Maryland City, Maryland

Maryland City, Maryland
—  CDP  —
Location of Maryland City, Maryland
Coordinates: 39°5′33″N 76°49′10″W / 39.0925°N 76.81944°W / 39.0925; -76.81944Coordinates: 39°5′33″N 76°49′10″W / 39.0925°N 76.81944°W / 39.0925; -76.81944
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Anne Arundel
Area
– CDP	2.6 sq mi (6.8 km2)
– Land	2.6 sq mi (6.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	207 ft (63 m)
Population (2000)
– CDP	6,814
– Density	2,603.3/sq mi (1,005.1/km2)
– Metro	5.4 million (8th in U.S.)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	20724
Area code(s)	301
FIPS code	24-51075
GNIS feature ID	0590752

Maryland City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, a suburb of Washington, DC. The population was 6,814 at the 2000 census. It is located east of Laurel, just over the border with Prince George's County, and it has a Laurel zip code. Maryland City mostly consists of an older, compact housing development and is adjacent to Fort Meade army base. A large newer development (built mid-1990s) on the north side of Maryland Route 198 is known as Russett.

Geography

Maryland City is located at 39°05′38″N 76°49′05″W / 39.09389°N 76.81806°W / 39.09389; -76.81806 (39.092561, -76.819419).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 6,814 people, 2,575 households, and 1,732 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,603.3 people per square mile (1,004.2/km²). There were 2,666 housing units at an average density of 1,018.5/sq mi (392.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.93% White, 26.58% African American, 0.50% Native American, 5.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.94% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.95% of the population.

There were 2,575 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 37.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,849, and the median income for a family was $55,754. Males had a median income of $38,879 versus $33,424 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,259. About 2.1% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.