Bel Air is the county seat of Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 10,080 at the 2000 census. Bel Air formally refers to the town proper; if Bel Air North and Bel Air South were included in the designation, the population would be about 75,000. Image File history File links MDMap-doton-BelAir. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N  - Longitude 75° 03′ W to 79° 29... United States of America, showing states, divided into counties. ... Harford County is a county located in the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Maryland. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Harford County is a county located in the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Maryland. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N  - Longitude 75° 03′ W to 79° 29...

Bel Air is Harford County's commercial and nightlife center, with more retail stores and restaurants than other towns in the county.

Geography

Bel Air is located at 39°32′12″N, 76°20′54″W (39.536707, -76.348280)¹. The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Transportation

Located on U.S. Route 1, and several miles north of I-95. Route 1 has both a bypass around Bel Air and Hickory, and a business route snaking through downtown. MD State Highway 24 connects Business 1 to I-95 in Edgewood. This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ... Interstate 95 or (I-95) is an interstate highway that runs 1907 miles (3070 kilometers) north and south along the eastern United States coast. ... Interstate 95 or (I-95) is an interstate highway that runs 1907 miles (3070 kilometers) north and south along the eastern United States coast. ... Edgewood is the name of some places in the United States of America: Edgewood, California Edgewood, Florida Edgewood, Illinois Edgewood, Indiana Edgewood, Iowa Edgewood, Kentucky Edgewood, Maryland Edgewood, New Mexico Edgewood, Ohio Edgewood, Pennsylvania Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Edgewood, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Edgewood, Texas Edgewood, Washington This is a disambiguation...

The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad ("Ma and Pa") ran through town in the early part of the 20th century, but the tracks have since been dismantled. The Ma and Pa Trail walking trail runs its course, creating shortcuts through wooded portions of town, around Heavenly Waters Park. The main link runs from Williams Street downtown, and east to the equestrian center. A second link already built in Forest Hill was planned to merge with the main trail, but as of late 2006 the link has not been constructed. The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, sometimes shortened to the Ma and Pa, operated between Baltimore, Maryland and York, Pennsylvania from 1901 until the middle of the twentieth century. ... Map of the Ma and Pa Trails route. ...

A six-level parking garage is located on Hickory Avenue downtown, with plans to build a second parking garage elsewhere in town. A multi-storey car park is a building or part thereof which is designed specifically to be for vehicle parking and where there are a number of floors on which parking takes place. ...

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,080 people, 4,235 households, and 2,511 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,385.0/km² (3,583.7/mi²). There were 4,444 housing units at an average density of 610.6/km² (1,580.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.82% White, 4.38% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 4,235 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.94. “Spouse” redirects here. ...

In the town the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,135, and the median income for a family was $58,299. Males had a median income of $42,412 versus $29,207 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,737. 6.4% of the population and 4.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.6% are under the age of 18 and 6.5% are 65 or older. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...

History

Bel Air's identity has gone through several incarnations since 1780. Landowner Aquilla Scott planned the town on a portion of inherited land known as "Scott's Improvement Enlarged," which he called "Scott's Old Fields." Four years later, the town had expanded as local politicians, merchants and innkeepers purchased lots from Scott, and the county commissioners decided to change its name to the more appealing "Belle Aire." In his deeds, Scott dropped one letter, renaming the town, "Bell Aire." Around 1798, court records decided to drop two more letters and "Bel Air" was born.

During this period, Bel Air began to show strong communal legs. In 1782, just two years after its conception, it became Harford's county seat, and Daniel Scott (Aquilla's son) started building a courthouse on Main Street, which is still the town's main road. In the late 18th century, Bel Air's city limits encompassed both sides of Main Street, but the days following the Civil War ignited a building and land-development boom that remains in full swing today.

Several fires swept through the downtown area in the early 20th century, notably in 1900 and 1942. In 1972, a fire decimated the street, causing $2 million dollars worth of damage.

In 1970, notorious Black Panthers member H. Rap Brown was on a safety-relocation trial in the courthouse for instigating a riot after a rally in Cambridge. Radicals sent to eliminate Brown drove to Bel Air in a car laden with plastic explosives, intending to take down the courthouse, but the car exploded too early, leaving a crater in the road less than a mile away. The trial was eventually moved again. The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a revolutionary Black nationalist organization in the United States that formed in the late 1960s and grew to national prominence before falling apart due to factional rivalries stirred up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ... H. Rap Brown in 1967 H. Rap Brown now known as Jamil Al-Amin (born October 4, 1943) came to prominence in the 1960s as a civil rights worker, black activist, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Justice Minister of the Black Panther Party. ... Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. ...

The town once boasted a regionally featured horse track, which stood where the Harford Mall is today.

Noted natives and residents

• John Wilkes Booth -- American stage actor and assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.
• Edwin Thomas Booth -- Brother of John Wilkes Booth, son of Junius Brutus Booth. Considered one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the 1800s.
• Augustus Bradford -- 32nd Governor of Maryland, 1862 - 1866.
• Kimmie Meissner -- Figure Skating Olympian, 2006 World Champion & 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Champion
• Eric Zuber -- Piano prodigy, student of Leon Fleisher
• Jay Witasick -- Pitcher for C. Milton Wright High School who went on to pitch at UMBC and also pitched for the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, and Colorado Rockies. In 2005, he was invited to Spring Training by his hometown Baltimore Orioles on a minor league contract but did not make the team as the team had previous commitments to pitchers such as Steve Reed who were on major league deals.
• Elissa Lynch -- Spokesperson for National Free Comic Book Day.

• Julienne Irwin -- competed in Americas Got Talent and made into final four.
• George Slade -- was on show called TRL on MTV.

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Schools

Colleges and universities

• Harford Community College

Harford Community College is a Community College in Bel Air, Maryland in the USA. It fields no athletic teams. ...

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Harford County Public Schools serves Bel Air.

• Elementary Schools: Bel Air ES, Fountain Green ES, Hickory ES, Homestead-Wakefield ES, John Archer School, Prospect Mill ES, Ring Factory ES,
• Middle Schools: Bel Air MS, Southampton MS.
• High Schools: Bel Air High School, C. Milton Wright High School, Harford Technical High School

Bel Air High School is a high school in Harford County, Maryland. ... An image of the school C. Milton Wright High School is a Public Secondary School Located in Bel Air, Maryland. ...

Private schools

• St. Margaret's
• John Carroll School
• Harford Day
• Bel Forest Academy