Severna Park, Maryland
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| Severna Park, Maryland | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Anne Arundel |
| Area | |
| - Total | 15.6 sq mi (40.4 km²) |
| - Land | 12.9 sq mi (33.4 km²) |
| - Water | 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 28,507 |
| - Density | 2,209.7/sq mi (853.2/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 21146 |
| Area code(s) | 410 |
| FIPS code | 24-71200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0591251 |
Severna Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 28,507 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Severna Park is located at (39.082109, -76.565656)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.4 km²), of which, 12.9 square miles (33.4 km²) of it is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²) of it (17.31%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 28,507 people, 9,731 households, and 8,105 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,209.7 people per square mile (853.2/km²). There were 9,945 housing units at an average density of 770.9/sq mi (297.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.45% White, 3.29% African American, 0.18% Native American, 2.77% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 9,731 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.7% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.17 people.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $90,472, and the median income for a family was $96,923. Males had a median income of $70,742 versus $45,061 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $40,985. About 0.6% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.4% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Local schools
Public and private schools in Severna Park are as follows:
- Severna Park Elementary School
- Jones Elementary School
- Oak Hill Elementary School
- Folger McKinsey Elementary School
- Benfield Elementary
- Shipley's Choice Elementary School (technically in Millersville, but part of Severna Park feeder system)
- Severna Park Middle School
- St. John the Evangelist School [1]
- St. Martin's in the Field Day School [2]
- Severna Park High School
- Severn School
[edit] Natives and residents of note
- Steve Bisciotti, owner of the Baltimore Ravens
- Paul Brown, coach
- Robert Duvall, actor
- Gavin Floyd, professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox
- Carrie Geldart, American politician
- Jeff Hatch, former professional football player for the New York Giants
- Marjorie Holt, U.S. Congresswoman for Maryland's 4th District, 1973-1987.
- Andrew J. Hudson, Lieutenant-Colonel Hargrave Military Academy, (Retired)
- Gregory Kline, American politician
- Ronald Damien Malfi, novelist
- William Dean Martin, known as "Billy Martin", guitarist for punk-rock band Good Charlotte
- Michael Peroutka, 2004 Presidential candidate
- Pat Sajak, host of the TV game show Wheel of Fortune
- Bob Shillinglaw, athlete
- Suede, singer
- Mark Teixeira, professional baseball player for the Atlanta Braves
- Rob Cancelliere, guest on Colbert Report and Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
- Steve Wojciechowski, former basketball player and current assistant coach at Duke University
- Steve Gorman, drummer The Black Crowes
- Ron Green, athlete 1998 NCAA Champion UT Volunteers Football
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Greater Severna Park Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Severna Park Council
- Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church
- St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church
- Severna Park, Maryland is at coordinates Coordinates:
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