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Pylesville, Maryland
Pylesville, Maryland is located in Maryland
Pylesville, Maryland
Pylesville, Maryland
Location in Maryland
Pylesville, Maryland is located in the United States
Pylesville, Maryland
Pylesville, Maryland
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Maryland
County Harford
Area
 • Total 4.75 sq mi (12.30 km2)
 • Land 4.74 sq mi (12.29 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
358 ft (109 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 711
 • Density 149.87/sq mi (57.87/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21132
Area code(s) 410 and 443 and 667
FIPS code 24-64375
GNIS feature ID 0591085

Pylesville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 693 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Baltimore metropolitan area.The town was named after Nathan Pyle who constructed a mill on Broad Creek located off of Old Pylesville RD in the year 1813. The original town consisted of just three buildings which included Nathan Pyle's home, a store house, and a general store. Until 1958, this community was served by the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad at milepost 40.3.

Geography

Pylesville is in northern Harford County and straddles Broad Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River. Maryland Route 165 runs through the town, leading northeast 3 miles (5 km) to the Pennsylvania border near Cardiff and southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Jarrettsville. Maryland Route 543 leaves MD 165 just south of the town center, leading south 9 miles (14 km) to Hickory. Bel Air, the Harford County seat, is 12 miles (19 km) to the south via MD 543 and U.S. Route 1 Business.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pylesville CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.3 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.14%, are water. The CDP extends west from the original settlement of Pylesville as far as Maryland Route 24 (St. Clair Bridge Road).

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 711
U.S. Decennial Census

Cope, Gilbert, A Record of the Cope Family as Established in America by Gilbert Cope

King and Baird Printers Philadelphia 1881 page 70.

Education

The Harford County Public School System serves Pylesville. Students in the area attend the Tri-school community of North Harford Elementary, High, and Middle schools, all located in the western part of the CDP, along with students form Jarrettsville, Forest Hill, Bel Air, Darlington, Whiteford, Street/Pylesville, Highland, and Norrisville.

Notable people

  • Thomas Wagoner, politician in Alaska

See also

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