| Reisterstown,
Baltimore
County Zip Code(s): 21136
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Description
Reisterstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place
in Baltimore County, Maryland. Founded by German immigrant John Reister
in 1758, it is located to the northwest of Baltimore. Though it is older
than the areas surrounding it, it now serves primarily as a residential
suburb of Baltimore. The center is designated the Reisterstown Historic
District and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
History
In 1746, a church was built on a piece of land nearby
Reister??s property known as Church Hill. Funded and built by the
Lutheran community, the church was free to all denominations. As normal
back then the church served a second purpose, a school house. But as the
town and its population grew, the church could no longer hold all of the
town??s children. Reister found a solution to this and made a new
school on his property in 1793.
After the death of John Reister, the
town raised money to build Franklin Academy, in the name of Benjamin
Franklin. By 1824 the school had been finished, and in 1826 the
community had installed a cupola, the Franklin Bell, which now resides
proudly in front of the present Franklin High School. In the 1870s the
school became one of the first to join the Baltimore County school
system. Franklin Academy became the first public high school in the
county in 1874. By the early 1900s the school became a public library
(previously the Franklin Academy), where it still stands today next to
the Lutheran cemetery and across the street from the present day
Franklin Middle School.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,438 people, 8,680
households, and 5,980 families residing in the CDP. The population
density was 4,461.2 people per square mile (1,722.3/km??). There were
9,081 housing units at an average density of 1,805.5/sq mi
(697.1/km??). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.5% White, 12.1%
African American, 0.22% Native American, 4.02% Asian, 0.07% Pacific
Islander, 1.63% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.39% of the population.
There were 8,680 households out of
which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1%
were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder
with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 24.7% of all
households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone
who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55
and the average family size was 3.06.
In the CDP the population was spread
out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to
44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The
median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in
the CDP was $47,587, and the median income for a family was $55,418.
Males had a median income of $37,322 versus $31,190 for females. The per
capita income for the CDP was $22,206. About 4.6% of families and 5.8%
of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those
under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.
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