Pasadena, Maryland
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Pasadena is a census-designated place
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...

 (CDP) in Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...

, 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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. The population was 12,093 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Pasadena is located at 39°6′46"N 76°33′7"W (39.112809, -76.551871).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 7.7 mi² (19.9 km²). 7.4 mi² (19.2 km²) of it is land and 0.3 mi² (0.7 km²) of it (3.64%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 12,093 people, 4,339 households, and 3,336 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,632.0 people per square mile (630.1/km²). There were 4,534 housing units at an average density of 611.9/sq mi (236.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.05% White, 6.81% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.47% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races
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, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 4,339 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $65,205, and the median income for a family was $71,052. Males had a median income of $43,949 versus $35,071 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $26,626. About 3.2% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and residents

  • Ronnie Dove
    Ronnie Dove
    Ronnie Dove is an American pop and country musician.Born in Herndon, VA, Ronnie began his singing career in the clubs of Baltimore. He formed a group, The Belltones, and they played Baltimore and the East Coast for four years...

     - Country music star during the 1960s
  • Jim Fassel
    Jim Fassel
    -Professional:-Personal life:Before the 2003 NFL season, Fassel was reunited with a son, John Mathieson, whom he and his wife Kitty gave up for adoption in 1969. The couple was unmarried when he was born....

     - Former NFL Head Coach
  • Todd Heap
    Todd Heap
    Todd Benjamin Heap is an American football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State-Early years:At Mountain View High School, in Mesa, Arizona,...

     - former tight end for the Baltimore Ravens
    Baltimore Ravens
    The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...

  • John R. Leopold
    John R. Leopold
    John Robinson Leopold is an American Republican politician and was formerly a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. In 2006, he was elected Anne Arundel County Executive.-Biography:...

     - Anne Arundel County Executive
  • Chorye Spoone
    Chorye Spoone
    Chorye Thomas Spoone is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League BaseballSpoone attended Northeast Senior High School and Catonsville Community College...

     - pitcher for the Bowie Baysox
    Bowie Baysox
    The Bowie Baysox are a minor league baseball team located in Bowie, Maryland. They are the class-AA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and play in the Eastern League...

    , a minor-league affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles
    Baltimore Orioles
    The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

  • Brandi Burkhardt
    Brandi Burkhardt
    Brandi Lynn Burkhardt is an American vocalist, actress and beauty queen. She grew up in Pasadena, Maryland but currently lives in Los Angeles.-Education:...

     - Broadway actress, vocalist and beauty queen

Public schools

  • High Schools
    • Chesapeake Senior High School
      Chesapeake High School, Anne Arundel County
      Chesapeake Senior High School, Anne Arundel County is one of two high schools in Maryland by that name. The other is the Chesapeake High School of Baltimore County, Although, the school in Baltimore County is strictly Chesapeake High and does not include Senior in its name as does Chesapeake...

    • Northeast Senior High School
      Northeast Senior High School (Pasadena, Maryland)
      Northeast Senior High School is located at 1121 Duvall Hwy. in Pasadena, Maryland, United States. The school opened in 1964 and serves as one of two high schools, the other being Chesapeake High School, for the CDP of Pasadena...

  • Middle Schools
    • Chesapeake Bay Middle School
    • George Fox Middle School
    • Old Mill Middle School (North and South)
  • Elementary Schools
    • Bodkin Elementary
    • Fort Smallwood Elementary School
    • High Point Elementary School
    • Jacobsville Elementary School
    • Lake Shore Elementary School
    • Pasadena Elementary School
    • Riviera Beach Elementary School
    • Solley Elementary School
    • Sunset Elementary School

Parochial Schools

  • Saint Jane Frances
  • Christian Community Pre-School
  • Lakeshore Christian Academy
  • Galilee Lutheran Pre-School
  • Amigonian School

Private schools

  • Calvary Baptist Church Academy
  • Eagle Cove School (formerly Gibson Island Country School)
  • Goddard School
  • Magothy Cooperative Preschool
  • Pathways School

Baseball

  • Havenwood Little League
  • Lake Shore Youth Baseball
  • Pasadena Baseball Club
  • Elvaton
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