Aspen Hill

History

In the 1920s and 1930s, Aspen Hill was known as being the location of Aspin Hill Memorial Park, one of three pet cemeteries then operating on the East Coast of the United States. Burials at Aspen Hill Cemetery included dogs that had served the during World War I as well as the pets of area residents. Memorial ceremonies honoring pets were often held there on World Day for Animals. In July 1950, Louis M. Denit sold of land in Aspen Hill to Gelman Construction Company for about $300,000. Denit was a well-known attorney who specialized in banking and trust law. Gelman Construction Company bought the land to build 2,450 three-bedroom ramblers, a shopping center, schools, playgrounds, and churches. The land was the last vacant tract of land of its size between Rockville and Wheaton.

Geography

As a census-designated place, Aspen Hill's boundaries are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. The United States Postal Service does not accept “Aspen Hill” as a place name; addresses in the community must use the place names Rockville, Silver Spring, or Wheaton. Some addresses use Wheaton (20906), notably in the Aspen Hill Shopping Center, while immediately across Aspen Hill Road at the Northgate Plaza Shopping Center, the addresses use Silver Spring (20906). Immediately to the west across Connecticut Avenue, addresses use Rockville (20853). The United States Census Bureau, defines Aspen Hill as a census-designated place located at 39°6' North, 77°5' West. In the 2000 Census Bureau Gazetteer, Aspen Hill was located at (39.088525, −77.080267). According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of , of which is land and (0.57%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  141,824
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  115,035
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  106,403
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  106,250
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  96,892
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  95,696
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  95,470
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  93,232

Largest nearby schools

• Montgomery Blair High
  High · Silver Spring · 3,204 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• Walter Johnson High
  High · Bethesda · 2,942 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Wheaton High
  High · Silver Spring · 2,599 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Gaithersburg High
  High · Gaithersburg · 2,436 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Richard Montgomery High
  High · Rockville · 2,390 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
  High · Bethesda · 2,335 students · 18:1 ratio
• Winston Churchill High
  High · Potomac · 2,234 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Quince Orchard High
  High · Gaithersburg · 2,154 students · 16.6:1 ratio