Gambrills,_Maryland

Gambrills, Maryland

Gambrills, Maryland

Census-designated place in Maryland, U.S.


Gambrills refers to two neighboring places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located in the Annapolis metro area: the unincorporated community of Gambrills, and the Gambrills census-designated place (CDP). The area was named after Augustine Gambrill, plantation owner. The CDP covers an expansive range that falls within the communities of Crofton, Waugh Chapel, and Odenton. It also borders Davidsonville, Crownsville, Millersville, and Prince George's County, Maryland.

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History

The original village of Gambrills was located on Annapolis Road, 2 miles (3 km) southeast of the center of Odenton. Today, it is an unincorporated, census-designated place.[citation needed] It is the location of Whites Hall Farm, the birthplace and boyhood home of Maryland native Johns Hopkins.

Demographics

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Unincorporated Gambrills has an estimated population of 3,185 as of 2021. In 2022, the population of the CDP was 2,837. The median-income of residents was $140,238.[citation needed]

Transportation

Gambrills is served by routes 3, 32, and MARC, the Maryland commuter rail service. There is a MARC station in neighboring Odenton. Gambrills is located along Maryland Route 175 (Annapolis Road), and extends south and southeast around the town of Crofton.[citation needed]

Retail

Gambrills is the site of two large power centers adjacent to one another: Waugh Chapel Towne Centre (650,000 sq. ft.)[4] part of a 1.2 million square foot mixed-use development, and the Village at Waugh Chapel (357,000 square feet).[5]

Schools

The area is served by the following schools:

  • Crofton Elementary School (Crofton, Maryland)
  • Crofton Woods Elementary School (Crofton, Maryland)
  • Crofton Meadows Elementary School (Crofton, Maryland)
  • Millersville Elementary School (Millersville, Maryland)
  • Nantucket Elementary School ((Crofton, Maryland))
  • Four Seasons Elementary School (Gambrills, Maryland)
  • Odenton Elementary School (Odenton, Maryland)
  • Waugh Chapel Elementary School (Odenton, Maryland)
  • School of the Incarnation (Gambrills, Maryland)
  • Crofton Middle School (Gambrills, Maryland)
  • Arundel Middle School (Odenton, Maryland)
  • Old Mill Middle School South (Millersville)
  • Arundel High School (Gambrills, Maryland)
  • Crofton High School (Gambrills, Maryland)
  • Old Mill High School (Millersville)

Notable residents


References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. "Total Population". U.S. Census Bureau.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. "Waugh Chapel town centre". www.bizjournals.com. 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  5. "About". Johns Hopkins House. Retrieved November 17, 2021.

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