Perryman

History

St. George's Parish Vestry House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor high-speed rail line runs through the community; however, Amtrak and MARC trains do not stop as there is no station.

Geography

Perryman is located in southern Harford County at (39.468509, −76.213090). It is bordered to the west by Church Creek and the Bush River, an arm of Chesapeake Bay; to the south by Sod Run, an inlet of the Bush River; to the east by Chelsea Road and Aberdeen Proving Ground; and to the north by the city of Aberdeen. The community of Riverside touches the northwest side of Perryman. U.S. Route 40 (Pulaski Highway) runs through the northern part of Perryman, leading northeast to Elkton and southwest to downtown Baltimore. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Perryman CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.08%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,991
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  13,584
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,302
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  11,220
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  11,160
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,120
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,375
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  10,275

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

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2025-10-27
  4 km E of Riverside, Maryland
• M 2.6 — 2021-06-25
  2 km SE of Woodlawn, Maryland
• M 2.81 — 2019-09-15
  5 km ESE of East Berlin, Pennsylvania
• M 4.1 — 2017-11-30
  3 km NNE of Little Creek, Delaware
• M 2.64 — 2015-01-25
  4 km ESE of Downingtown, Pennsylvania
• M 3.05 — 2010-06-03
  4 km ENE of Franklintown, Pennsylvania