Kingsville, Maryland
Encyclopedia
Kingsville is a semi-rural, unincorporated community and a census-designated place
in Baltimore County
, Maryland
, United States
. It is a close-knit and rustic community bounded by the Little Gunpowder Falls river (to the Northeast) and the Big Gunpowder Falls river (to the Southwest) which join to form the Gunpowder River
.
, acquired some 290 acres (1.2 km²) of land from Thomas Kell (a county judge) in and about the site of Kingsville from parts of the original grants of Leaf's Chance, William the Conqueror, Selby's Hope, John's Delight and Onion's Prospect Hill according to a deed executed May 13, 1816. Abraham lived in the old Hugh Deane - John Paul mansion (later known as the Kingsville Inn and presently as the Lassahn Funeral home on Belair Road), with his wife Elizabeth Taylor, a sister of the Hon. John Taylor of Willistown, who settled in the West and was the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of Mississippi for a number of years. An 1823 assessment of Old District 2 showed "Abraham King with 290 acres of 'William the Conqueror' and $350 worth of improvements, no slaves."
The King family operated a tavern according to an 1847 advertisement in American Farmer (a pioneer agricultural journal) at the forks of Bel Air and Joppa (presumably present day Jerusalem) roads. U.S. postal records indicate that a post office was established at King's Tavern on January 29, 1829 with a George King noted as the postmaster; the office was named "Kingsville" on January 8, 1830. In 1840, State Geologist John Henry Alexander
was the first to put Kingsville on a map.
Kingsville is bordered by the restored Jerusalem Mill Village
museum, Jericho Farm
and the renovated Jericho Covered Bridge
on the banks of the Little Gunpowder Falls river. They are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
Other nearby communities include Upper Falls, Bradshaw
, Franklinville
, Joppa
, Fork
and Perry Hall
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26.2 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 4,214 people, 1,483 households, and 1,224 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 417.3 people per square mile (161.1/km²). There were 1,522 housing units at an average density of 150.7/sq mi (58.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.41% White, 0.36% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.24% from other races
, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.
There were 1,483 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were married couples
living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $78,025, and the median income for a family was $87,071. Males had a median income of $52,140 versus $31,438 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $34,579. About 2.6% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
in Baltimore County
Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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. It is a close-knit and rustic community bounded by the Little Gunpowder Falls river (to the Northeast) and the Big Gunpowder Falls river (to the Southwest) which join to form the Gunpowder River
Gunpowder River
The Gunpowder River is a tidal inlet on the western side of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, United States. It is formed by the joining of two freshwater rivers, Gunpowder Falls and Little Gunpowder Falls.-Gunpowder Falls:The Big Gunpowder, long, begins in the extreme southern part of Pennsylvania's...
.
History
Kingsville takes its name from Abraham King (b. 1760, d. 1836), who died there December 15th at the age of seventy-six. King, a native of Willistown Township, PennsylvaniaWillistown Township, Pennsylvania
Willistown Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,497 at the 2010 census. At the 1860 census, the population of Willistown was 1,521, and in 1980 it was 8,269.-History:...
, acquired some 290 acres (1.2 km²) of land from Thomas Kell (a county judge) in and about the site of Kingsville from parts of the original grants of Leaf's Chance, William the Conqueror, Selby's Hope, John's Delight and Onion's Prospect Hill according to a deed executed May 13, 1816. Abraham lived in the old Hugh Deane - John Paul mansion (later known as the Kingsville Inn and presently as the Lassahn Funeral home on Belair Road), with his wife Elizabeth Taylor, a sister of the Hon. John Taylor of Willistown, who settled in the West and was the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of Mississippi for a number of years. An 1823 assessment of Old District 2 showed "Abraham King with 290 acres of 'William the Conqueror' and $350 worth of improvements, no slaves."
The King family operated a tavern according to an 1847 advertisement in American Farmer (a pioneer agricultural journal) at the forks of Bel Air and Joppa (presumably present day Jerusalem) roads. U.S. postal records indicate that a post office was established at King's Tavern on January 29, 1829 with a George King noted as the postmaster; the office was named "Kingsville" on January 8, 1830. In 1840, State Geologist John Henry Alexander
John Henry Alexander
John Henry Alexander was a noted scientist and businessman, born in Annapolis, Maryland in 1812. The youngest child of William and Mary Alexander, he attended St. John's College in Annapolis and graduated in 1827 at age fifteen...
was the first to put Kingsville on a map.
Kingsville is bordered by the restored Jerusalem Mill Village
Jerusalem Mill Village
Jerusalem Mill Village is a living history museum that spans the 18th through early 20th centuries. One of the oldest and most intact mill villages in the U.S. state of Maryland, Jerusalem is located in Harford County, along the Little Gunpowder Falls River. It also serves as the headquarters of...
museum, Jericho Farm
Jericho Farm (Kingsville, Maryland)
Jericho Farm is a historic home located near Kingsville, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States near historic Jerusalem Mill Village. It is a large -story gable-roofed stone dwelling overlooking the Little Gunpowder Falls...
and the renovated Jericho Covered Bridge
Jericho Covered Bridge
The Jericho Covered Bridge is a Burr arch through truss wooden covered bridge near Jerusalem, Harford County and Kingsville, Baltimore County, in Maryland, United States and near historic Jerusalem Mill Village. The bridge was constructed in 1865 across the Little Gunpowder Falls. Renovations were...
on the banks of the Little Gunpowder Falls river. They are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Other nearby communities include Upper Falls, Bradshaw
Bradshaw, Maryland
Bradshaw is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. southeast of Kingsville.-External links:* * * *...
, Franklinville
Franklinville, Maryland
Franklinville is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. southeast of Kingsville.-External links:* Franklinville United Presbyterian Church founded 1852* *...
, Joppa
Joppa, Maryland
Joppa, Maryland in Harford County, Maryland is now a planning region for the county, but there was originally a town at the center called Joppa. Joppa was founded as a British colonial settlement in the early 18th century, and takes its name from the biblical town of Joppa .The town of Joppa on...
, Fork
Fork, Maryland
Fork is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States....
and Perry Hall
Perry Hall, Maryland
Perry Hall is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 28,705 at the 2000 census...
.
Geography
Kingsville is located at 39°26′57"N 76°24′50"W (39.449257, -76.413933).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the CDP has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26.2 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 4,214 people, 1,483 households, and 1,224 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 417.3 people per square mile (161.1/km²). There were 1,522 housing units at an average density of 150.7/sq mi (58.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.41% White, 0.36% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.24% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.
There were 1,483 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $78,025, and the median income for a family was $87,071. Males had a median income of $52,140 versus $31,438 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $34,579. About 2.6% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
Notable residents
- Blair Bennett
- Charles Joseph BonaparteCharles Joseph BonaparteCharles Joseph Bonaparte was an American lawyer and political activist from Maryland who served in the Cabinet of President Theodore Roosevelt. Bonaparte was Secretary of the Navy and then Attorney General. While Attorney General, he created the Bureau of Investigation...
- Ishmael DayIshmael DayBorn on March 20, 1792 in Baltimore County and Christened 16 JUN 1793 at Saint James Protestant Episcopal Parish, Baltimore, Maryland. Ishmael Day was the son of Edward and Mary Day in the 11th District of Baltimore County in Maryland. His birthplace was off of the current Mount Vista Road...
- Dave Johnson
- Tom PhoebusTom PhoebusThomas Harold Phoebus , is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Baltimore Orioles , San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs...
- Blaze StarrBlaze StarrBlaze Starr is an American former stripper and American burlesque star. Her vivacious presence and inventive use of stage props earned her the nickname "The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque"...
External links
- Historic sites in the Greater Kingsville area
- Jerusalem Covered Bridge (not to be confused with Jericho Covered BridgeJericho Covered BridgeThe Jericho Covered Bridge is a Burr arch through truss wooden covered bridge near Jerusalem, Harford County and Kingsville, Baltimore County, in Maryland, United States and near historic Jerusalem Mill Village. The bridge was constructed in 1865 across the Little Gunpowder Falls. Renovations were...
) - Historic Jerusalem Mill Village
- Kingsville Independence Day Parade
- Former Nike Missile Launch Site (BA-09)
- Former Nike Missile Firing Control Site
- History of the Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company
- St John's Parish established 1692
- St. Stephen's Church founded 1841
- Salem United Methodist Church founded 1847
- St Paul's Church founded 1850
- Franklinville United Presbyterian Church founded 1852