Bel Air South, Maryland
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Bel Air South is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Harford County Harford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 260,924. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County is included in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Stati ...
,
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...
, United States. The population was 47,709 at the 2010 census, up from 39,711 in 2000.


Geography

Bel Air South is located southwest of the center of Harford County at (39.502757, −76.318971). It is bordered to the north by the town of Bel Air (the Harford County seat) and the Bel Air North CDP. It is bordered to the south by Edgewood. From the Bel Air town limits, the boundary of the Bel Air South CDP follows: * Maryland Route 22 (Churchville Road) east to Schucks Road *Schucks Road south to East Wheel Road *East Wheel Road southwest to Laurel Bush Road *Laurel Bush Road southeast to Abingdon Road *Abingdon Road southeast to
Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the ...
*Interstate 95 southwest to
Winters Run Winters Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in Harford County, Maryland. The river begins north of the community of Fallston at the confluence of ...
(I-95 forms the boundary with Edgewood) *Winters Run northwest (upstream) to Baltimore Pike *Baltimore Pike northeast to the Bel Air town limits.
Maryland Route 24 Maryland Route 24 (MD 24) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from an entrance to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Maryland, Edgewood north to the Pennsylvania state line near Fawn Grov ...
is the main road through the CDP, leading north into Bel Air and south across I-95 at Exit 77 to Edgewood. Via I-95,
Baltimore Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the 30th-most populous U.S. city. The Baltimore metropolitan area is the 20th-large ...
is to the southwest. According to the
United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the Bel Air South CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.46%, are water. The unincorporated community of Emmorton is near the geographic center of the CDP. Fountain Green is an unincorporated community in the northeast part of the CDP.


Demographics

As of the
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2000, there were 39,711 people, 14,869 households, and 11,017 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 15,267 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.59%
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, 4.11%
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, 0.16% Native American, 2.26% Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, Pacificans, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe th ...
, 0.65% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population. There were 14,869 households, out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were
married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $79,623, and the median income for a family was $92,258.https://archive.today/20200210222650/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US2405825&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US24%7C16000US2405825&_street=&_county=bel+air+south&_cityTown=bel+air+south&_state=04000US24&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= Males had a median income of $49,566 versus $34,263 for females. The
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for the CDP was $26,658. About 1.4% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.


Climate

Bel Air South has a
humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
(
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
: ''Dfa'').


References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Harford County, Maryland Former census-designated places in Maryland