Catonsville () is a

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(CDP) in

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. The population was 44,701 at the 2020 US Census. The community is a

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along the city's western border. The town is known for its proximity to the

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and

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, 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

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(UMBC), a major public research university with close to 14,000 students.

History

Pre-colonial

The area of present-day Catonsville was not inhabited by large numbers of Native Americans, rather serving as a hunting ground or a means of transit. However, Native American arrowheads found in the area signal a presence in small numbers. The

itself, forming the southern boundary, bears a Native American name. They would have disappeared long before the first settlers encroached on the area, however. The Native Americans had left behind a number of trails, some of which the earliest settlers adopted them for their own purposes. Rolling Road, for example, originated as a Native American trail, beginning from Elkridge Landing, and traveling north through present-day Catonsville—the road was repurposed as a "rolling road" used to roll hogsheads of tobacco, hence its current name. Another trail was the Old Frederick Road, now known regionally as Johnnycake Road, which began at a point along

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, and traveling northwest, forming what is now Catonsville's northern boundary. Another potential Native American trail is Old Frederick Road, branching off from the aforementioned road southwest toward Frederick Road near Ellicott City.

Hunting Ridge

The Catonsville region and the surrounding Patapsco River valley remained unsettled for much of Maryland's early history, as early communication depended on major bodies of water, and not by land. The region of present-day Catonsville served as hunting grounds for early explorers, and was known in the 17th century and early 18th century as Hunting Ridge, as early hunters and trappers subsisted off game such as deer to feed and clothe themselves. However, it would be decades before the region underwent the settlement process.

Early settlement

The earliest formal settlement of present-day Catonsville began in the second half of the 17th century. Incoming settlers at first followed streams by boat or trail, until embarking further uphill for uncultivated land, often using the aforementioned Native trails, as existing settlers took up most of the desirable land around major waterways. It is uncertain if Catonsville's earliest settlers came primarily via the Patapsco or Patuxent rivers. Settlers from the latter would have traversed Anne Arundel County, before fording the Patapsco River at Elkridge Landing. As the southern shore of the Patapsco River began to fill with settlers, others began to look northward, a movement which soon increased in rapidity through the latter decades of the century. By the year 1695, much of Hunting Ridge had been settled through land grants, and most of present-day Catonsville land comes from these original land grants.

Catonsville

The history of present-day Catonsville follows its main artery, Frederick Road, which the town eventually developed around. In 1787, the Ellicott family built the Frederick Turnpike to transport goods from their flour mill, Ellicott Mills, to the Baltimore harbor. Charles Carroll, a signer of the

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, owned the land around the then newly built road. He instructed his son-in-law, Richard Caton, to develop the area along the road. Caton and his wife, Mary Carroll Caton, lived in Castle Thunder, constructed on the Frederick Turnpike in 1787. Castle Thunder marker

Caton gave his name to the community and called it "Catonville," although the name was changed to "Catonsville" in the 1830s. Businesses were built along the Frederick Turnpike for travelers traveling from Ellicott City to Baltimore. Catonsville served as a layover stop for travelers and the town increasingly grew and developed. The pleasant surroundings attracted wealthy Baltimore merchants who built large Victorian and colonial summer homes to escape Baltimore's summer heat. Starting in 1862, horsecar services connected Catonsville to Baltimore. In 1884, the Catonsville Short Line railroad was built, providing 8 roundtrip trains to Baltimore daily. This allowed residents to commute to work in Baltimore. Commuter traffic exploded in the 1890s with the construction of electric streetcar lines and fancy housing developments. Catonsville had become one of the first commuter suburbs in the United States. Baltimore has tried to annex Catonsville, although their attempts have all been failures. The last attempt was in 1918. Homes of all sizes were constructed rapidly through the 1970s, when much of land around the Frederick Turnpike had been converted into housing. A new and modern business district opened along the newly built Baltimore National Pike, north from the Frederick Turnpike. Catonsville was briefly made famous during the 1968 protest by the "

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", during which draft records were burned by Catholic anti-war activists. In 2002, the Maryland legislature issued a proclamation declaring Catonsville to be "Music City, Maryland", because of the concentration of musical retail stores, venues and educational facilities in the area
Life Sounds Great
is a series of compilation albums highlighting Catonsville musicians. In 2007, ''Money'' magazine ranked Catonsville the 49th best place to live in the United States and the third best in Maryland and Virginia.

Geography

Catonsville is located at (39.273756, −76.738012). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Catonsville lies above the

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within the

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Region of Maryland, a region characterized by broad, rolling hills punctuated by streams and rivers. Catonsville overlooks the

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and

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to the East. The

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lie approximately 40 miles west of the town. Catonsville is centered along Frederick Road (

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), once the main road from Baltimore leading to points west replacing what is now called Old Frederick Road. Johnnycake Road and Academy Road form the northern and northeastern boundaries of Catonsville, the Patapsco River provides the western and southern boundaries, Gun Road, Shelbourne Road Linden Avenue, Circle Drive and Wilkens Avenue form the southeastern boundaries while Baltimore City forms the eastern boundary. Catonsville is bordered by Woodlawn to the north,

to the east, by

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to the southeast, by Ilchester to the southwest, and by Ellicott City to the west. In addition to Frederick Road (Exit 13), Interstate 695 (the Baltimore Beltway) services Wilkens Avenue (

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), Edmondson Avenue and the Baltimore National Pike ( U.S. Route 40) via Exits 12, 14 and 15, respectively, with the latter two thoroughfares later converging in Baltimore City to the east. The main north–south roads in the area are Rolling Road (which is also Maryland Route 166 south of Frederick Road), Ingleside Avenue and Bloomsbury Avenue. Catonsville is a terminus of the Trolley Line Number 9 Trail and the Short Line Railroad Trail.

Transportation

Public transit

The

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provides bus service to the Catonsville area via the Purple CityLink route with service to

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, LocalLink routes 37 and 77, and Express BusLink 150 to Columbia. MARC Train provides commuter train service at the nearby Halethorpe station in Arbutus.

Roads

Major north–south routes in Catonsville include: * I-695

Interstate 695 (Baltimore Beltway) traveling south to north from Glen Burnie to

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. *

Interstate 195 (Metropolitan Boulevard) traveling east to west from southern Catonsville to BWI Airport. * MD Route 166

Maryland Route 166 (S. Rolling Road) traveling north to south from Frederick Road to Relay. North Rolling Road continues north of Frederick Road to Old Court Road in Randallstown. Major east–west routes in Catonsville include: * I-70

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traveling east to west from Security Boulevard-Cooks Lane to

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. *

U.S. Route 40 (Baltimore National Pike) east to west from

to Ellicott City. * MD Route 144

(Frederick Road) traveling east to west from Irvington to Ellicott City. * MD Route 372

(Wilkens Avenue) traveling east to west from Southwestern Boulevard to Rolling Road.

Neighborhoods

*Academy Heights, a residential community surrounding Mount de Sales Academy. *Arden Parke, a small residential area developed in the late 2010s *College Hills, a newer residential community surrounding the Community College of Baltimore County and the

. *Colonial Gardens, a residential neighborhood along Edmondson Avenue. * Ingleside, home to Ingleside Shopping Center on Baltimore National Pike. *Paradise, located east of Downtown Catonsville. *Summit Park, located northwest above Frederick Road adjacent to the Baltimore County Public Library *Westchester, located at the crossroads of Westchester and Rockwell Avenues. *Western Hills, located north of Downtown Catonsville along North Rolling Road. *Westview Park, located north of Downtown Catonsville along Baltimore National Pike. *Winters Lane, bordered to the north by Route 40, to the south by Edmondson Avenue, to the east by Beltway and to the west by Rolling Road, an Historically African-American residential neighborhood *Woodbridge Valley, located north of Downtown Catonsville along North Rolling Road, north of Baltimore National Pike. *Oak Forest Park, located west of Downtown Catonsville. *Windwood, residential neighborhood south of Frederick Road and directly west of Oak Forest Park

Demographics

2020 census

In 2010 Catonsville had a population of 41,567. The ethnic and racial composition of the population was 73.4% non-Hispanic white, 14.3% non-Hispanic black, 0.3% Native American, 6.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% non-Hispanic from some other race, 2.4% from two or more races and 3.4% Hispanic or Latino from any race.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 39,820 people, 15,503 households, and 9,255 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 16,054 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.28%

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, 11.83%

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, 0.22% Native American, 3.61% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.59% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population. There were 15,503 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were

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living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.98. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,061, and the median income for a family was $67,005. Males had a median income of $44,705 versus $33,420 for females. The

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for the CDP was $25,254. About 2.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the

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, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over. The median house value for the CDP was $141,300 in the 2000.

Education

Primary and secondary education

Public schools

Residents are zoned to schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools. Catonsville High School, Woodlawn Senior High School (center for science and pre engineering), and Western School of Technology and Environmental Science, formerly Western Vocational Technical Center, serve the area.

Private schools

* Mount de Sales Academy is a Catholic all-girls high school in Catonsville. * Saint Mark School and Parish can be found in Catonsville on Melvin Avenue, just off of Frederick Road. * Al-Rahmah School is an Islamic school on Johnnycake Road in northern Catonsville

= Defunct private schools

= * St. Timothy's Hall, former theological all-boys school on Catonsville

Higher education

*The

(UMBC) is located in Catonsville. *The Community College of Baltimore County, formerly known as Catonsville Community College, has a campus in Catonsville across the street from Catonsville High School.

Attractions

Arts and entertainment

* Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall *Lurman Woodland Theatre * Retriever Activities Center

Museums

*Benjamin Banneker Museum * Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County * Spring Grove Hospital Center Alumni Museum

Parks and recreation

*Catonsville Community Park * Conservation and Environmental Research Areas of UMBC *George F.Bragg Nature Study Center and Horticulture Center *Gliston Park * Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park * Benjamin Banneker Historical Park *

* Short Line Railroad Trail * Trolley Line Number 9 Trail *Western Hills Community Park (Crosby Park) *Westview Recreation Area

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

* Hilton (Catonsville, Maryland) * Winters Lane Historic District * Summit Home

Natives and residents of note

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, African-American inventor, scientist and mathematician *

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and

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, peace activists *

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, actor; assassin of President

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, attended St. Timothy's Hall, an Episcopal military academy in Catonsville, age 13–14 * William Henry Gorman, businessman who lived in Oak Forest Park from 1897 to 1915 * Charles S. Roberts, known as "The Father of Wargaming" * James Cardinal Stafford, an American cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Archbishop of Denver, Bishop of Memphis, and Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore

Arts and media

* Nan Agle, children's book author * Louis S. Diggs, Baltimore County historian * Duff Goldman, star of Food Network's '' Ace of Cakes'', and owner of Charm City Cakes attended University of Maryland Baltimore County *

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, actor * Emily Spencer Hayden, photographer * Elaine Hamilton,

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painter * Mimi Dietrich, author of quilting books and member of Quilters Hall of Fame * Juliana Luecking, recording artist and filmmaker * Shelley Puhak, poet *

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, actor * Steve Yeager, filmmaker

Music

* John Christ, guitarist for the band Danzig * Greg Kihn, rock musician *Pat DeMent, lead guitarist for Kix,

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, and Cinder Road *

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, jazz guitarist *

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, lead singer of 1980s band

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* Andy Stack (musician), drummer and keyboardist for the band

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* Thomas Viloteau, French classical guitarist

Sports

* Ken Dixon, former pitcher, Baltimore Orioles * Brian Jozwiak, former

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lineman, and former professional football player for the

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* Adam Kolarek, professional baseball pitcher, Tampa Bay Rays, LA Dodgers, 2020 World Series Champion * Charlie Maisel, former Major League Baseball player, St. Louis Browns * Fritz Maisel, known as the "Catonsville Flash," former Major League Baseball player, of the

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, now known as the

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* George Maisel, former Major League Baseball player, Baltimore Terrapins *

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, professional football coach, Canadian Football League,

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* John Miller, former pitcher, Baltimore Orioles * Jeff Nelson, former major league baseball pitcher * Jalen Robinson, professional soccer player * Wes Unseld Jr., professional NBA basketball coach *

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, hall of fame NBA basketball player and coach

Sports teams

* Chesapeake Bayhawks, former professional men's lacrosse team * Baltimore Tribe, former professional lacrosse team *

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, former professional soccer team *

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, collegiate athletic division for the

* Spring Grove Baseball Club semi-professional baseball team

References

External links

Catonsville Historical SocietyGreater Catonsville Chamber of CommerceStory Behind a 1925 Catonsville Home
- Ghosts of Baltimore blog * William C. Kerr papers at the

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