Aberdeen, Maryland

Aberdeen, Maryland
City
City of Aberdeen
Bel Air Avenue in downtown Aberdeen.
Nickname(s): "All America City"
Motto: "The Future of Harford!"
Location in Harford County, Maryland
Coordinates: 39°30′37″N 76°10′9″W / 39.51028°N 76.16917°W / 39.51028; -76.16917Coordinates: 39°30′37″N 76°10′9″W / 39.51028°N 76.16917°W / 39.51028; -76.16917
Country	United States of America
State	Maryland
County	Harford
Incorporated	1892
Government
• Mayor	Patrick McGrady
Area
• Total	17.64 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
• Land	17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi)
• Water	0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	14,959
• Estimate (2013)	15,120
• Density	849.4/km2 (2,199.9/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	21001
Area code(s)	410
FIPS code	24-00125
GNIS feature ID	0582854
Website	www.aberdeen-md.org

Aberdeen is a city in Harford County, Maryland, 26 miles (42 km) from Baltimore. The population was 14,959 at the 2010 United States Census. Aberdeen is the largest municipality in Harford County.

Aberdeen is part of the Baltimore-Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which is the 20th-largest United States metropolitan area. The nearest city to Aberdeen is Havre de Grace, Maryland, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) to the northeast.

Aberdeen was named after Aberdeen, Scotland, by immigrating Scots.

The James B. Baker House, Chestnut Ridge, Griffith House, Poplar Hill, Sophia's Dairy, and Swansbury are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Village of Aberdeen was a development by Edmund Law Rogers around 1800. The name originated from its mother city, Aberdeen, Scotland, as a result of the close relationship the Rogers family of Baltimore had with their cousin, the Earl of Aberdeen, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1852. The area now known as Aberdeen is a cluster of three communities