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Maryland City
MarylandCDP
Maryland City
Total population
19,186
Median home value
$424,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$117,337
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Maryland City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 16,093 at the 2010 census. It is located east of Laurel, just over the border with Prince George's County. When the ZIP Code was created in 1963, United States Postal Service designated a large swath of land in western Anne Arundel County with 20724 "Laurel" despite none of 20724 being located in the City of Laurel, which is entirely in Prince George's County. Maryland City mostly consists of an older, compact housing development and is adjacent to Fort Meade army base. A large newer development on the north side of Maryland Route 198 is known as Russett and is included within the Maryland City CDP.
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History
Maryland City was developed by the Maryland City Corp, owned by developer Harvey Kayne. The was advertised as "eastern Laurel, Maryland" being east of the City of Laurel, were purchased in 1960 for $3 million from a developer planning "Meade City". The concept was to build low-cost houses with ground-rent rather than ownership.
Geography
Maryland City is located at (39.092561, −76.819419) in the westernmost corner of Anne Arundel County. It is bordered by Laurel in Prince George's County to the west, by the CDP of Scaggsville in Howard County to the north, by the CDP of Jessup to the northeast, and by Fort Meade to the east. Uninhabited portions of Fort Meade are to the south. The Baltimore–Washington Parkway (Maryland Route 295) runs through the CDP, leading southwest to downtown Washington and northeast to downtown Baltimore. Access from the parkway to Maryland City is via Maryland Route 198 (Fort Meade Road). Maryland Route 32 (the Patuxent Freeway) forms the northeast edge of the CDP. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves97,176
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves81,567
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves71,499
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves70,372
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves66,719
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves61,626
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves61,609
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves59,558
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Old Mill HighHigh · Millersville · 2,445 students · 17:1 ratio
- Meade HighHigh · Ft Meade · 2,330 students · 17.3:1 ratio
- Arundel HighHigh · Gambrills · 1,617 students · 17.4:1 ratio
- Arundel MiddleMiddle · Odenton · 1,286 students · 15.9:1 ratio
- Old Mill Middle SouthMiddle · Millersville · 979 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- Piney Orchard ElementaryElementary · Odenton · 966 students · 15.8:1 ratio
- Old Mill Middle NorthMiddle · Millersville · 960 students · 13:1 ratio
- MacArthur MiddleMiddle · Fort Meade · 878 students · 16:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2025-10-274 km E of Riverside, Maryland
- M 2.6 — 2021-06-252 km SE of Woodlawn, Maryland
- M 2.81 — 2019-09-155 km ESE of East Berlin, Pennsylvania
- M 3.03 — 2016-01-173 km NE of Ranson, West Virginia
- M 3.6 — 2010-07-165 km NNW of Barnesville, Maryland
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES