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Millersville, Maryland

Coordinates: 39°03′34″N 076°38′53″W / 39.05944°N 76.64806°W / 39.05944; -76.64806
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Millersville, Maryland
Old Mill Blvd. and subdivisions seen from the air, 2007
Old Mill Blvd. and subdivisions seen from the air, 2007
Millersville is located in Maryland
Millersville
Millersville
Location within the state of Maryland
Millersville is located in the United States
Millersville
Millersville
Millersville (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°03′34″N 076°38′53″W / 39.05944°N 76.64806°W / 39.05944; -76.64806
Country United States
State Maryland
County Anne Arundel
Population
 (2015)
 • Total20,965
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID590805

Millersville is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Population was 20,965 in 2015 based on American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau) data.

Geography

Millersville is located at 39°03′34″N 076°38′53″W / 39.05944°N 76.64806°W / 39.05944; -76.64806 (39.0596, -76.6480).[1]

History

Millersville, named for the first Postmaster, George Miller, was the first Post Office to be established, on July 24, 1841, along the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad (the A & E).[2] Completed in 1840, the A & E was one of the earliest rail lines in the U.S., connecting Annapolis with the Washington Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Today, Millersville is largely suburban, but the core of the historic village remains. The Childs Residence, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, is a focal point of the new bike trail that passes through the historic core.[3]

Education

Secondary schools

Colleges and universities

288-acre park

Parks and recreation

References

  1. ^ "Millersville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  2. ^ Smith, Chester M., Jr., and Kay, John L. (1984). The Postal History of Maryland, The Delmarva Peninsula, And The District of Columbia: The Post Offices and First Postmasters from 1775 to 1984, p. 71. Burtonsville, Md: The Depot. Library of Congress Card No. 84-72653.
  3. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Childs Residence, Anne Arundel County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21.