La Plata, Maryland

Population: 6,300
Located in Charles County

La Plata, Maryland

La Plata is largely a housing city, with many residents working for the Charles County government while others commute to Waldorf or the Washington, D.C. area for work, including to Andrews Air Force Base. The town is experiencing a transformation into a thriving business and commercial center, thanks to development of office buildings and the town's recent reconstruction.

La Plata has county offices; the Civista Medical Center, which added a major expansion in 2006; two high schools; a growing community theater (Port Tobacco Players); a Wal-Mart and Target store; two supermarkets; a CVS drugstore; a Wawa; and a farmers' market on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Restaurants run the spectrum from fast food to upscale fare, including one of the Washington, D.C., region's top-rated restaurants. A Lowe's home-supply store, a Petco and a Giant supermarket are planned. Historic Mount Carmel, the oldest Catholic convent in the United States, is just outside La Plata, near the main campus of College of Southern Maryland.

A road connecting La Plata's Washington Avenue with St. Charles Parkway in the adjacent large city Waldorf and paralleling U.S. Route 301 is being constructed in stages and when finished it should relieve local traffic on busy Route 301. Schools in this area includes two middle schools Milton Somers and Piccowaxen.

La Plata is in the southern region of Maryland, and is near Newburg, Waldorf, Mechanicsville, and Port Tobacco.

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