Glen Burnie, Maryland
Encyclopedia
Glen Burnie is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Anne Arundel County
, Maryland
, United States
, and is a suburb
of Baltimore
. The population was 67,639 at the 2010 census. A Maryland District court building is located here.
established a county seat near what is currently known as Brooklyn Park
. He named his property "Glennsburne".
The name was changed to "Glennsbourne Farm", and eventually "Glenburnie", as the property was passed through Glenn's descendants. Records also show the name as "Tracey's Station" and "Myrtle", after local postmaster Samuel Sewell Tracey and one of Tracey's boarders, before the final decision was made.
In 1854, William Wilkins Glenn, Elias Glenn's grandson, incorporated the Curtis Creek Mining, Furnace and Manufacturing Company into his family's property. The business flourished during the 19th century, and with it came several thousand acres of land in northern Anne Arundel County.
Upon the death of William Wilkins Glenn, his son, brother and nephew began to manage the family's business affairs, and Glenburnie became an official state subdivision in 1888. The Glenn family contracted George T. Melvin and Henry S. Mancha to lay out and promote the town. It would not be until 1930 that postmaster Louis J. DeAlba decided two words were better than one, and gave the town a final name change to the current Glen Burnie.
, named for ex-Governor Albert C. Ritchie) followed in 1939. Ritchie Highway carried nearly all Baltimore
-area traffic headed for Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
until an alternate bypass road, Interstate 97
, opened in the 1980s. [Prior to the 1980s,] Until 1950 the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
provided both passenger and freight service from Annapolis to Baltimore; passenger service ended in February 1950 due to increased competition from buses and private automobiles, but freight service continued until Hurricane Agnes did so much damage to a trestle crossing the Severn River in Annapolis that the trestle was condemned for use by trains by the Army Corps of Engineers in the late 1960s (The trestle remained as a haven for fishermen and crabbers until it was dismantled). [it was served by the now-defunct Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
's line between Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland
]. North Glen Burnie is now served by the Baltimore Light Rail
system's Cromwell/Glen Burnie station
.
Schools and churches were built in the ensuing decades, and construction was completed on Harundale Mall
, the first enclosed shopping center east of the Mississippi River
, in 1958; it was one of the first shopping centers to be called a "mall" and was developed by James W. Rouse
of the Rouse Company (which also developed nearby Columbia, Maryland
). The mall was developed in a joint effort with a local Real Estate developer, Charles Steffey. The original planned location was not on Ritchie Highway but on Crain Highway (the main arterial for Glen Burnie). Charlie Steffey and Jim Rouse negotiated unsuccessfully with the "city fathers" of Glen Burnie, offering to regenerate the (then failing) center of town with their revolutionary concept. The "sticking point" was that the intersection of Crain Highway and Quarterfield road (the proposed location) habitually flooded in even nominal rainstorms, to the point of cars being up to their doors in the river that ensued. The "city fathers" decided that the advantage of having the "mall" there was overshadowed by the cost of fixing the storm water situation and declined. As a result Glen Burnie Mall followed in 1962. Marley Station Mall, another large shopping center, opened in February 1987. The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration office building employs many people in town. In the 1970s developers tried to make Glen Burnie more urban by building and funding new projects, projects like Empire Towers in 1978, or Crain Towers in 1982, then with the addition of a Anne Arundel Community College branch. In 1965 North Arundel Hospital opened as a community hospital, but seeing as it was constantly overflowed with patients, So the University of Maryland Medical System bought the hospital in 2000 and renovated it to accommodate more patents and equipment.
Ethnicity:
White population:44,930
African American population:14,856
Alaskan native/American Indian population:260
Asian population:2,686
Hispanic Population:5,368
Education:
Public Schools:
Glen Burnie High,
Southgate Elementary,
Marley Elementary,
Marley Middle,
Glendale Elementary,
Freetown Elementary,
Monarch Academy,
Point Pleasant Elementary,
Solley Elementary,
Corkran Middle,
George T. Cromwell Elementary,
Glen Burnie Park Elementary
North County High
North Glen Elementary
Oakwood Elementary
Woodside Elementary
Communities that fall under Glen Burnie:
Southgate,
Glen Burnie Park,
Point Pleasant,
Marley,
Harundale,
Fox Chase,
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.4 km²), of which, 12.2 square miles (31.6 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (5.49%) is water.
zone, with hot humid summers, mild to chilly winters, and evenly distributed annual precipitation.
of 2000, there were 38,922 people, 15,210 households, and 9,977 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 3,182.1 people per square mile (1,228.8/km²). There were 15,902 housing units at an average density of 1,300.1 per square mile (502.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.11% White, 13.52% Black, 0.35% Native American, 2.40% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races
, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population.
There were 15,210 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples
living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,281, and the median income for a family was $51,845. Males had a median income of $35,957 versus $27,078 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $20,170. About 5.9% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and is a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
. The population was 67,639 at the 2010 census. A Maryland District court building is located here.
History
The groundwork for Glen Burnie was laid in 1812, when a district attorney by the name of Elias GlennElias Glenn
Elias Glenn was a United States federal judge.Born in Elkton, Maryland, Glenn was in private practice in Baltimore before becoming a judge of the Baltimore County Court...
established a county seat near what is currently known as Brooklyn Park
Brooklyn Park, Maryland
Brooklyn Park is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 10,938 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brooklyn Park, MD is located at ....
. He named his property "Glennsburne".
The name was changed to "Glennsbourne Farm", and eventually "Glenburnie", as the property was passed through Glenn's descendants. Records also show the name as "Tracey's Station" and "Myrtle", after local postmaster Samuel Sewell Tracey and one of Tracey's boarders, before the final decision was made.
In 1854, William Wilkins Glenn, Elias Glenn's grandson, incorporated the Curtis Creek Mining, Furnace and Manufacturing Company into his family's property. The business flourished during the 19th century, and with it came several thousand acres of land in northern Anne Arundel County.
Upon the death of William Wilkins Glenn, his son, brother and nephew began to manage the family's business affairs, and Glenburnie became an official state subdivision in 1888. The Glenn family contracted George T. Melvin and Henry S. Mancha to lay out and promote the town. It would not be until 1930 that postmaster Louis J. DeAlba decided two words were better than one, and gave the town a final name change to the current Glen Burnie.
Building through history
Among the earliest Glen Burnie schools was First Avenue Elementary, built in 1899. The oldest area church is St. Alban's Episcopal, which was built in 1904, with many of its bricks dating back to Marley Chapel, an early Maryland parish from the 1730s. Crain Highway, one of Glen Burnie's main thoroughfares (named after State Senator Robert Crain), opened in 1927 and Ritchie Highway (Maryland Route 2Maryland Route 2
Maryland Route 2 is the longest state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The route runs from Solomons Island in Calvert County north to an intersection with U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 40 Truck in Baltimore...
, named for ex-Governor Albert C. Ritchie) followed in 1939. Ritchie Highway carried nearly all Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
-area traffic headed for Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland. Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore region with the more urban Western Shore. The original span opened in 1952 and, at the time, with a length of , it was the world's longest...
until an alternate bypass road, Interstate 97
Interstate 97
Interstate 97 is an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It runs from Annapolis at the overlapped section of US 50, US 301, and the unsigned I-595 to Baltimore at the city's beltway...
, opened in the 1980s. [Prior to the 1980s,] Until 1950 the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
The Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad, now defunct, was an American railroad of central Maryland built in the 19th century. The railroad, the second to serve Annapolis, ran between Annapolis and Clifford along the north shore of the Severn River...
provided both passenger and freight service from Annapolis to Baltimore; passenger service ended in February 1950 due to increased competition from buses and private automobiles, but freight service continued until Hurricane Agnes did so much damage to a trestle crossing the Severn River in Annapolis that the trestle was condemned for use by trains by the Army Corps of Engineers in the late 1960s (The trestle remained as a haven for fishermen and crabbers until it was dismantled). [it was served by the now-defunct Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
The Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad, now defunct, was an American railroad of central Maryland built in the 19th century. The railroad, the second to serve Annapolis, ran between Annapolis and Clifford along the north shore of the Severn River...
's line between Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
]. North Glen Burnie is now served by the Baltimore Light Rail
Baltimore Light Rail
The Maryland Transit Administration Light Rail is a light rail system serving Baltimore, Maryland, United States, and the surrounding suburbs.In downtown Baltimore it uses city streets...
system's Cromwell/Glen Burnie station
Cromwell Station/Glen Burnie (Baltimore Light Rail station)
Cromwell Station/Glen Burnie is one of two southern terminal stops on the Baltimore Light Rail. It is also one of two stations within Glen Burnie, Maryland. Trains depart Cromwell/Glen Burnie bound for Timonium or Hunt Valley...
.
Schools and churches were built in the ensuing decades, and construction was completed on Harundale Mall
Harundale Mall
Harundale Mall, one of the first enclosed shopping malls, was located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States at the intersection of Ritchie Highway and Aquahart Road. Harundale Mall has been replaced by Harundale Plaza located at the same location...
, the first enclosed shopping center east of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
, in 1958; it was one of the first shopping centers to be called a "mall" and was developed by James W. Rouse
James W. Rouse
James Wilson Rouse , founder of The Rouse Company, was a pioneering American real estate developer, urban planner, civic activist, and later, free enterprise-based philanthropist...
of the Rouse Company (which also developed nearby Columbia, Maryland
Columbia, Maryland
Columbia is a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not...
). The mall was developed in a joint effort with a local Real Estate developer, Charles Steffey. The original planned location was not on Ritchie Highway but on Crain Highway (the main arterial for Glen Burnie). Charlie Steffey and Jim Rouse negotiated unsuccessfully with the "city fathers" of Glen Burnie, offering to regenerate the (then failing) center of town with their revolutionary concept. The "sticking point" was that the intersection of Crain Highway and Quarterfield road (the proposed location) habitually flooded in even nominal rainstorms, to the point of cars being up to their doors in the river that ensued. The "city fathers" decided that the advantage of having the "mall" there was overshadowed by the cost of fixing the storm water situation and declined. As a result Glen Burnie Mall followed in 1962. Marley Station Mall, another large shopping center, opened in February 1987. The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration office building employs many people in town. In the 1970s developers tried to make Glen Burnie more urban by building and funding new projects, projects like Empire Towers in 1978, or Crain Towers in 1982, then with the addition of a Anne Arundel Community College branch. In 1965 North Arundel Hospital opened as a community hospital, but seeing as it was constantly overflowed with patients, So the University of Maryland Medical System bought the hospital in 2000 and renovated it to accommodate more patents and equipment.
Ethnicity:
White population:44,930
African American population:14,856
Alaskan native/American Indian population:260
Asian population:2,686
Hispanic Population:5,368
Education:
Public Schools:
Glen Burnie High,
Southgate Elementary,
Marley Elementary,
Marley Middle,
Glendale Elementary,
Freetown Elementary,
Monarch Academy,
Point Pleasant Elementary,
Solley Elementary,
Corkran Middle,
George T. Cromwell Elementary,
Glen Burnie Park Elementary
North County High
North Glen Elementary
Oakwood Elementary
Woodside Elementary
Communities that fall under Glen Burnie:
Southgate,
Glen Burnie Park,
Point Pleasant,
Marley,
Harundale,
Fox Chase,
Geography
Glen Burnie is located at 39°9′36"N 76°36′38"W (39.159982, -76.610588). The intersection of Central Avenue and Crain Highway forms the boundaries of the NW, SW, NE & SE postal quadrants in the community's center.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the CDP has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.4 km²), of which, 12.2 square miles (31.6 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (5.49%) is water.
Climate
Glen Burnie lies within the Humid subtropical climateHumid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a climate zone characterized by hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters...
zone, with hot humid summers, mild to chilly winters, and evenly distributed annual precipitation.
Notable natives and residents
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and actor
- John A. CadeJohn A. CadeJohn A. Cade was a Republican State Senator from District 33 in the U.S. state of Maryland.-Background:John A. Cade was first elected to office in 1975 to represent District 33, which covers a portion of Anne Arundel County, Maryland...
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talk-show host - [The Honorable Daryl Jones, first African American County Councilmember of Anne Arundel County]
- Jason 'Morgon' Young, creator of mygamercard.net
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 38,922 people, 15,210 households, and 9,977 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 3,182.1 people per square mile (1,228.8/km²). There were 15,902 housing units at an average density of 1,300.1 per square mile (502.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.11% White, 13.52% Black, 0.35% Native American, 2.40% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population.
There were 15,210 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,281, and the median income for a family was $51,845. Males had a median income of $35,957 versus $27,078 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $20,170. About 5.9% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
See also
- Baltimore & Annapolis TrailBaltimore & Annapolis TrailThe Baltimore & Annapolis Trail is a rail trail in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The trail starts at Boulter's Way in Arnold and ends near Baltimore Light Rail's Cromwell Station in Glen Burnie. Starting near Annapolis at Jonas Green State Park, the trail passes through Arnold, Severna Park,...
- Glen Burnie High SchoolGlen Burnie High SchoolGlen Burnie High School is a large public secondary school of more than two thousand students in senior high grades 9–12 located in the Baltimore suburb of Glen Burnie, Maryland...
- High school football field is featured in the film The ReplacementsThe Replacements (film)The Replacements is a 2000 American film directed by Howard Deutch. It stars Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Brooke Langton and Orlando Jones.-Plot:...
. - Harundale MallHarundale MallHarundale Mall, one of the first enclosed shopping malls, was located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States at the intersection of Ritchie Highway and Aquahart Road. Harundale Mall has been replaced by Harundale Plaza located at the same location...
- Marley StationMarley StationMarley Station is an enclosed shopping mall in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Opened in 1987, it was expanded in 1993 and 1997. The mall includes J.C. Penney, Macy's and Sears as its anchor stores. It is managed by Simon Property Group.-History:...