Editing Perry Hall, Maryland

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'''Perry Hall''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] in [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore County]], [[Maryland]], United States. The population was 28,474 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Perry Hall CDP, Maryland| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref> It is a suburb of Baltimore.

==Geography==
Perry Hall is located at {{Coord|39|24|5|N|76|28|44|W|type:city|display=inline,title}}.<ref name="GR1">{{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}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Education==

=== Elementary schools ===
* [[Perry Hall Elementary]]
* [[Gunpowder Elementary]]
* [[Seven Oaks Elementary]]
* [[Joppa View Elementary]]
* [[Chapel Hill Elementary]]
* [[Honeygo Elementary]]
*    Rossville  Elementary

=== Middle schools ===
{{update section|date=September 2021}}
* [[Perry Hall Middle]]
Perry Hall Middle School is the largest middle school in Baltimore County.  Current enrollment is 1851 students.  The state rated school capacity is 1643. Enrollment projections released by Baltimore County Public Schools on Feb 20, 2017, indicate Perry Hall Middle School will have 2075 students in the 2018–19 school year.  As of Feb 25, 2017, The Baltimore County Board of Education has not released any information on a plan to alleviate the overcapacity situation. http://www.bcps.org/schools/profile.aspx?OrgID=103,   https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/bcps/Board.nsf/files/AJDM3R56FD9D/$file/SC2016%20FINAL%20020217.pdf

Some students are zoned to attend Pine Grove Middle in [[Carney, Maryland|Carney]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pine Grove Middle - School Profile |url=https://maryland.hometownlocator.com/schools/profiles,n,pine%20grove%20middle,z,21234,t,pb,i,1052150&here.cfm |website=HomeTownLocator}}</ref>

=== High schools ===
* [[Perry Hall High School]]

=== Private schools ===
* Perry Hall Christian School <ref>{{cite web |title=PHCS |url=https://perryhallchristian.org/ |website=Perry Hall Christian School}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 5446
|1980= 13455
|1990= 22723
|2000= 28705
|2010= 28474
|2020= 29409
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
{{As of|2022|pre=the}} [[American Community Survey]] estimates, there were {{formatnum:29255}} people and {{formatnum:11062}} households.<ref name=DP05>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2022.DP05?g=160XX00US2460975| title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Demographic and Housing Estimates for Perry Hall CDP, MD | access-date = 2024-06-19 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=DP02>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2022.DP02?g=160XX00US2460975| title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Selected Social Characteristics in the United States for Perry Hall CDP, MD | access-date = 2024-06-19 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|4217.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were {{formatnum:11472}} housing units at an average density of {{convert|1653.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}.<ref name=DP05/><ref name=Gaz2023>To calculate density we use the land area figure from the places file in {{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html | title = The 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files}}</ref><ref name=B25001>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2022.B25001?g=160XX00US2460975| title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Housing Units for Perry Hall CDP, MD | access-date = 2024-06-19 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The racial makeup of the city was 62.8%&nbsp;White, 16.3%&nbsp;Black or African American, 14.5%&nbsp;Asian, and 1.5%&nbsp;some other race, with 4.9%&nbsp;from two or more races.<ref name=DP05/> [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 5.6%&nbsp;of the population.<ref name=DP05/>

Of the {{formatnum:11062}} households, 32.9%&nbsp;had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.0%&nbsp;had seniors 65 years or older living with them, 53.4%&nbsp;were married couples living together, 5.0%&nbsp;were couples cohabitating, 16.3%&nbsp;had a male householder with no partner present, and 25.3%&nbsp;had a female householder with no partner present.<ref name=DP02/> The median household size was {{formatnum:2.64}} and the median family size was {{formatnum:3.20}}.<ref name=DP02/>

The age distribution was 21.7%&nbsp;under 18, 8.7%&nbsp;from 18 to 24, 24.6%&nbsp;from 25 to 44, 27.5%&nbsp;from 45 to 64, and 17.5%&nbsp;who were 65 or older. The median age was {{formatnum:38.9}} years.<ref name=S0101>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S0101?g=160XX00US2460975| title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Age and Sex for Perry Hall CDP, MD | access-date = 2024-06-19 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

The median income for a household was ${{formatnum:103061}}, with family households having a median income of ${{formatnum:125106}} and non-family households ${{formatnum:70091}}. The [[per capita income]] was ${{formatnum:46861}}.<ref name=S1902>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1902?g=160XX00US2460975| title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Mean Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for Perry Hall CDP, MD | access-date = 2024-06-19 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=S1901>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1901?g=160XX00US2460975| title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for Perry Hall CDP, MD | access-date = 2024-06-19 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Out of the {{formatnum:29166}} people with a determined poverty status, 7.9%&nbsp;were below the [[poverty line]]. Further, 15.3%&nbsp;of minors and 4.6%&nbsp;of seniors were below the poverty line.<ref name=S1701>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1701?g=160XX00US2460975| title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months for Perry Hall CDP, MD | access-date = 2024-06-19 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

In the survey, residents self-identified with various ethnic ancestries. People of [[German American|German]] descent make up 20.8%&nbsp;of the population of the town, followed by [[Irish American|Irish]] at 16.0%, [[Italian American|Italian]] at 9.1%, [[English American|English]] at 7.5%, [[Polish American|Polish]] at 5.0%, [[American ancestry|American]] at 2.0%, [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]n at 1.5%, [[French American|French]] at 1.3%, [[Scottish American|Scottish]] at 1.0%, [[Greek American|Greek]] at 0.9%, [[Welsh American|Welsh]] at 0.8%, [[Scotch-Irish American|Scotch-Irish]] at 0.7%, [[Norwegian American|Norwegian]] at 0.5%, and [[Russian American|Russian]] at 0.5%.<ref name=DP02/>

==Perry Hall Improvement Association==
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The Perry Hall Improvement Association (PHIA) is the oldest and largest civic organization in northeastern Baltimore County, Maryland.  Since Perry Hall is not incorporated, the PHIA is the dominant communitywide coalition in the area. 
 
An early version of the PHIA operated during the [[Second World War]] when Perry Hall residents organized a Health Committee to help veterans purchase wheelchairs, crutches, and other equipment.  After the war ended, many of these leaders decided to create a permanent organization.  The first meeting of the Perry Hall Improvement Association was held on July 31, 1945.

After World War II, there was a wave of growth in northeastern Baltimore County.  The PHIA defeated plans for a cemetery on the South Farm, a racetrack on Forge Road, and a drive-in movie theater near St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.  The PHIA also lobbied for lights along Joppa, Forge, and Cross Roads and Schroeder and Bauer Avenues.  The PHIA pressured Baltimore County officials to fund road improvements and build new schools.  Its most significant accomplishment came on September 8, 1963, when Baltimore County Executive [[Spiro Agnew]] and other officials dedicated the new Perry Hall library on Belair Road.

The PHIA worked on civic activities as well, starting a Community Christmas Party in 1946 and a Halloween Parade in 1949. In 1976, the PHIA helped form a [[United States Bicentennial|Bicentennial]] Committee that hosted events at the old Perry Hall School. By the 1970s and 1980s, however, leaders spent much of their time dealing with development.  The most symbolic loss for the community was the development of Lassahn Field, long used for soccer games, carnivals, and Easter egg hunts.

By the early 1990s, the community celebrated the opening of the Seven Oaks Senior Center and two new elementary schools, Seven Oaks and Joppa View.  In 1994, the PHIA provided critical local support for the Honeygo Plan, a blueprint for developing Perry Hall's rural northeast.

[[Image:perryhalllogo.JPG|thumb|120px|left|The Perry Hall community logo, adopted in 1997]]

With the Honeygo Plan adopted and much of the community now built-out, the PHIA focused in the late 1990s on some of the civic activities that had been abandoned years earlier.  In 2000, Perry Hall celebrated its 225th birthday.  The PHIA worked with other groups to restart the Halloween Parade and begin a summer concert series, the centerpiece of which was a performance by the [[Baltimore Symphony Orchestra]].  Also, that year, the PHIA worked with other groups and elected officials to preserve the [[Perry Hall Mansion]].  The mansion was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref> In November 2001, Baltimore County leaders announced plans to purchase the property.

Between 1996 and 2009, the PHIA membership grew from 200 members to more than 2,000. Recently, the PHIA has focused on construction of a new Perry Hall Schools, completion of several new parks, stopping overdevelopment, and strategies to reduce [[school overcrowding]].

The PHIA is governed by an executive board that includes Jack Amrhein, president; Kevin Leary, vice-president; Tom Benisch, treasurer; Renee Papavasiliou, secretary; and several members-at-large members.<ref>perryhallmaryland.org</ref>

== Notable people ==
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* [[Pete Caringi III]] (born 1992) – soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Pete Caringi |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/88a09445/Pete-Caringi |website=[[Sports Reference|FBref]] |access-date=March 13, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Don Dohler]] (1946–2006) – [[Film director|film director]] who also created a movie, [[Nightbeast]], set in Perry Hall<ref>{{cite news |title=Donald Dohler |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2006/12/09/donald-dohler/ |access-date=March 13, 2025 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=September 30, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Donna M. Felling]] (born 1950) – Maryland state politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Donna M. Felling (D) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119653843/donna-m-felling-d-26-oct-1986-the/ |website=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |access-date=March 13, 2025 |date=October 26, 1986}}</ref>
* [[Johnny Klausmeier]] (born 1981) – [[NASCAR]] crew chief<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gilbert |first1=Pete |title=Parkville native with love of NASCAR ascends to top of his craft |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/nascar-crew-chief-john-klausmeier-maryland-native/39829675 |access-date=March 13, 2025 |work=[[WBAL-TV]] |date=April 26, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Kathy Klausmeier]] (born 1950) – Maryland state politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Office of The County Executive |url=https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/executive |website=[[Baltimore County Executive]] |access-date=March 13, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Alfred W. Redmer Jr.]] (born 1956) – Maryland state politician<ref>{{cite web |title=ALFRED W. REDMER, JR. |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa12299.html |website=Maryland Manuel On–Line |access-date=March 13, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Billy Ronson]] (1957–2015) – English soccer player who settled in Perry Hall<ref>{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Glenn |title=Blast Hall of Famer Billy Ronson Dead at 58 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2015/04/08/blast-hall-of-famer-billy-ronson-dead-at-58/ |access-date=March 13, 2025 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=August 19, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Greg Schaum]] (1954-2021) – [[National Football League]] (NFL) player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gregory James Schaum |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/nottingham-md/gregory-schaum-10254620 |website=Dignity Memorial |access-date=March 13, 2025}}</ref>
* [[John R. Schneider]] (1937–2002) – Maryland state politician<ref>{{cite web |title=JOHN R. SCHNEIDER (1937-2002) |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/former/html/msa13919.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |access-date=March 13, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Kathy Szeliga]] (born 1961) – Maryland state politician<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=A relative newcomer, Szeliga has become leading voice for GOP |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2016/10/22/a-relative-newcomer-szeliga-has-become-leading-voice-for-gop/ |access-date=March 13, 2025 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=July 1, 2019}}</ref>
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==References==
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==Sources==
*"Crossroads:  The History of Perry Hall," by David Marks

==External links==
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*[http://www.perryhallmaryland.org/ Perry Hall Improvement Association]
*[https://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll002.php Perry Hall Improvement Association (PHIA) records, 1945-1986] at the [[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110501073526/http://www.perryhallmansion.org/ Friends of the Perry Hall Mansion]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110930194812/http://external.bcpl.lib.md.us/hcdo/cfdocs/photopage.cfm?id=22639 Old photo looking south on Belair Rd at Silver Spring Rd]

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