SEVERNA PARK, MARYLAND

'Severna Park' is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 28,507 at the 2000 census.

Contents
Geography
Demographics
Local schools
Natives and residents of note
External links

Geography


Location of Severna Park, Maryland

Severna Park is located at (39.082109, -76.565656).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 40.4 km² (15.6 mi²). 33.4 km² (12.9 mi²) of it is land and 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it (17.31%) is water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there were 28,507 people, 9,731 households, and 8,105 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 853.2/km² (2,209.7/mi²). There were 9,945 housing units at an average density of 297.7/km² (770.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.45% White, 3.29% African American, 0.18% Native American, 2.77% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 9,731 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.7% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.17 people.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $87,472, and the median income for a family was $93,923. Males had a median income of $65,742 versus $40,061 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,985. About 1.6% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Local schools


Public and private schools in Severna Park are as follows:

★ Severna Park Elementary School

★ Jones Elementary School

★ Oak Hill Elementary School

★ Folger McKinsey Elementary School

★ Benfield Elementary

★ Severna Park Middle School

★ St. John the Evangelist School [1]

Severna Park High School

Severn School

Natives and residents of note



Steve Bisciotti, owner of the Baltimore Ravens

Mark Teixeira, professional baseball player for the Atlanta Braves

Marjorie Holt, U.S. Congresswoman for Maryland's 4th District, 1973-1987.

Andrew J. Hudson, Lt. Col. Hargrave Military Academy (Ret.)

Ronald Damien Malfi, novelist

Michael Peroutka, 2004 Presidential candidate

Pat Sajak, host of the TV game show ''Wheel of Fortune''

William Dean Martin, known as "Billy Martin", guitarist for punk-rock band Good Charlotte

Steve Wojciechowski, former basketball player and current assistant coach at Duke University

Gavin Floyd, professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox

Jeff Hatch, former professional football player for the New York Giants

External links



Greater Severna Park Chamber of Commerce

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church

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