Gambrills refers to two neighboring places in

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metro area: the unincorporated community of Gambrills, and the Gambrills

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(CDP). The area was named after Augustine Gambrill, a plantation owner. The CDP covers an expansive range that falls within the communities of Crofton, Waugh Chapel, and Odenton. It also borders Davidsonville, Crownsville, Millersville, and

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History

The original village of Gambrills was located on Annapolis Road, southeast of the center of Odenton. Today, it is an unincorporated, census-designated place. It is the location of Whites Hall Farm, the birthplace and boyhood home of Maryland native

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Demographics

Unincorporated Gambrills has an estimated population of 3,185 as of 2021. In 2022, the population of the CDP was 2,837. The median-income of residents was $140,238.

Transportation

Gambrills is served by routes 3, 32, and MARC, the Maryland commuter rail service. There is a MARC station in neighboring Odenton. Gambrills is located along Maryland Route 175 (Annapolis Road), and extends south and southeast around the town of Crofton.

Retail

Gambrills is the site of two large power centers adjacent to one another: Waugh Chapel Towne Centre (650,000 sq. ft.) part of a 1.2 million square foot

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, and the Village at Waugh Chapel (357,000 square feet).

Schools

The area is served by the following schools: * Crofton Elementary School (Crofton, Maryland) * Crofton Woods Elementary School (Crofton, Maryland) * Crofton Meadows Elementary School (Crofton, Maryland) * Millersville Elementary School (Millersville, Maryland) * Nantucket Elementary School ((Crofton, Maryland)) * Four Seasons Elementary School (Gambrills, Maryland) * Odenton Elementary School (Odenton, Maryland) * Waugh Chapel Elementary School (Odenton, Maryland) * School of the Incarnation (Gambrills, Maryland) * Crofton Middle School (Gambrills, Maryland) * Arundel Middle School (Odenton, Maryland) * Old Mill Middle School South (Millersville) * Arundel High School (Gambrills, Maryland) * Crofton High School (Gambrills, Maryland) * Old Mill High School ( Millersville)

Notable residents

– businessman involved in the building of the B&O Railroad, founded

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and

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was born in Gambrills.

References

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