Cape St. Claire, Maryland

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Cape St. Claire is an unincorporated community as well as a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland 7 miles east of Annapolis, Maryland, and was once home to the G-Wag. While the community of Cape St. Claire lies entirely within the CDP and accounts for approximately 80% of the homes and residents, the CDP also includes the smaller communities of Atlantis, Walnut Ridge, Green Holly, and St. Claire Court. The population was 8,022 at the 2000 census.

Contained within Cape St. Claire are three marinas, multiple parks and beaches, a shopping center, Broadneck High School and Cape St. Claire Elementary School. Fire protection is provided by the Cape St. Claire Volunteer Fire Company. Three churches are also located in the confines of Cape St. Claire: Broadneck Baptist Church, Cape St. Claire United Methodist Church and Christ Our Anchor Presbyterian Church.

Also home to The Harbour School at Annapolis

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 External link
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Cape St. Claire is located at 39°2′34″N, 76°26′44″W (39.042910, -76.445623)^GR1. The community of Cape St. Claire is bounded to the east by the Little Magothy River and the Chesapeake Bay, to the north by the Magothy River, and to the west by Deep Creek.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²). 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (23.35%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 8,022 people, 2,857 households, and 2,179 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,572.2/km² (4,066.9/mi²). There were 2,932 housing units at an average density of 574.6/km² (1,486.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.98% White, 3.84% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.

There were 2,856 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $72,000, and the median income for a family was $76,657. Males had a median income of $50,133 versus $32,212 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,009. About 1.4% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

The River Bay Company platted the community of Cape St. Claire on June 14, 1949. The community was initially envisioned and sold as a summer retreat for residents of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland. To manage the affairs of the new community, the River Bay Company created and incorporated the Cape St. Claire Club, governed by a Board of Governors. The first meeting of the Board of Governors of the Cape St. Claire Club (since renamed the Cape St. Claire Improvement Association) was held on June 30, 1949. The Board consisted of three representatives of the River Bay Company named in the Cape St. Claire Club certificate of incorporation: John G. Rouse, Jr.; James C. Morton, Jr.; and George W. Baker, Jr. Mr. James C. Morton was elected Chairman.