Reisterstown, Maryland

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Reisterstown is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 22,438 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Founded by John Reister in March 1758, the location that is now Reisterstown was settled due to its strategic location on the frontier between Baltimore and points further north in Pennsylvania and west in Maryland. Reister originally purchased 20 acres of land at an intersection of several roads approximately 16 miles northwest of Baltimore. He named this area Reister's Desire and established an inn and tavern.

In 1763 the Reister family purchased an additional 83 acres of land connected to their property and started to attract settlers. By 1785, the town began to grow at a faster pace as Reister's six children moved out on their own and started several businesses in the new town. Some of these businesses included blacksmith and carpenter shops, a distillery, and a tannery.

The town remained a travel-oriented town until people eventually began settling as more stores and commercial businesses opened up. By 1787, town, county, and state officials began referring to the town as Reister’s Town, and eventually simply Reisterstown

[edit] Geography

Reisterstown is located at 39°27′25″N, 76°48′53″W (39.456954, -76.814610)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.0 km² (5.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 22,438 people, 8,680 households, and 5,980 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,722.3/km² (4,461.2/mi²). There were 9,081 housing units at an average density of 697.1/km² (1,805.5/mi²). 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.