Aberdeen, Maryland

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The 2000 Census showed that Aberdeen had a population of 13,842 people^<1>. This represents 0.26% of the total population of Maryland, making it the state's 16th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
13	Takoma Park	SW	57 mi [91.7 km]	17,701	2.32% increase
14	Westminster	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	17,689	5.73% increase
15	Hyattsville	SW	56 mi [90.1 km]	15,376	4.36% increase
-16-	Aberdeen			13,993	1.09% increase
17	New Carrollton	SW	53 mi [85.3 km]	12,460	1.02% decrease
18	Elkton	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	14,842	24.8% increase
19	Easton	S	51 mi [82.1 km]	14,677	25.36% increase

Aberdeen had 5,894 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Aberdeen has an area^<4> of 6.39 square miles [16.55 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Aberdeen had a 2000 population density of 2,166 people per square mile [836 people/km²], making it the state's 62nd most densely populated area.

Harford County

The coastal city of Aberdeen is located in Harford County.

The county had a population of 219,464 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 13,842 people, Aberdeen contained 6.31% of the Harford County total.

In addition, where the community of Aberdeen has a population density of 2,166 people per square mile [836 people/km²], Harford County averages 498.4 people per square mile [192.4 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Harford County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Aberdeen and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Aberdeen. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Aberdeen, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Penn Hill (PA)	QF-4259008	N	18 mi [28.97 km]
	Newark (DE)	QF-1050670	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	29,886	4.69% increase
	Baltimore	QF-2404000	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	636,919	2.19% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Aberdeen.

A Census Quickfact is available for Harford County (QF-24025).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Aberdeen:

Aberdeen is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Aberdeen.

The Commemorative Quarter for Maryland<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Aberdeen. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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