Stoneleigh-Rodgers Forge was 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 ...

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during the

1960 United States census The 1960 United States census, conducted by the United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 19 percent over the 151,325,798 persons Enumeration, enumerated ...

, which consists of the communities of Stoneleigh and

Rodgers Forge Rodgers Forge is a national historic district southwest of the unincorporated Towson area and county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, just north of the Baltimore City/County line. It is mostly a residential area, with rowhous ...

. The population in 1960 was 15,645. The census area merged with

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in 1970, when the population of Towson CDP increased from 19,090 to 77,768. The ZIP code serving the area is 21212.

Geography

The census area of Stoneleigh-Rodgers Forge was located north east of

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and south of the census area of Towson. The

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of the CDP was 2.4 square miles and a population density of 6,519 per sq. mi.

Education

The student population in the area is served by

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. A few of the schools serving the area include Stoneleigh Elementary, Rodgers Forge Elementary,Rodgers Forge Elementary
Retrieved 2013-08-29. and Dumbarton Middle School.

References

{{reflist Geography of Baltimore County, Maryland Former census-designated places in Maryland Towson, Maryland