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Encyclopedia > Pikesville, Maryland
The Pikes Theater, one of Pikesville's historic landmarks. Currently, a theater-themed diner occupies the building
The Pikes Theater, one of Pikesville's historic landmarks. Currently, a theater-themed diner occupies the building

Pikesville is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Pikesville is just northwest of the Baltimore City limits. It is the northwestern suburb closest to Baltimore. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated. ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... For other uses of Baltimore, see Baltimore (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 101 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... REDIRECT Baltimore,_Maryland ...


In the 2000 censusGR2, the population of Pikesville was recorded as 29,123. The corridor along Interstate 795 which links Pikesville, Owings Mills and Reisterstown, Maryland to the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695) contains one of the larger Jewish populations in Maryland. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... Interstate 795 (abbreviated I-795) is a nine-mile freeway linking Baltimores northwestern suburbs of Pikesville, Owings Mills and Reisterstown, Maryland to the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695). ... Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. ... Reisterstown is a census-designated place located in Baltimore County, Maryland. ... Interstate 695 (abbreviated I-695) is a 51. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination...

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Geography

Location of Pikesville, Maryland

Pikesville is located at 39°22′45″N, 76°42′18″W (39.379039, -76.705091)GR1. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias MD county maps by Seth Ilys. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 32.1 km² (12.4 mi²). 32.1 km² (12.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.08% is water. 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. ...


Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 29,123 people, 12,747 households, and 8,145 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 906.8/km² (2,348.4/mi²). There were 13,391 housing units at an average density of 417.0/km² (1,079.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.39% White, 8.52% African American, 0.09% Native American, 3.49% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... 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. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... 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 12,747 households out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% 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 2.81. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...


In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.


The median income for a household in the CDP was $58,598, and the median income for a family was $78,002. Males had a median income of $52,079 versus $37,179 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $41,035. About 5.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


In 2000, 19.3% of Pikesville residents identified as being of Russian heritage. This was the highest percentage of Russian Americans of any place in the United States. A Russian-American is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States who has Russian heritage. ...


Jewish Community

In the 19th and early 20th centuries Jewish immigrants to the Baltimore area first formed enclaves in East Baltimore not far from Johns Hopkins Hospital. They then moved out of East Baltimore to create new Jewish neighborhoods in northwest Baltimore, around Druid Hill Park, lower Park Heights Avenue, and Forest Park. Just before and after World War II, the Jewish community started to move outside Baltimore City into Pikesville as the next step in their northwesterly migration. The Johns Hopkins Hospital is a teaching hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Druid Hill Park is a 745-acre park in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...


Pikesville is now considered the center of the Baltimore area's Jewish community of 100,000 (referred to by residents as "100,000 Jews in three zip codes"). Many of the region's largest and most established synagogues and Jewish schools are located in or near Pikesville. In the past few decades, the Jewish community has expanded further outside the city of Baltimore to other more distant northwestern suburbs, including Owings Mills and Reisterstown. Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. ... Reisterstown is a suburban town of Baltimore, Maryland. ...


Education

Pikesville is served by several elementary, middle, and high schools:


Public

Wellwood International Elementary School


Fort Garrison Elementary School


Summit Park Elementary School


Pikesville Middle School


Pikesville High School


Private

The Park School


Elementary School of St. Marks


Beth Tefiloh Community School


The Odyssey School


St. Timothy's School


Krieger Schechter Day School


Transportation

Roads in Pikesville

Reisterstown Road

Main article: Maryland Route 140

Maryland Route 140, better known as Reisterstown Road, is Pikesville's historic "Main Street," holding most of Pikesville's commerical development. Located on Reisterstown Road are the area's historic shops (mostly inside the Baltimore Beltway), and some more modern shopping centers (mostly outside the beltway). Highways in Maryland Numbered highways State highways - Minor state highways Maryland Route 140 is a local 49 mile long route in northern Maryland, United States. ... Highways in Maryland Numbered highways State highways - Minor state highways Maryland Route 140 is a local 49 mile long route in northern Maryland, United States. ... The Baltimore Beltway, Interstate 695, is a full beltway interstate highway extending around Baltimore, Maryland. ...


Old Court Road

Main article: Old Court Road

Old Court Road is one of the major cross-county roads in Pikesville, providing direct access to nearby Randallstown and Ruxton. While mostly residential, there is a small amount of commercial development on Old Court Road, plus the Old Court Metro Subway Station. Old Court Road is a major cross-county road in Baltimore County, Maryland. ... Randallstown is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. ... Ruxton, Maryland is a part of Towson, Maryland in Baltimore County. ... The Metro Subway[1] or Baltimore Metro is a single-line rapid transit system serving the greater Baltimore, Maryland, United States area and operated by the Maryland Transit Administration. ...


Smith Avenue/Slade Avenue/Milford Mill Road

Main article: Smith Avenue-Slade Avenue-Milford Mill Road (Maryland)

Pikesville's other major cross-county road is known in various sections as Smith Avenue, Slade Avenue, or Milford Mill Road. This road provides access to nearby Milford Mill and Mt. Washington. The road is lined mostly with residential development, but is also home to the Milford Mill Metro Subway Station and passes some of the area's public schools and shopping districts. Smith Avenue/Slade Avenue/Milford Mill Road is a road mostly in Baltimore County, Maryland that runs through Pikesville and Milford Mill in the suburbs of Baltimore. ... Milford Mill is a census-designated place located in Baltimore County, Maryland. ... Mount Washington is an area of northwest Baltimore, Maryland. ... The Metro Subway[1] or Baltimore Metro is a single-line rapid transit system serving the greater Baltimore, Maryland, United States area and operated by the Maryland Transit Administration. ...


Park Heights Avenue/Stevenson Road

Main article: Maryland Route 129

Maryland Route 129, better known as Park Heights Avenue, runs parallel to Reisterstown Road, and is used as a back-road alternative to Reisterstown Road by motorists. In the Pikesville area, the road is lined with upscale housing on the east side, and by Suburban Country Club and Druid Ridge Cemetery on the west. At Old Court Road, the parallel Stevenson Road splits off. While westbound access to the Baltimore Beltway is available from Park Heights Avenue, the ramps for eastbound traffic can be found on Stevenson Road. The two roads at this point are also linked by Brooks Robinson Drive(formerly Radio Tower Drive). Maryland Route 129 is a route in Baltimore City and County that runs from near downtown Baltimore through northwest Baltimore, and then into northwest Baltimore County. ... The Baltimore Beltway, Interstate 695, is a full beltway interstate highway extending around Baltimore, Maryland. ... Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. ...


Sudbrook Lane/Road

See also: Sudbrook Park

Sudbrook Lane is a two-lane road that splits off from Old Court Road near Park Heights Avenue, and continues to Milford Mill Road, before it changes identification to Sudbrook Road until its end at Rockridge Road. The most notable feature on this road, which runs through historic Sudbrook Park, is the historic one-lane bridge, which was recently reconstructed. The intersection of Milford Mill Road and Sudbrook Lane Sudbrook Park is an historic neighborhood near Pikesville, Maryland located just northwest of the Baltimore City limits in Baltimore County. ... The intersection of Milford Mill Road and Sudbrook Lane Sudbrook Park is an historic neighborhood near Pikesville, Maryland located just northwest of the Baltimore City limits in Baltimore County. ...


Public Transportation

The Baltimore Metro Subway runs through Pikesville, with two stops in the area, both named for the roads on which they are located. The Milford Mill and Old Court Metro subway stations, which are located away from Reisterstown Road, both offer plenty of parking and bus service to other parts of Pikesville. Maryland Transit Administration bus routes serving Pikesville include nos. M-2 and M-9 on Reisterstown Road and M-3 and M-8 on Milford Mill Road. Exterior of the Charles Center Metro Subway station in downtown Baltimore The Metro Subway is a single-line rapid transit system serving the greater Baltimore area. ... The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), better known as MTA Maryland, to avoid confusion with other cities transit agencies who share the initials MTA, is a state operated transit service. ... The following is a list and description of bus routes currently operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore, Maryland. ... The following is a list and description of bus routes currently operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore, Maryland. ... The following is a list and description of bus routes currently operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore, Maryland. ...


Trivia

Pikesville was named after the American soldier and explorer Zebulon Pike (1779–1813). (There are also places named for Pike in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota and Ohio.) Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Zebulon Pike Jr. ...


One of the September 11 terrorists was pulled over for speeding on I-695 in Pikesville shortly before the attacks. A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Interstate 695 (abbreviated I-695) is a 51. ...


According to Homicide: Life on the Street, fictional detective John Munch grew up in Pikesville. Homicide: Life on the Street is an American television drama series chronicling the life of a fictional Baltimore police homicide unit. ... Information Gender Male Age 48 (in 2000) Date of birth 1945 or 1952 Date of death (still alive as of 2007) Family Andrew (uncle) Bernard (brother) Spouse(s) Divorced 4 Wives Episode count 119 (Homicide: Life on the Street) 158 (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) 4 (Law & Order) 1 (Law...


In a Season 5 Episode of 24 (TV series), it is revealed that Audrey Raines spent a night in a hotel room with White House aide Walt Cummings in Pikesville before the events of that season. For other uses, see 24 (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Walt Cummings is a fictional character played by John Allen Nelson, on the FOX television show 24. ...


In April 2005, nine bison knocked down their gate on a nearby farm and roamed free around the Pikesville area until police officers were able to corral them onto the tennis court of a townhouse complex by Hooks Lane, several miles away. The owner, Gerald "Buzz" Berg, said that the bison were likely headed for a trip to the slaughterhouse. Police said Berg would face no charges. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Species †B. antiquus B. bison B. bonasus †B. latifrons †B. occidentalis †B. priscus Bison (sometimes referred to as the Prairie Cow) is a taxonomic group containing six species of large even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Leinster House, 18th century Dublin townhouse of the Duke of Leinster. ... For the Batman villain, see Abattoir (comics). ...


External links

  • Maps and aerial photos for 39°22′45″N 76°42′18″W / 39.379039, -76.705091Coordinates: 39°22′45″N 76°42′18″W / 39.379039, -76.705091

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Pikesville, Maryland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (476 words)
Pikesville is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in Baltimore County, Maryland.
Pikesville, and the Route 140/Interstate 795 corridor in general, has one of the largest Jewish populations in the state of Maryland.
In April 2005, nine bison knocked down their gate on a nearby farm and roamed free around the Pikesville area until police officers were able to corral them onto the tennis court of a townhouse complex.
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