Aberdeen

History

Aberdeen was named after Aberdeen, Scotland, by immigrating Scots. The James B. Baker House, Chestnut Ridge, Griffith House, Poplar Hill, Sophia's Dairy, and Swansbury are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Aberdeen began as a farming community in 1720, when Charles Calvert, the fifth Lord Baltimore, granted 1,140 acres of fertile land to Edward Hall. Located on the western edge of the Chesapeake on the main road between Alexandria and Philadelphia called the Old Post Road, the village at Halls Cross Road remained small until the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad scouted the area for a watering station in 1835. One of the railroad companies engineers was Edmund Law Rogers who saw the great potential in the place for development. The Village of Aberdeen was a development by Edmund Law Rogers around 1800. The area now known as Aberdeen is a cluster of three communities * Hall's Cross Roads, located at the intersection of Old Philadelphia Road (MD-7, in some places known as Old Post Road, then known as Philadelphia Post Road) and Bush River Neck Road (then the main road from Swan Creek ) * Mechanicsville, located at *The Village of Aberdeen Upon incorporation as a town, the Aberdeen government was led by a board of commissioners. * From 1892 to 1905, a board president was elected annually by the commissioners. * From 1906 to 1954, this election was changed to be biennial. * From 1955 to 1992, the election of a board president was changed back to be annual. In 1992, the Town of Aberdeen revised its charter and became the City of Aberdeen with an elected mayor. The first mayor of the City of Aberdeen was Ruth Elliot. The second mayor was Doug Wilson, and Fred Simmons was elected mayor in 2005. Michael Bennett served as mayor from 2007…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. The city of Aberdeen is located at the north end of Upper Chesapeake Bay.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Aberdeen High
  High · Aberdeen · 1,495 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• Bel Air High
  High · Bel Air · 1,489 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• Edgewood High
  High · Edgewood · 1,415 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• C. Milton Wright High
  High · Bel Air · 1,266 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Southampton Middle
  Middle · Bel Air · 1,175 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Bel Air Middle
  Middle · Bel Air · 1,138 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Aberdeen Middle
  Middle · Aberdeen · 1,082 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• Homestead/Wakefield Elementary
  Elementary · Bel Air · 1,057 students · 17.6:1 ratio