Severna Park, Maryland

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Severna Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 28,507 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Natives and residents of note
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Severna Park is located at 39°4′56″N, 76°33′56″W (39.082109, -76.565656)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 40.4 km² (15.6 mi²). 33.4 km² (12.9 mi²) of it is land and 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it (17.31%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 28,507 people, 9,731 households, and 8,105 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 853.2/km² (2,209.7/mi²). There were 9,945 housing units at an average density of 297.7/km² (770.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.45% White, 3.29% African American, 0.18% Native American, 2.77% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 9,731 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.7% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $87,472, and the median income for a family was $93,923. Males had a median income of $65,742 versus $40,061 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,985. About 1.6% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Much like the surounding area Severna Park has a nick-name as well, "The Park" much like "The OC" of California fame think highly of their situation, the teens [and much of the families] of "the Park" fancy themselves on the cutting edge of fasion and the world of pop culture. Local nick-names include "The 'Dena" [Pasadena] and Glen Burn-out [Glen Burnie].