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Catonsville,Maryland
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Catonsvilleisacensusdesignatedplace(CDP)in
BaltimoreCounty,Maryland,UnitedStates.The
populationwas41,567atthe2010census.[2]The
communityliestothewestofBaltimorealongthe
city'sborder.Catonsvilleisdominatedeconomically
anddemographicallybythepresenceofthe
UniversityofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty(UMBC),
amajorpublicresearchuniversitywithcloseto
14,000students.

Catonsville,Maryland
Censusdesignatedplace

Contents
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2
3
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History
Geography
Demographics
Education
4.1 Primaryandsecondaryeducation
4.1.1 Publicschools
4.1.2 Privateschools
4.2 Highereducation
5 Attractions
5.1 Museums
5.2 Parksandrecreation
6 IndependenceDaycelebration
7 Nativesandresidentsofnote
7.1 Artsandmedia
7.2 Music
7.3 Sports
8 Professionalsportsteams
9 References
10 Externallinks

History
Europeanswerethesecondgrouptosettlethearea
nowknownasCatonsville.Itisgenerallybelievedby
historiansthatnativetribes,knownasthePiscataway,
establishedvillagesherebeforetheEuropean
colonistsarrived.Thistribeoccupiedtheland
betweenthePotomacRiverandChesapeakeBayand
upthePatapscoRiver.Catonsvillewaslocatedalong
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FrederickRoadinDowntownCatonsville.
Nickname(s):"MusicCity,Maryland","Cville"
Motto:"Lifeisgreatin21228"[1]

LocationofCatonsville,Maryland

Coordinates:391626N764417W
Country
State
County

UnitedStates
Maryland
Baltimore

Area
Total

14.0sqmi(36.3km2)

Land

14.0sqmi(36.3km2)

Water

0.0sqmi(0.0km2)

Elevation

479ft(146m)

Population(2010)
Total
Density

41,567

Timezone

Eastern(EST)(UTC5)

3,000/sqmi(1,100/km2)

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Summer(DST)
EDT(UTC4)
thePiscatawayTrail.Thecolonistsandthetribesgot
alonguntilthemid17thcentury,whentheEnglish
ZIPcodes
21228,21229,21250
governmentendedthepracticesofCatholic
Areacode(s)
410
missionariesinthearea.Itisbelievedthatthetribes
FIPScode
2414125
weredrivenfromtheirvillagesandsomewerehunted
GNISfeatureID
0583624
byslavecatchers.Ashappenedinmanyareasofearly
colonialAmerica,diseasesunknowntothetribes
werespreadbythecolonists.Eventually,thetribesmovednorthundertheprotectionoftheIroquois.

Withmostofthenativesscattered,thecolonistsexpandedacrossMaryland.PresentdayCatonsvillewas
settledinthe18thcentury.Intheearly19thcentury,acountyroadalongthePatapscoRivernamedthe
FrederickTurnpike,laterdesignatedRoute144wasopenedbytheEllicottfamilytoservetrafficbetween
theirflourmill,EllicottMills,andBaltimore.Catonsvilleasweknowittodaywassettledalongthisroute
byRichardCaton,undertheauthorityofhisfatherinlawCharlesCarroll,asigneroftheDeclarationof
Independence.Travelersalong"theturnpike"(asitwasthenknown)restedandconductedbusinessinthe
area,causingCatonsvilletogrow.
ThelargeVictorianandColonialhomeslocatedinCatonsvillewerebuiltbywealthyBaltimoreans.
Originally,thesecommunitieswereusedassummerresidencestoescapetheheatinBaltimore.Eventually,
asinmanycommunitieswiththeintroductionoftheautomobileandelectrictrolley,familiesbeganto
resideinCatonsvilleyearround.BaltimoreattemptedovertheyearstoannexCatonsville,thelastattempt
in1918,butallattemptswererebuffed.ThecommunityremainsanunincorporatedtowninBaltimore
County.ItishometoSpringGroveHospitalCenter,thenation'ssecondoldestcontinuouslyoperating
psychiatrichospital.
SamuelClemens(MarkTwain)madehislastpublicappearanceonJune9,1909,atthecommencement
ceremonyofSt.Timothy'sSchoolforGirlsinCatonsville,tofulfillapromisehemadetoayounggirlhe
hadmetonthesteamerMinnehahain1907.
Catonsvillewasbrieflymadequitefamousduringthe1968protestbythe"CatonsvilleNine",duringwhich
draftrecordswereburnedbyCatholicantiwaractivists.
In2002,theMarylandlegislatureissuedaproclamationdeclaringCatonsvilletobe"MusicCity,
Maryland",becauseoftheconcentrationofmusicalretailstores,venuesandeducationalfacilitiesinthe
area.
In2007MoneymagazinerankedCatonsvillethe49thbestplacetoliveintheUSA,thirdbestinMaryland
andVirginia.

Geography
Catonsvilleislocatedat391626N764417W(39.273756,76.738012).[3]AccordingtotheUnited
StatesCensusBureau,theCDPhasatotalareaof14.0squaremiles(36km2),allofitland.
ItiscenteredalongFrederickRoad(MarylandRoute144),formerlythemainroadfromBaltimoreleading
topointswest.JohnnycakeRoadandAcademyRoadformthenorthernandnortheasternbordersof
Catonsville.CatonsvilleisborderedbyWoodlawntothenorth,Baltimoretotheeast,byArbutustothe
southeast,byIlchestertothesouthwest,andbyEllicottCitytothewest.
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InadditiontoFrederickRoad(Exit13),Interstate695(theBaltimoreBeltway)servicesWilkensAvenue
(MarylandRoute372),EdmondsonAvenueandtheBaltimoreNationalPike(U.S.Route40)viaExits12,
14and15,respectively,withthelattertwothoroughfareslaterconverginginBaltimoreCitytotheeast.The
mainnorthsouthroadsintheareaareRollingRoad(whichisalsoMarylandRoute166southofFrederick
Road),InglesideAvenueandBloomsburyAvenue.
CatonsvilleisaterminusoftheTrolleyLineNumber9TrailandtheShortLineRailroadTrail.

Demographics
In2010Catonsvillehadapopulationof41,567.Theethnicandracial
compositionofthepopulationwas73.4%nonHispanicwhite,14.3%non
Hispanicblack,0.3%NativeAmerican,6.3%Asian,0.1%PacificIslander,
0.2%nonHispanicfromsomeotherrace,2.4%fromtwoormoreracesand
3.4%HispanicorLatinofromanyrace.[5]

Historicalpopulation
Census Pop.

1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010

37,872

54,812 44.7%
33,208 39.4%
35,233 6.1%
39,820 13.0%
41,567 4.4%

Asofthecensus[6]of2000,therewere39,820people,15,503households,and
9,255familiesresidingintheCDP.Thepopulationdensitywas2,843.9people
persquaremile(1,098.2/km).Therewere16,054housingunitsatanaverage
densityof1,146.6persquaremile(442.7/km).TheracialmakeupoftheCDP
source:[2][4]
was82.28%White,11.83%AfricanAmerican,0.22%NativeAmerican,
3.61%Asian,0.04%PacificIslander,0.59%fromotherraces,and1.43%from
twoormoreraces.HispanicorLatinoofanyracewere1.87%ofthepopulation.

Therewere15,503householdsoutofwhich25.7%hadchildrenundertheageof18livingwiththem,
46.7%weremarriedcoupleslivingtogether,9.9%hadafemalehouseholderwithnohusbandpresent,and
40.3%werenonfamilies.33.8%ofallhouseholdsweremadeupofindividualsand17.4%hadsomeone
livingalonewhowas65yearsofageorolder.Theaveragehouseholdsizewas2.30andtheaveragefamily
sizewas2.98.
IntheCDPthepopulationwasspreadoutwith19.9%undertheageof18,12.0%from18to24,27.2%
from25to44,20.7%from45to64,and20.2%whowere65yearsofageorolder.Themedianagewas39
years.Forevery100femalestherewere86.0males.Forevery100femalesage18andover,therewere
81.9males.
ThemedianincomeforahouseholdintheCDPwas$53,061,andthemedianincomeforafamilywas
$67,005.Maleshadamedianincomeof$44,705versus$33,420forfemales.Thepercapitaincomeforthe
CDPwas$25,254.About2.8%offamiliesand4.6%ofthepopulationwerebelowthepovertyline,
including3.3%ofthoseunderage18and4.1%ofthoseage65orover.Themediumhousevalueforthe
CDPwas$141,300inthe2000.

Education
Primaryandsecondaryeducation
Publicschools
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ResidentsarezonedtoschoolsintheBaltimoreCountyPublic
Schools.CatonsvilleHighSchool,WoodlawnSeniorHighSchool
(centerforscienceandpreengineering),andWesternSchoolof
TechnologyandEnvironmentalScience,formerlyWestern
VocationalTechnicalCenter,servethearea.
Privateschools
MountdeSalesAcademyisaCatholicallgirlshighschoolin
Catonsville.
SaintMarkSchoolandParishcanbefoundinCatonsvilleon
MelvinAvenue,justoffofFrederickRoad.

PresidentBushplayswithchildrenin
ajunglegymattheEmilyHarris
HeadStartCenterinCatonsville.

Highereducation
TheUniversityofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty(UMBC)islocatedinCatonsville.Onceaquiet
bedroomcommunityoutsideBaltimore,Catonsvilleisundergoingarenaissance,thanksinlargepart
toUMBC,whichhastransformeditselffromacommuterschoolintoadynamicresearchcenter.(In
2006,theschoolreceived$85millioninresearchfunds,upfrom$10millionin1990).Intheprocess,
theareahasattractedanumberofhightechfirmsandthejobsthatcomewith.
TheCommunityCollegeofBaltimoreCounty,formerlyknownasCatonsvilleCommunityCollege,
hasacampusinCatonsvilleacrossthestreetfromCatonsvilleHighSchool.

Attractions
Museums
BenjaminBannekerMuseum
CenterforArt,DesignandVisualCultureat
theUniversityofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty
SpringGroveHospitalCenterAlumni

SpringGroveHospitalCenterAlumni
Museum

Parksandrecreation
CatonsvilleCommunityPark
ConservationandEnvironmentalResearch
AreasofUMBC
GeorgeF.BraggNatureStudyCenterand
HorticultureCenter
GlistonPark
JosephBeuysSculpturePark
BenjaminBannekerHistoricalPark

BenjaminBannekerHistoricalPark
MaidenChoicePark
PatapscoValleyStatePark
WesternHillsPark
WestviewRecreationArea

IndependenceDaycelebration
Since1947,CatonsvillehascelebratedIndependenceDaywithchildren'sgamesinthemorning,aparadein
theafternoon,andafireworksdisplayatnight.[7]Thechildren'sgamesincludeadecoratedbikecontest,
lollipopscramble,ballonspoonrace,leapfrog,wheelbarrowandsackraces,andawaterballoontoss.[8]
TheparadetravelsdownFrederickRoadandisattendedbyover60,000peopleeachyear.Residentsreserve
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primeviewinglocationsbyplacingtheirfoldingchairsalongtheparaderouteaweekortwoinadvanceof
thecelebration.[9]Theparadecontainsfloatsfrompoliticians,localbusinesses,schoolsandchurchesalong
withmarchingbands,includingBaltimore'sMarchingRavens.
ThefireworksdisplaytakesplaceonthegroundsofCatonsvilleHighSchoolintheevening.Residents
eitherwalktothehighschoolorgatheratotherlocations(suchasUMBC)towatchtheshow.

Nativesandresidentsofnote
BenjaminBanneker,AfricanAmericaninventor,scientistandmathematician
DanielBerriganandPhilipBerrigan,peaceactivists
JohnWilkesBooth,actorassassinofPresidentAbrahamLincoln,attendedSt.Timothy'sHall,an
EpiscopalmilitaryacademyinCatonsville,fromage1314
CharlesS.Roberts,knownas"TheFatherofWargaming"
JamesCardinalStafford,anAmericancardinaloftheCatholicChurchwhoservedasMajor
PenitentiaryoftheApostolicPenitentiary,PresidentofthePontificalCouncilfortheLaity,
ArchbishopofDenver,BishopofMemphis,andAuxiliaryBishopofBaltimore

Artsandmedia
LouisS.Diggs,BaltimoreCountyhistorian
DuffGoldman,staroffoodNetwork'sAceofCakes,andownerofCharmCityCakes
DavidHasselhoff,actor
EmilySpencerHayden,photographer
ElaineHamilton,abstractexpressionistpainter
JulianaLuecking,recordingartistandfilmmaker
ShelleyPuhak,poet[10]
KathleenTurner,actor
KevinClash,actorandpuppeteer(voiceofElmo)
SteveYeager,filmmaker
NanAgle,children'sbookauthor

Music
JohnChrist,guitaristforthebandDanzig
CracktheSky,rockbandinthe1970sand1980s
GregKihn,rockmusician
RicOcasek,leadsingerof1980sbandTheCars

Sports
DougFlutie,formerAmericanandCanadianfootballquarterback
KenDixon,formerpitcher,BaltimoreOrioles
BrianJozwiak,formerWestVirginiaUniversitylineman,andformerprofessionalfootballplayerfor
theNationalFootballLeague'sKansasCityChiefs
CharlieMaisel,formerMajorLeagueBaseballplayer,St.LouisBrowns
FritzMaisel,formerMajorLeagueBaseballplayer,oftheNewYorkHighlanders,nowknownasthe
NewYorkYankees
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GeorgeMaisel,formerMajorLeagueBaseballplayer,BaltimoreTerrapins
DonMatthews,professionalfootballcoach,CanadianFootballLeague,BaltimoreStallions
JohnMiller,formerpitcher,BaltimoreOrioles
JeffNelson,formermajorleaguebaseballpitcher
HoytWilhelm,HallofFameknuckleballpitcher

Professionalsportsteams
BaltimoreBayhawks,formerprofessionalmen'slacrosseteam
BaltimoreTribe,formerprofessionallacrosseteam
MarylandBays,formerprofessionalsoccerteam
UMBCRetrievers,collegiateathleticdivisionfortheUniversityofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty
SpringGroveBaseballClubsemiprofessionalbaseballteam
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References
1.https://www.facebook.com/WeLoveCatonsville/
2."ProfileofGeneralPopulationandHousingCharacteristics:2010DemographicProfileData(DP1):Catonsville
CDP,Maryland".U.S.CensusBureau,AmericanFactfinder.RetrievedFebruary22,2012.
3."USGazetteerfiles:2010,2000,and1990".UnitedStatesCensusBureau.20110212.Retrieved20110423.
4."CENSUSOFPOPULATIONANDHOUSING(17902000)".U.S.CensusBureau.Retrieved20100717.
5.2010generalpopulationandhousingprofileofCatonsvillefromtheUSCensus
6."AmericanFactFinder".UnitedStatesCensusBureau.Retrieved20080131.
7."CatonsvilleJuly4thCelebrationHistory".2011.
8."CatonsvilleJuly4thCelebrationKidsGames|Catonsville,Maryland21228".Catonsvillecelebrations.org.
Retrieved20120129.
9."CatonsvilleJuly4thCelebrationTheChairThing".2011.
10.Yockel,Michael."PenIsMightier".Baltimore.Retrieved17April2014.

Externallinks
CatonsvilleHistoricalSociety
WikimediaCommonshas
(http://www.catonsvillehistory.org)
mediarelatedtoCatonsville,
GreaterCatonsvilleChamberofCommerce
Maryland.
(http://catonsville.org/)
Catonsville,Maryland
(https://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Maryland/Localities/C/Catonsville)
atDMOZ
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