Laurel, Maryland, United States Information And Events

The unemployment rate of Laurel was 4.55% in the year 2008.

The laurel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

There were about 430 foreclosures in Laurel in the year 2008 according to data from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

With its location between Washington and Baltimore, Laurel is also served by their daily newspapers The Washington Post, The Washington Times and The Baltimore Sun.

Sample list of famous people who were born in Laurel:

• Brian Larsen ( Record producer, Musician and Singer-songwriter )
• Murphy Cross ( Actor, Performer, Writer and Theatre Director )
• Laura Cayouette ( Actor, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Teacher and Film Director )
• Jim Thiebaud ( Actor )
• Karl G. Taylor, Sr.
• Ed Hodgkiss ( Coach )
• Louis Carter
• Emory Kristof ( Photographer )
• Rob Ryerson
• Jim Brown ( Baseball player )
• Ray Vigliotti
• Constance Cepko
• John Lillibridge
• Demond Nicholson
• Chauncey Gilliam
• Joanne Blyton
• Antonio Harris
• Horace Capron, Jr.
• Michael Glass
• Mark Tucker
• John Overington

Laurel is located in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America.

There were 9,048 households in Laurel in the year 2008 according to data from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Laurel is in the Eastern Time Zone.

List of airports near Laurel:

• Suburban Airport

Laurel is located at 39°5′45″N 76°51′35″W / 39.09583°N 76.85972°W / 39.09583; -76.85972 .

Population of Laurel was 25,346 in the year 2011.

Laurel's geo-coordinates are 39.0958° N, 76.8597° W.

Laurel's official website is http://www.laurel.md.us/

Laurel is about 11.21 square kilometers with a population of 25,346 in the year 2011.

City Planner Harry Susini anticipated the National Capitol Planning Commission would use clustered development to prevent tightly massed population in Laurel by the year 2000.

The ZIP Codes for the community of Laurel are 20707 through 20709 and 20723 through 20729.

There were about 8,698 mortgages in Laurel in the year 2008 according to data from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

There were 10,591 addresses in Laurel in the year 2008 according to data from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.