Owings Mills is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a
suburb of Baltimore. Per the
2020 census, the population was 35,674. Owings Mills is home to the northern terminus of the
Baltimore Metro Subway, and housed the
Owings Mills Mall until its closure in 2015. It is also home to the
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its home g ...
' headquarters facility, and the studios for
Maryland Public Television. In 2008,
CNNMoney.com named Owings Mills number 49 of the "100 Best Places to Live and Launch".
Geography
Owings Mills is located at (39.412282, −76.793065).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Geology
The
Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area is in the Owings Mills area. It is a
serpentinite barren fostering a unique ecosystem as a result of the dissolution of the rock into an easily eroded thin soil. This site and the
Bare Hills District have historically been sources of chromium ore, and during the 19th century they were the largest producers of chrome in the world.
Demographics
2020 census
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 30,622 people and 12,525 households in the CDP. The population density was . There were 13,282 housing units, at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 34.3%
White
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, 51.0%
African American
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, 0.3%
Native American, 7.8%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 3.3% some other race, and 3.3% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 7.0% of the population.
There were 12,525 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were headed by
married couples
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living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. Of all households 33.2% were made up of individuals, and 7.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34, and the average family size was 3.01.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.2 males.
At the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the CDP was $53,424, and the median income for a family was $61,079. Males had a median income of $41,135 versus $33,359 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $27,107. About 4.6% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Owings Mills is served by the Baltimore County Public Schools system. Schools include
New Town Elementary, Owings Mills Elementary, Lyons Mill Elementary, Timber Grove Elementary in adjacent
Reisterstown, Glyndon Elementary, Deer Park Middle Magnet,
Owings Mills High, and
New Town High. There are also several private schools in the area, including
McDonogh School, a
Pre-K–12 school and
Garrison Forest School, also a Pre-K–12 school. McDonogh School is
co-ed while Garrison Forest is all girls.
Owings Mills is home to a satellite branch of the three campuses of the Community College of Baltimore County system (CCBC) (
Dundalk
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,
Essex
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and
Catonsville) and a branch of the
ITT Technical Institute.
Stevenson University (formerly Villa Julie College), opened its Owings Mills campus in 2004, an addition to its original
Stevenson campus nearby to the east.
Transportation
Roads
Some of the major roads in the Owings Mills area are:
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Bonita Avenue
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Caves Road
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Dolfield Road
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Garrison Forest Road (MD-129 on most northern block)
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Greenspring Avenue (formerly MD-519)
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Gwynnbrook Avenue
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Greenspring Valley Road (MD-130)
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Lakeside Boulevard
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Lyons Mill Road
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Marriottsville Road
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McDonogh Road
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Northwest Expressway (I-795)
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Owings Mills Boulevard (MD-940 near I-795 interchange)
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Reisterstown Road (MD-140)
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Painters Mill Road
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Park Heights Avenue (MD-129)
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Red Run Boulevard
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Rosewood Lane
Public transportation
Owings Mills station, the northwestern terminus of the
Baltimore Metro Subway, is on Painters Mills Road, very close to the mall. There is also public bus service available on
Maryland Transit Administration bus route nos.
87 and
89. Both routes operate on Painters Mill Road, to the mall and the Metro, and on different portions of Reisterstown Road.
Attractions and facilities
Owings Mills is home to approximately a dozen major shopping centers and numerous office buildings. In the center of Owings Mills was
Owings Mills Mall, an enclosed shopping mall. The mall, which opened in 1986, once featured more than 150 stores. The mall closed in 2015, and was completely demolished in March 2017. The former mall has since been redeveloped into Mill Station, which is a 620,000 sq ft retail development. The first retailer to open its doors in the new Mill Station was Costco, who hosted their ribbon cutting ceremony in October 2018. It is also within walking distance to the
Metro Centre, which holds the northern most stop on the
Baltimore Metro, along with restaurants and shopping.
Many nationally known organizations and businesses call Owings Mills home, including
CareFirst,
T. Rowe Price, Lion Brothers, The Baltimore Life Companies, Talbot Settlement & Escrow,
Black & Decker, the
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its home g ...
headquarters facility, and
Maryland Public Television studios (formerly the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting). A large manufacturing complex dates to 1926 as the site of
Maryland Baking Company, and then starting in 1957 housed Maryland Cup (see
Sweetheart Cup Company), the Fort Howard Paper Corporation (see
Georgia-Pacific), and finally the
Solo Cup Company, which closed the plant in 2011. In 2015, the property started redevelopment into a shopping complex, Foundry Row. The first store to open in Foundry Row was
Wegmans, which launched in September 2016.
The
Irvine Nature Center moved to a property here, in the
Caves Valley Historic District, in 2008.
The abandoned
Rosewood Center, a former asylum for people with mental disabilities, is in Owings Mills. It was shut down in 2010 due to numerous issues, including lead and asbestos contamination, and lack of equipment inventory.
It was used as a training location for the Maryland state police until 2013, when a police officer in training was shot and killed on the location during training.
Stevenson University acquired Rosewood in 2017
and finalized an agreement with the State of Maryland in September 2020 for the redevelopment of the site for their addition to the campus, to be known as Owings Mills East. The development is expected to take 18 months, and as of December 2020 has been continuing as scheduled despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
In media and popular culture
* The TV program ''
Wall $treet Week with
Louis Rukeyser'' was produced by
Maryland Public Television at its studios in Owings Mills during its original run from 1972 to 2005; many viewers became familiar with the town as the program's mailing address. Others became familiar with it as the mailing address of the still-running weekly automotive series ''
MotorWeek'' since 1981. Local roads can often be seen on the program.
* Rosewood Center is the location for the film ''
The Institute''.
Notable people
*
Nia Clouden (born 2000),
WNBA player
See also
*
On Nature's Trail
References
External links
University Project: Visions for a sustainable city: Owings Mills(mainly pictures)
Owings Mills Volunteer Fire Department incorporated 1921
History of Owings Mills
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