Severn, Maryland

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Severn

| settlement_type = Census-designated place

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| image_skyline = Severn, Maryland (14311506070).jpg

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| image_caption = 2014 aerial photo of Severn

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| image_map = Anne_Arundel_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Severn_Highlighted.svg

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| map_caption = Location of Severn, Maryland

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Maryland|size=23px}}

| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Anne Arundel County, Maryland.png|size=23px}} Anne Arundel

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| unit_pref = Imperial

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_24.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 26, 2022}}

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| area_total_km2 = 47.50

| area_land_km2 = 47.50

| area_water_km2 = 0.00

| area_total_sq_mi = 18.34

| area_land_sq_mi = 18.34

| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

| population_as_of = 2020

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| population_total = 57118

| population_density_km2 = 1202.48

| population_density_sq_mi = 3114.39

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −4

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 49

| elevation_ft = 161

| coordinates = {{coord|39|7|58|N|76|41|38|W|region:US-MD_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code_type = ZIP code

| postal_code = 21144

| area_code = 410, 443, and 667

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| blank_info = 24-71150

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| blank1_info = 0591249

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Severn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the population of Severn is 57,118,{{Cite web |title=P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=severn&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 |access-date=18 Dec 2022 |website=United States Census Bureau}} a 22.6% increase from 44,231 in 2010. The zip code is 21144.

Geography

Severn is located at {{coord|39|7|58|N|76|41|38|W|type:city}} (39.132841, −76.694002){{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} in northwestern Anne Arundel County. It is bordered by Hanover to the north, Glen Burnie to the east, Odenton and Millersville to the south, and Fort George G. Meade to the west. The Baltimore–Washington Parkway (Maryland Route 295) forms the northwestern edge of the CDP, Maryland Route 176 (Dorsey Road) forms the northern edge, and Interstate 97 forms the eastern edge. Part of the southern boundary of the CDP is formed by the non-tidal portion of the Severn River. The Maryland Route 100 freeway runs through the northern part of the CDP, connecting the B-W Parkway and I-97.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|45.9|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Severn CDP, Maryland |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2471150 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212185359/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2471150 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=June 3, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}

Severn is also represented at the County Council level by Pete Smith.

=Climate=

{{Weather box |location=Severn, MD

|single line = Y

|Jan high F = 42

|Feb high F = 45

|Mar high F = 54

|Apr high F = 65

|May high F = 74

|Jun high F = 82

|Jul high F = 86

|Aug high F = 84

|Sep high F = 77

|Oct high F = 67

|Nov high F = 56

|Dec high F = 46

|Jan low F = 27

|Feb low F = 29

|Mar low F = 36

|Apr low F = 45

|May low F = 55

|Jun low F = 63

|Jul low F = 68

|Aug low F = 66

|Sep low F = 59

|Oct low F = 48

|Nov low F = 39

|Dec low F = 32

|source 1 = WeatherSpark{{cite web|url=https://weatherspark.com/y/21899/Average-Weather-in-Severn-Maryland-United-States-Year-Round|title=Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Severn, Maryland|publisher=Cedar Lake Ventures Inc.|access-date=March 30, 2023}}

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Demographics

{{US Census population

| 1980 = 20147

| 1980n = {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/maryland/1980a_mdabc-01.pdf|title=Number of Inhabitants of Maryland|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census|page=13|accessdate=February 24, 2023}}

| 1990 = 24499

| 1990n = {{cite web|url=https://planning.maryland.gov/MSDC/Documents/Census/Cen2000/pl94-171/bycdp/cdp0090t.pdf|title=Total Population Maryland's Census Designated Places: 2000 & 1990|publisher=Maryland Department of Planning|page=4|accessdate=February 24, 2023}}

| 2000 = 35076

| 2000n =

| 2010 = 44231

| 2010n = {{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=severn,+MD&y=2010&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P1|title=P1: RACE|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 24, 2023}}

| 2020 = 57118

| 2020n = {{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=severn,+MD&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1|title=P1: RACE|publisher= United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 24, 2023}}

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=2020 census=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Severn CDP, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Severn CDP, Maryland |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2471150&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Severn CDP, Maryland |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2471150&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Severn CDP, Maryland |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2471150&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|19,106

|21,538

|style='background: #ffffe6; |21,933

|54.47%

|48.69%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.50%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|11,943

|14,524

|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,321

|34.05%

|32.84%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |33.83%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|138

|112

|style='background: #ffffe6; |134

|0.39%

|0.25%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%

Asian alone (NH)

|1,492

|3,429

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,678

|4.25%

|7.75%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.94%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|32

|55

|style='background: #ffffe6; |47

|0.09%

|0.12%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%

Other race alone (NH)

|91

|104

|style='background: #ffffe6; |346

|0.26%

|0.24%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.61%

Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|884

|1,694

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,515

|2.52%

|3.83%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.15%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|1,390

|2,775

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,084

|3.96%

|6.27%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.65%

Total

|35,076

|44,231

|style='background: #ffffe6; |57,118

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

=2021 estimates=

In 2021, ACS estimated that 53,955 people lived in Severn, the racial breakdown of which is 46.8% White alone, 31.2% Black, 8.8% Asian, 7.6% Hispanic (of any race), 0.1% Native American, and 5.8% two or more races.{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=severn,+MD&tid=ACSDP5Y2021.DP05|title=DP05: ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 29, 2023}} The population density is {{convert|3114.39|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

It was also estimated (as of 2021) that there are 21,106 housing units in Severn, with an average density of {{convert|1150.82|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The median household income is $115,481.{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=severn,+MD&tid=ACSST5Y2021.S1901|title=S1901: INCOME IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 30, 2023}}

Education

=Public schools=

Students who live in Severn may attend any public high school in the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district. The high school feeder districts in Severn include Glen Burnie High School, Old Mill High School and Meade High School.{{Cite web |title=Transportation Eligibility |url=https://aacps-transpo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=ae0e61779b23489a86f49a4699b78bb0 |access-date=27 Mar 2023 |website=AACPS School Locator and Transportation Eligibility Indicator}}

= Private schools =

Notable residents

Christopher Agorsor, soccer player
Jessica Benson, singer
The Braxtons (Toni, Traci, Towanda, Trina and Tamar, along with their brother Michael), singers and stars of Braxton Family Values
Steve Dannenmann, accountant who gained fame as the 2005 World Series of Poker runner-up
A. J. Francis, former NFL defense tackle
Marina Harrison, Miss Maryland 2003 and Miss Maryland USA 2005
C. Edward Middlebrooks, politician
Erin O'Donnell, singer
Victor Sulin, politician

References

Category:Census-designated places in Maryland

Category:Census-designated places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland