| Garrison, Maryland | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baltimore |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.19 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.18 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.16 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.16 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 9487 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1159.76 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3004.12 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 135 |
| Elevation Ft: | 443 |
| Coordinates: | 39.4011°N -76.7511°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 21055 |
| Area Code: | 410 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-31625 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0590284 |
Garrison is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, adjacent to Owings Mills. It consists mainly of the McDonogh area and Valley Centre. The population was 8,823 at the 2010 census.[2]
Garrison is located at 39.4011°N -76.7511°W (39.401055, -76.751073).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.2km2, of which 0.12% is water.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 7,969 people, 3,459 households, and 1,940 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2551.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,696 housing units at an average density of 1183.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.54% White, 17.09% African American, 0.13% Native American, 3.35% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.92% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.27% of the population. In 2000, 14% of Garrison residents identified as being of Russian American heritage. This was the second highest percentage of Russian Americans of any place in Maryland after Pikesville.[5] The majority of them are of Jewish ancestry. 2% of Garrison's residents were of Ukrainian descent and 1% were descended from other Eastern European countries. 8% were German, 7% Polish, 5% Irish, 4% English, 3% Italian, 2% Lithuanian, and 2% French.[6]
There were 3,459 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.9% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,520, and the median income for a family was $62,171. Males had a median income of $45,286 versus $37,472 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $36,236. About 4.6% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.