Fells Point
Baltimore (city) · USGS GNIS name record 1707690
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These Census tracts have reference points near Fells Point. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 203 ↗
Baltimore city · MD
- Population
- 4,252
- Median home value
- $404,300
Census tract 202 ↗
Baltimore city · MD
- Population
- 1,512
- Median home value
- $330,900
Census tract 201 ↗
Baltimore city · MD
- Population
- 1,759
- Median home value
- $348,400
Census tract 301 ↗
Baltimore city · MD
- Population
- 1,322
- Median home value
- $279,400
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Fells Point ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Located on the north side of Northwest Harbor in downtown Baltimore, across from Locust Point.
A historic Baltimore neighborhood named for English Quaker William Fell who bought the land around 1730. Fell and his son Edward anticipated the potential for this area and established it as a separate city in 1763. By 1773 it had been annexed by Baltimore along with nearby Jones Town. Fells Point maintained a battery from 1776 to 1783 as part of its military defense of Baltimore during the Revolution. The post Revolutionary War economy boosted trade and the development of the area. For many years Fells Point served as the main port of Baltimore due to the deep water in Northwest Harbor. By 1800 the community was growing into a world-renowned ship building center, known especially for the Baltimore Clippers, a very agile and fast ship. Fells Point was listed as the first National Registered Historic District in Maryland in 1969. (US-T121)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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