Sparrows Point
Baltimore · USGS GNIS name record 591325
Explore statistics nearby
These Census tracts have reference points near Sparrows Point. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 4927 ↗
Baltimore County · MD
- Population
- 2,777
- Median home value
- $236,700
Census tract 4521 ↗
Baltimore County · MD
- Population
- 3,489
- Median home value
- $342,700
Census tract 4520 ↗
Baltimore County · MD
- Population
- 2,457
- Median home value
- $393,300
Census tract 4212 ↗
Baltimore County · MD
- Population
- 1,841
- Median home value
- $237,600
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 Sparrows Point ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Located along the Patapsco River at the southern end of Patapsco River Neck, 14.5 km (9 mi) southeast of downtown Baltimore.
Named for Thomas Sparrow who came to this area in 1649 with his family and who was given a land grant by Lord Baltimore in 1652. Now the area is comprised mostly of a steel processing plant. (MD-T12/p319)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c