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| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Howard |
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| - Total | 7. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically This is a list of the twenty-four counties and County-equivalents in the U Howard County is a County located in the central part of the U Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (20. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²) |
| - Land | 7. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi (20. 4 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²) |
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 22,042 |
| - Density | 2,799. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/sq mi (1,081. 1/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 21075 |
| Area code(s) | 410 443 |
| FIPS code | 24-25750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0590149 |
Elkridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Howard County, Maryland, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks North American area codes 410 and 443 are State of Maryland Telephone Area codes which serve the communities of Baltimore North American area codes 410 and 443 are State of Maryland Telephone Area codes which serve the communities of Baltimore Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes Howard County is a County located in the central part of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 22,042 at the 2000 census. Founded early in the 18th century, Elkridge is located at the confluence of three counties, the other two being Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Anne Arundel County (ˌænəˈrʌndəl with a stress on the run) is a County located in the U Baltimore County is a County located in the northern part of the U It is bordered on the north by Catonsville, on the east by Linthicum and Baltimore-Washington International Airport, on the south by Dorsey, and on the west by various small communities between it and Columbia. Catonsville is an Unincorporated community and a Census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport serves the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area ( U Dorsey Maryland, is a locality in eastern Howard County Maryland, south of Elkridge, north of Savage, and close to the Anne Arundel County Columbia is a Census-designated place and planned community in Howard County, Maryland, United States.
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History
Elkridge qualifies as the oldest settlement in its present county, when Howard was a part of Anne Arundel County. Anne Arundel County (ˌænəˈrʌndəl with a stress on the run) is a County located in the U Its location on the Patapsco River was a key element in its growth. The Patapsco is a River in central Maryland which flows into the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore Maryland. The settlement existed even before the Maryland General Assembly elected a law to erect a thirty acre, forty-lot town at Elkridge Landing to be called "Jansen Town" in 1733. The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U Initially, the settlement was developed as a place where planters, who each had a wharf along the River, could bring their tobacco crop to be loaded on English trading ships. Later, Elkridge Landing was built as the seaport dock for the community. In 1825, Jansen Town burned, taking out all of the oldest buildings at the Landing and 9 out of 10 houses in the village.
Elkridge also has historic churches, including Melville Church on Furnace Ave. Its original building was the first Methodist church built (late 1700s) and was visited on the circuit rides of Francis Asbury. Saint Augustine Church, on Old Washington Blvd. , was originally built in 1845.
Elkridge had a rich history of industries including pig-iron forging, basket weaving, paper, cotton and grist milling, as well as employment from the B&O Railroad. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ( B&O) was one of the Oldest railroads in the United States and the first Common carrier railroad The Thomas Viaduct, located over Levering Avenue at the entrance to the Patapsco State Park, is the oldest stone curved bridge in the world. The Thomas Viaduct spans the Patapsco River and Patapsco Valley between Relay and Elkridge Maryland, USA Built in 1833, its architect was Benjamin Latrobe, Jr. The B&O first used horse-drawn coaches in relays, hence Relay Station was added. The Viaduct also carried the Tom Thumb and the first telegraph message from Washington, D.C., stating: "what has God wrought?" was wired across. Tom Thumb was the first American -built Steam locomotive used on a common-carrier Railroad. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
Elkridge did not escape the Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Union troops guarded the Viaduct and the thoroughfare to Baltimore City by camping on Lawyers Hill, a community of summer estates built over the years by residents such as Caleb Dorsey ("Belmont"), Baltimore City Supreme Bench Judge George Washington Dobbin (the "Lawn"), Thomas Donaldson ("Edgewood"), John Latrobe ("Fairy-Knowe"), and the Penniman family home ("Wayside"). Some of these families had slaves. Their estate cottages were built along the very top of the Lawyers Hill, including along Old Lawyers Hill Road, which at one corner stands the Elkridge Assembly Rooms. This community hall, built in 1871, was a neutral meeting place for entertainments for Northern and Southern sympathizers of the neighborhood and owned by them as stockholders. Neighbors did not betray neighbors and each protected others property from advancing troops. The historic Lawyers Hill homes remain in the National Historic Trust.
Geography
Elkridge is located at (39. 202057, -76. 750157)[1].
Elkridge was named for a geographic ridge line, the area and length extending as far west as Doughoregan Manor and as far south as Oakland Mills. Doughoregan Manor is a mansion located on Manor Lane near Ellicott City Maryland, USA. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (20. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of except the Patapsco River, tributaries and streams.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 22,042 people, 8,324 households, and 5,793 families residing in the CDP. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,799. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9 people per square mile (1,081. 4/km²). There were 8,719 housing units at an average density of 1,107. 5/sq mi (427. 8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80. 58% White, 9. 59% African American, 0. 21% Native American, 6. 47% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 0. 95% from other races, and 2. 16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 22% of the population.
There were 8,324 households out of which 42. 0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55. 6% were married couples living together, 10. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30. 4% were non-families. 22. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 64 and the average family size was 3. 16.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 29. 2% under the age of 18, 6. 0% from 18 to 24, 44. 4% from 25 to 44, 15. 3% from 45 to 64, and 5. 2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95. 5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91. 9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $65,835, and the median income for a family was $71,923. Males had a median income of $47,329 versus $35,802 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,629. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 2. 0% of families and 2. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 9% of those under age 18 and 5. 5% of those age 65 or over.
Notable Residents - Past and Present
- Arvydas Sabonis
- Dr. Arvydas Romas Sabonis (born on December 19th, 1964 in Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a retired Douglas M. "Fresh" Roland III, Founder - Center for MP Research
- Leonard Marion Bahr, portrait painter
- Florence Riefle Bahr, artist and activist, State of MD 1999 "Woman of the Year. Leonard Marion Bahr ( May 12, 1905 - July 25, 1990) was a prolific painter of portraits and murals an illustrator as well as a highly regarded Florence Elizabeth Riefle Bahr ( February 2, 1909 - January 12, 1998) was a prolific artist and activist throughout her life "
- George Washington Dobbin, Supreme Bench Judge of Baltimore City.
- Caleb and Priscilla Dorsey, original builders of "Belmont. "
- Dr. George Dobbin Brown, grandson of G. W. Dobbin.
- John H. B. Latrobe, attorney for the B&O, writer, artist, and builder of "Fairy-Knowe," son of the White House architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, Sr. Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe ( May 1, 1764 - September 3, 1820) was a British-born American Architect best known for his design of , and brother of Benjamin H. Latrobe, Jr. - the architect of the Thomas Viaduct.
- Saint John Neumann, pastor of Saint Augustine Church 1849-1851
- Jonathan Ward, actor (Charles in Charge, MAC and Me)
Sources
- Elkridge Heritage Society (1983). Saint John Nepomucene Neumann (Johannes Nepomuk Neumann Jan Nepomucký Neumann March 28 1811 &ndash January 5 1860 was a Redemptorist missionary to the United States Jonathan Ward is an American actor born on February 24, 1970 in Elkridge, Maryland, USA Lawyers Hill Heritage: Elkridge - 3 Wars and the Peace.
- (Winter 1994) "Sidelight on the Baltimore Riot," Maryland Historic Magazine Quarterly,. Mus. and Library of MHS, pg. 441.
- Cramm, Joetta M. (1987). A Pictorial History of Howard County, pg. 441.
References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
External links
- Elkridge, Maryland is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Saint Augustine Church
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