prince Frederick, were finalized.
*Notable places in the Prince Frederick area include [[Battle Creek Cypress Swamp]]-- a local nature preserve-- and the [[Arthur Storer]] [[Planetarium]], which is located on the grounds of [[Calvert High School]].
*The [[Calvert County Fair ]] is held every fall at the Calvert County Fairgrounds[http://www.calvertcountyfair.com] just outside Prince Frederick. The fair moved from its original location in downtown Prince Frederick in 1994.
*Prince Frederick's "Giant Triangle": Located on the eastern side of town, there is a very large, triangular retention pond at the site of the Prince Frederick [[Wastewater]] Treatment Plant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wikimapia.org/83293//|author=Wikimapia.com|title=Wastewater Treatment Plant}}</ref>. Final approval for the plant was obtained in December 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.acltweb.org/CurrentNews/Position.cfm//|author=American Chesnut Land Trust|title=Position Statement of the American Chestnut Land Trust
Regarding the Proposed Parkers Creek
Wastewater Treatment Plant}}</ref>. The plant's strange UFO-like appearance--approximately 500 feet long per side and location in a secluded and heavily wooded area--in satellite imagery on [[Google Earth]] has evoked the curiosity of many locals, who have nicknamed the site the "Giant Triangle" and speculated on its purpose.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sevensixfive/sets/72157594482068727/|author=Sevensixfive at Flickr.com|title=Giant Triangle set photos}}</ref>.
==Notable Residents and Natives==
