Cockeysville

Cockeysville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 20,776 at the 2010 census. The Texas Quarry, near of the intersection of I-83 and Warren Road, dating back to the 19th century, produces limestone and marble. Marble used in the first phase of construction (184854) of the Washington Monument, the whiter portion towards the bottom half of the monument. The Grand Lodge of Maryland, Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons, is located in Cockeysville on a 250-acre (1.0 km²) campus. It includes a castle-like structure known as Bonnie Blink ("Beautiful View" in Scots), which is the retirement home for Master Mason, Eastern Star ladies and eligible family members. Baltimore County School No. 7 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Most commercial activity is concentrated along York Road, which is north of the Baltimore Beltway and east of the Loch Raven Reservoir, on the west by rural Timonium, and on the east by rural Baltimore County. It is located at 39°2824N 76°37W (39.473273, 76.703) and has a total area of 11.5 square miles (29.9 km²), of which 11.4 square miles is land and 0.2 square miles of it is water. The town was named after the Cockey family who helped establish the town in 1725.

History

Cockeysville is the primary city name, but also Cockysvil, Hunt Valley are acceptable city names or spellings. Cockeysville was named after the Cockey family who helped establish the town. Thomas Cockey settled in Limestone Valley in 1725 at Taylor's Hall. Joshua Frederick Cockey built one of the first homes in the area in 1798. His son, Judge Joshua F. Cockey (1800-1891), was a lifelong resident in the village. In the 1830s he built the train station (which would be a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad) and accompanying commercial buildings. Confederate soldiers pushed into the Baltimore area, intending to cut off the city and Washington from the north. On July 10, 1864, Confederate cavalry under General Bradley T. Johnson entered Cockeysville, destroying telegraph lines and track along the Northern Central Railway. They also burned the first bridge over the Gunpowder Falls, just beyond nearby Ashland. Stone Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Baltimore County School No. 7 was listed in 2000. After the war, Joshua Cockey III (1837-1920) founded the National Bank of Cockeysvile (1891) and other commercial ventures in the community, as well as developing dwellings along the York Turnpike (now York Road) that made up the village of Cockey'sville. He died in 1891, and his son died in 1903, and he was buried in Cockeyseville. He is survived by his wife and three children. The town is now home to the Cockeysvillians, a community of about 2,000 people.

Local institutions

The Grand Lodge of Maryland, Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons, is located in Cockeysville on a 250-acre (1.0 km²) campus. It includes a castle-like structure known as Bonnie Blink ("Beautiful View" in Scots), which is the retirement home for Master Masons and Eastern Star ladies. Located throughout the Grand Lodge are detailed, hand-laid tile storyboards depicting Masonic themes. The museum has the desk that George Washington resigned his commission on, prior to becoming president, and some jewels and regalia of Maryland's past Grand Masters. The library branch of the Baltimore County Public Library and the Historical Society of Baltimore County are also located in the town. The town is home to the Baltimore City Public Library, which has a branch of its library in the city of Baltimore. It is also the home of the National Museum of American History, which contains a rare Latin Bible from 1482. It also hosts the Maryland Grand Lodge Museum, which includes the desk on which George Washington quit his commission as president before becoming president. The city is also home to a number of private schools, including St. Joseph School (Pre-K - 8) and Warren Elementary School (9-12). The town also has a high school, Dulaney High School, in Timonium, Maryland, which is nearby to CocKeysville MDPrivate schools: Padonia International Elementary School, Warren Elementary, and St.Joseph School (K-8).

Commerce and industry

The Texas Quarry, near of the intersection of I-83 and Warren Road, dates back to the 19th century. It produces limestone and marble, including the marble used in the first phase of construction (184854) of the Washington Monument. blocks of local marble were also used in 1836 as rail supports in the track bed for the Padonia Road section of the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad (which later became part of the Northern Central Railway) The use of marble instead of wood was an experiment that was soon after abandoned. In 188084, the monument had to be finished using a slightly different-colored stone, most of which came from the Beaver Dam Quarry (now Beaverdam Pond) near the intersection of Beaver Dam Road and McCormick Road. The marble was used to create the whiter portion towards the bottom half of the monument. It was also used for the base of the Washington Statue of Liberty, which was completed in 1884. The stone was made of marble from the Texas quarry, as well as other local quarries. The quarry is now owned by the Texas Department of Transportation, which uses it for road construction. It is located near the junction of Interstate 83 and Interstate 83, near the town of Warren, and the Texas State University of Lincoln, which also has a quarry. The Texas Quarry is also used by the Texas Department of Transportation for road construction and maintenance, and has been in operation since the early 1900s.

Geography

Cockeysville is located north of the Baltimore Beltway along Interstate 83 and York Road. It is bordered on the east by Loch Raven Reservoir, on the south by Timonium, and on the west by rural Baltimore County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.5 square miles (29.9 km²) of which 11.4 square miles of it is land and 0.4 km² of it (1.21%) is water. Most commercial activity is concentrated along York Road, which runs north-south. The CDP is located at 39°2824N 76°3736W (39.473273, 76.626703), and has a population of 2,788. It has a latitude and longitude of 39.2°N and 76.6°W (38.4°W and 38.7°W), and a postal ZIP code of 44701. It was founded in 1881. It had a population in 1883. It became a census-designated place (CDP) in 1891. It received its current name from the town of Cockeysville, Maryland, which was once part of the state of Maryland. The town is located on the Maryland Turnpike, which is a main route between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. and is known as the "Maryland TurnPike" It is also known as "The Maryland TurnPitch".

Geology

Precambrian, Cambrian, or Ordovician Marble underlies much of Cockeysville. Marble has been quarried there. Marble was quarried in the area from the Cambrian to the Ordovicians. Marble is used to make the town's famous "Cockeysville Marmalade" The Marble is quarried from the area to create the city's signature "Crockeysville Marble" and "Crotchesville Marble", which is used in the town name. The Marble has also been used for the town to make its famous "Marquee of the Stars" sign. It was quarries in the region for more than a century. It is still quarried today and used as a part of the town. It has been used to build the town since the 19th century, when it was first built. It's also used as the site of the Cockeys County Museum, which was built in the early 20th century. The town's name is derived from the word "cockeys", which means "stone" or "marble" in English. It also means "crocodile" in the local language, "crotch" or  "marquee" in French. It can also mean "stone of the sky" in Spanish, "marsqué" or  "marqué of the earth" in Catalan. It may also be known as "cobblestone" or simply "stone".

Transportation

Cockeysville is located on the Baltimore-Harrisburg mainline of the Northern Central Railway. Abraham Lincoln's funeral train passed through Cockeysville on its way from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois, on April 21, 1865. The Maryland Transit Administration's Light RailLink line runs through the area. Bus Route 93 operates along York and some other roads in the area, including Beaver Dam Road and Padonia Road. The area was once served by a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), the Liberty Limited and the General to Chicago, among other named passenger trains. It is now served by the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail, which uses the corridor established by the predecessors of the PRR's Northern Central. The Northern Central is now a wholly owned subsidiary of American Railways, which is a division of the Norfolk and Southern Railway (N&S) The N&S is now owned by Norfolk Southern, which owns the Baltimore and Washington Railway (B&W) and the Washington and Baltimore Railroad (W&P). The N &W was founded in 1858. The N/S was founded by the Pennsylvania and Norfolk and Washington Railroad (P&P) in 1859. The P&W was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pennsylvania Railways (PCR) in 1861. The PRR was a predecessor of the now-defunct American Railroads (R&R) which was formed in 1871. It was based in Baltimore, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Chicago.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 19,388 people, 9,176 households, and 4,450 families residing in the CDP. There were 9,606 housing units at an average density of 851.4 per square mile (328.8/km²) The CDP's median income was $43,681, and the median income for a family was $62,266 (these figures had risen to $60,088 and $92,392 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $40,732 versus $32,177 for females. About 4.7% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 5.5% ofThose age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was2.87. The population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 36.5%. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there are 93.7 males. For each 100 females age 18 or over, there is 93.8 males. The racial makeup was 77.97% White, 9.89% Asian, 8.87% African American, 0.29% Native American, 1.02% Pacific Islander, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.39%.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland = 5.6. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 47. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 79. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Cockeysville = 4.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 24,184 individuals with a median age of 36 age the population grows by 4.95% in Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,019.71 residents per square mile of area (779.80/km²). There are average 2.12 people per household in the 9,530 households with an average household income of $49,311 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.80% of the available work force and has dropped -4.84% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.52%. The number of physicians in Cockeysville per 100,000 population = 341.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Cockeysville = 43 inches and the annual snowfall = 20.6 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 92. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 210. 88 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 24 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 42, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland which are owned by the occupant = 33.21%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 32 years with median home cost = $184,040 and home appreciation of -8.76%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $13.08 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,343 per student. There are 14.9 students for each teacher in the school, 582 students for each Librarian and 358 students for each Counselor. 5.48% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 25.70% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 20.17% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).