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28-655: Crownsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County , Maryland , United States. The population was 1,757 at the 2010 census. It hosts the Anne Arundel County Fair each September, as well as the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival for several summer weekends. A state psychiatric hospital was formerly in Crownsville. The area offers waterfront scenery and easy access to urban metropolitan areas and culture. Crownsville

56-424: A CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on the geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use

84-461: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas

112-542: Is a Renaissance fair located in Crownsville , Maryland . Set in a fictional 16th-century English village named Revel Grove , the festival is spread over 27 acres (110,000 m ). It is open from the last weekend of August and runs for nine weekends. In the early 1970s, Minnesota lawyer Jules Smith Sr. (1930–2018) invested in George Coulam's Minnesota Renaissance Festival . A few years later, Coulam left

140-462: Is located at 39°1′27″N 76°35′54″W  /  39.02417°N 76.59833°W  / 39.02417; -76.59833 (39.024149, −76.598295), 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Annapolis , the state capital. Maryland Route 178 (Generals Highway) runs through the center of the CDP, and Interstate 97 forms the southwestern edge of the CDP, with access from the north via Exit 5. According to

168-654: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in

196-461: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with

224-506: The COVID-19 pandemic . The English Tudor village is 27 acres (110,000 m ) of woods and fields. There are more than 130 craft shops and 42 food outlets. More than 1,300 participants populate the village, 400 work directly for the company, 700 for the other vendors and 200 as performers on stages or as characters throughout the village. The Maryland Renaissance Festival utilizes eight major theaters, four smaller stages in taverns,

252-584: The United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.2 km), all land. However, waterfront communities such as Arden On The Severn and Herald Harbor have Crownsville addresses. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,670 people, 485 households, and 392 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 300.7 inhabitants per square mile (116.1/km). There were 516 housing units at an average density of 92.9 per square mile (35.9/km). The racial makeup of

280-485: The Anne Arundel County Food Bank, which provides no-cost food assistance programs, a soup kitchen , distribution of medical equipment, and other aid programs through referrals from the county Department of Social Services and other service-oriented agencies. The Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds are located in Crownsville on Generals Highway. The fairgrounds host a variety of events starting in

308-464: The CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along the Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and

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336-528: The CDP was $ 37,509. About 4.3% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including none of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over. Schools located in Crownsville and the surrounding area are: The Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks maintains the Generals Highway Corridor Park in Crownsville. Facilities include a nature trail and playing fields. The Eisenhower Golf Course

364-470: The CDP was 80.36% White , 15.45% African American , 0.78% Native American , 1.50% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.66% from other races , and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.62% of the population. In 2000, 4% of Crownsville residents identified as being of Lebanese heritage. This was the highest percentage of Lebanese Americans outside of Michigan. There were 485 households, out of which 31.5% had children under

392-442: The Census Bureau considers some towns in New England states, New Jersey and New York as well as townships in some other states as MCDs, even though they are incorporated municipalities in those states. In such states, CDPs may be defined within such towns or spanning the boundaries of multiple towns. There are a number of reasons for the CDP designation: Maryland Renaissance Festival The Maryland Renaissance Festival

420-485: The Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of a CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that

448-723: The Minnesota festival and started the Texas Renaissance Festival , and Smith sold his shares in the Minnesota festival and organized a similar festival in Maryland, near Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia. The fair was first held for four weekends in 1977 and drew 17,000 people to see performances by Penn and Teller and The Flying Karamazov Brothers among others. In 1985, the fair was moved to its current location in Crownsville and in 1986 Smith turned over

476-418: The age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.90. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.4% under

504-460: The age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 91,180, and the median income for a family was $ 99,553. Males had a median income of $ 87,035 versus $ 32,344 for females. The per capita income for

532-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,

560-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in

588-588: The community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in

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616-556: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through

644-509: The management of the fair to his son Jules Smith Jr., who still runs the festival with three siblings. The festival was originally an Elizabethan fair, but in 1989 switched to being focused on Henry VIII of England . King Henry is played by actor Fred Nelson, replacing Bill Huttel , after Huttel's death in 2001. On July 22, 2020, the Maryland Renaissance Festival announced that it would not operate in 2020 due to

672-480: The parking area off Hawkins Rd. In the fall of 2016, a second phase of trails was created, adding 4.5+ miles to the trail. A fourth phase of trails was added in May 2022, with parking available at a lot off Severn Chapel Road. Every autumn since 1985, Crownsville hosts the popular Maryland Renaissance Festival . The grounds and buildings of the former Crownsville Hospital Center are still in Crownsville. Tenants include

700-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,

728-444: The spring, and continuing well into the fall every year. Census-designated place CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which

756-421: Was Anne Arundel County's first public golf course, built in 1969. The 6,659-yard, 18-hole course was designed by golf architect Ed Ault on more than 220 acres (0.89 km; 0.34 sq mi). The Bacon Ridge Natural Area is 630 acres of protected land, including forests and marshes, which is open to the public for hiking and nature observation. There is currently a 2.5 mile figure-eight trail accessible from

784-481: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to

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