Catonsville
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census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maryland
- County
- Baltimore
- Established
- January 20, 1831
- Total
- 14.04 sq mi (36.37 km )
- Land
- 13.96 sq mi (36.16 km )
- Water
- 0.081 sq mi (0.21 km )
- Elevation
- 479 ft (146 m)
- Density
- 3,201.8/sq mi (1,236.22/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 21228, 21229, 21250
- Area codes
- 410, 443, and 667
- Fips code
- 24-14125
- Gnis feature id
- 0583624
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Catonsville
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Baltimore County
- Population
- 44701
- Area
- 36.368059
- Elevation
- 146
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Image
- Catonsville Frederick Road.jpg
- Households
- 15566
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- inception
- 1831-01-20
- topic's main category
- Category:Catonsville, Maryland
- Commons category
- Catonsville, Maryland
- water as percent of area
- 0.5711
- postal code
- 21228
- per capita income
- 42147
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Catonsville, Maryland
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Catonsville (/ˈkeɪtənzˌvɪl/) is a town in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 44,701 at the 2020 US Census. The community is a streetcar suburb of Baltimore along the city's western border. The town is known for its proximity to the Patapsco River and Patapsco Valley State Park, making it a regional mountain biking hub. The town is also notable as a local hotbed of music, earning it the official nickname of "Music City, Maryland." Catonsville contains the majority of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), a major public research university with close to 14,000 students.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Catonsville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.