Mount Rainier (/reɪˈnɪər/) is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, bordering Washington D.C.[2] The population was 8,333 at the 2020 census.

Historic U.S. 1 runs through the center of the town and serves as the main street and central business district.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.65 square miles (1.68 km2), all land.

Mount Rainier is a part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system.

[22] U.S. 1 is a major north-south roadway running through Mount Rainier, serving as the main street in the downtown area.

Bus service in the city is operated by the WMATA Metrobus through several lines along US 1 and Maryland Route 500 (Queens Chapel Road).

The West Hyattsville station on the Green Line of the Washington Metro also serves Mount Rainier.

[23]) In 1891, the City of Mount Rainier was named by a group of developers after the famous mountain in the state of Washington.

With the stop at Mount Rainier, it was easier to attract developers and prospective buyers because now the city offered easy access to get into and out of Washington.

In 1923, the first public school of Mount Rainier was constructed, and in the same year, the town hired its first paid police officer because of its growing population.

In 1929, the town acquired 100 acres (0.40 km2) of land, and in the following year, the Mount Rainier High School opened there.

Mount Rainier has been listed as a historic area due to its history as a primary streetcar suburb of Washington and the vast number of Sears houses and Craftsman-style homes, many of which have been restored.

There is a lively arts district in the town, which has made a point to provide affordable housing for artists and to showcase their work.

The town has become a haven for freelance workers in the world of theater, including scenic designers, artistic directors, lighting designers, and stage directors, several of whom have received the highest DC theater honor, the Helen Hayes Award.

Mount Rainier is home to the alternative folk music duo Emma's Revolution and Joe Brewer, lead singer of the rock band [velvet] / owner of Brewer's Arcade, which is a museum quality private collection featuring vintage 1980s era classic arcade and pinball machines.

Glut, a vegetarian, worker-owned organic food cooperative, has existed since the 1960s and draws people from all over the area.

According to some sources,[26] in 1949 at 33rd Street and Bunker Hill Road in Mount Rainier lived a child (see Robbie Mannheim) who allegedly became possessed by the devil.

Local citizens have no recollection of this child being a resident of Mount Rainier, and a journalist eventually traced the youth to nearby Cottage City.