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'''Fulton''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] located in southern [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]], [[Maryland]], United States. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] it had a population of 2,049.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2431025| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175147/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2431025| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fulton CDP, Maryland| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 11, 2014}}</ref>
'''Fulton''' is a [[census-designated place]] located in southern [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]], [[Maryland]], United States. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] it had a population of 2,049.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2431025| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175147/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2431025| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fulton CDP, Maryland| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 11, 2014}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Indigenous peoples, likely Piscataway,<ref>{{Cite web|title=NativeLand.ca|url=https://native-land.ca/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Native-land.ca - Our home on native land|language=en}}</ref> used the land now known as Fulton for hunting and farming.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Howard County, Maryland > About HoCo > History|url=https://www.howardcountymd.gov/About-HoCo/History|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.howardcountymd.gov|language=en-US}}</ref> The land's first European survey was by [[Thomas Browne II|Thomas Browne]], known as the "Patuxent Ranger", in 1700.<ref name="Howard's Roads to the Past">{{cite book |title=Howard's Roads to the Past |page=90 |publisher=Howard County Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee, 2001 |year=2001}}</ref> In the mid 1700s [[Richard Snowden (ironmaster)|Richard Snowden]], the [[Quaker]] grandson of one of Maryland's first iron ore producers, purchased tracts of land up the [[Patuxent River]] valley. Fulton was then known as [[Queen Caroline Parish, Maryland|Queen Caroline Parish]]. In 1803 Rezin Hammond settled on a parcel of the land,<ref name="Barbara W Feaga 90">{{cite book |title=Howard's Road to the Past |author=Barbara W. Feaga |page=90}}</ref> and by 1805 Fulton was known as Hammond Directions and Snowden Second Addition.<ref name="Howard's Roads to the Past"/> In 1855 German immigrants settled in the area.
Indigenous peoples, likely Piscataway,<ref>{{Cite web|title=NativeLand.ca|url=https://native-land.ca/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Native-land.ca Our home on native land|language=en}}</ref> used the land now known as Fulton for hunting and farming.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Howard County, Maryland > About HoCo > History|url=https://www.howardcountymd.gov/About-HoCo/History|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.howardcountymd.gov|language=en-US}}</ref> The land's first European survey was by [[Thomas Browne II|Thomas Browne]], known as the "Patuxent Ranger", in 1700.<ref name="Howard's Roads to the Past">{{cite book |title=Howard's Roads to the Past |page=90 |publisher=Howard County Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee, 2001 |year=2001}}</ref> In the mid-1700s [[Richard Snowden (ironmaster)|Richard Snowden]], the [[Quaker]] grandson of one of Maryland's first iron ore producers, purchased tracts of land up the [[Patuxent River]] valley. Fulton was then known as [[Queen Caroline Parish, Maryland|Queen Caroline Parish]]. In 1803 [[Rezin Hammond]] settled on a parcel of the land,<ref name="Barbara W Feaga 90">{{cite book |title=Howard's Road to the Past |author=Barbara W. Feaga |page=90}}</ref> and by 1805 Fulton was known as Hammond Directions and Snowden Second Addition.<ref name="Howard's Roads to the Past"/> In 1855 German immigrants settled in the area.


By 1871, St Paul's Lutheran was founded to serve the German farming community and was expanded in 1933. By 1878 Fulton opened school house #3, a one-room school house for white children a half mile west of town that operated until 1939.<ref name="Barbara W Feaga 90"/> The area was referred to as "Water's Store", for Richard Waters' blacksmith operation and post office which opened on December 29, 1874.<ref>{{cite web |title=Smithsonian Postal Museum |url=http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |accessdate=August 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518050030/http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |archivedate=May 18, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newrivernotes.com/md/howa1878.htm |title=Howard County, Maryland Directory for 1878 |publisher=Jeffrey C. Weaver |accessdate=August 23, 2013}}</ref>
By 1871, St Paul's Lutheran was founded to serve the German farming community and was expanded in 1933. By 1878 Fulton opened school house #3, a one-room school house for white children a half mile west of town that operated until 1939.<ref name="Barbara W Feaga 90"/> The area was referred to as "Water's Store", for Richard Waters' blacksmith operation and post office which opened on December 29, 1874.<ref>{{cite web |title=Smithsonian Postal Museum |url=http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |access-date=August 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518050030/http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |archive-date=May 18, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newrivernotes.com/md/howa1878.htm |title=Howard County, Maryland Directory for 1878 |publisher=Jeffrey C. Weaver |access-date=August 23, 2013}}</ref>


The name was changed to "Fulton", after the popular ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'' editor Charles C. Fulton on 28 March 1882.<ref>{{cite web |title=Checklist of Maryland Post Offices |publisher=[[Smithsonian National Postal Museum]] |date=July 12, 2007 |url=http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |accessdate=May 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815015051/http://postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |archivedate=August 15, 2013 }}</ref> Albert W. Bradey purchased the Fulton corner stores of his father and Smallwood, operating it until his death in a house fire at the age of 90.<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Baltimore Sun| title=Modern roads wind through counties past| date=March 21, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Evening Critic| date=June 7, 1883| title=Death of C. C. Fulton}}</ref>
The name was changed to "Fulton", after the popular ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'' editor Charles C. Fulton on 28 March 1882.<ref>{{cite web |title=Checklist of Maryland Post Offices |publisher=[[Smithsonian National Postal Museum]] |date=July 12, 2007 |url=http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |access-date=May 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815015051/http://postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |archive-date=August 15, 2013 }}</ref> Albert W. Bradey purchased the Fulton corner stores of his father and Smallwood, operating it until his death in a house fire at the age of 90.<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Baltimore Sun| title=Modern roads wind through counties past| date=March 21, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Evening Critic| date=June 7, 1883| title=Death of C. C. Fulton}}</ref>


In 1839, Heinrich Iager purchased {{convert|108|acre}} of farmland expanding to {{convert|185|acre}}s forming Maple Lawn Farms. In 1938, the farm began its current free-range turkey operations under the "Sho-Nuf" brand name.<ref name=MLF>{{cite web |url=http://www.maplelawn.com/aboutus.htm |title=About Maple Lawn Farms |accessdate=August 22, 2013}}</ref> The farm was nationally recognized in 2004 for the registered [[Holstein Friesian cattle|Holsteins]] used in its dairy operations.<ref name=MLF/><ref>{{cite news |first=Caryl |last=Velisek |title=Maryland family wins national dairy award |url=http://www.americanfarm.com/TopStory11.02.04b.html |work=americanfarm.com |publisher=American Farm |date=November 2, 2004 |accessdate=November 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060312010447/http://www.americanfarm.com/TopStory11.02.04b.html |archivedate=March 12, 2006 }}</ref> The Ellsworth Iager farm took advantage of cheap POW labor through 1945.<ref>{{cite news| title=From Greater Production to More Efficiency| date=March 31, 1965}}</ref>
In 1839, Heinrich Iager purchased {{convert|108|acre}} of farmland expanding to {{convert|185|acre}}s forming Maple Lawn Farms. In 1938, the farm began its current free-range turkey operations under the "Sho-Nuf" brand name.<ref name=MLF>{{cite web |url=http://www.maplelawn.com/aboutus.htm |title=About Maple Lawn Farms |access-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref> The farm was nationally recognized in 2004 for the registered [[Holstein Friesian cattle|Holsteins]] used in its dairy operations.<ref name=MLF/><ref>{{cite news |first=Caryl |last=Velisek |title=Maryland family wins national dairy award |url=http://www.americanfarm.com/TopStory11.02.04b.html |work=americanfarm.com |publisher=American Farm |date=November 2, 2004 |access-date=November 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060312010447/http://www.americanfarm.com/TopStory11.02.04b.html |archive-date=March 12, 2006 }}</ref> The Ellsworth Iager farm took advantage of cheap POW labor through 1945.<ref>{{cite news| title=From Greater Production to More Efficiency| date=March 31, 1965}}</ref>


In the late 1990s, Fulton sat between the heavily developed areas of eastern Howard County, with water and sewer service, and the preserved western areas which used well water. Developer Greenebaum & Rose Associates proposed a dense 1,168-unit mixed use project for a portion of the {{convert|506|acre|adj=on}} farm. In January 1998, Councilman Darrell Drown felt that the zoning would take only a night or two, and accommodated the developer with expedited hearings.<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Baltimore Sun| date=January 5, 1998| title=Quick Hearing is Set for Iager Farm}}</ref> The first phase of zoning faced multiple contentious votes and 32 record-length hearings between pro-development and rural supporters.<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Baltimore Sun| title=Plan's backers draw anger. Robey and Guzzone assailed for support of 2 big developments| date=February 7, 2001| author=Larry Carson}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Washington Post| title=Developer gives pitch on project; Greenebaum attempts again to reassure panel on jobs, sprawl; Smart Growth 'showcase'; Zoning OK sought for homes, townhouses, apartments on old farm| first=Edward| last=Lee| date=September 14, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title=Metroburbia, USA| first=Paul| last=Knox| page=130| isbn=978-0813543574 |date=June 19, 2008 |publisher=Rutgers University Press}}</ref>
In the late 1990s, Fulton sat between the heavily developed areas of eastern Howard County, with water and sewer service, and the preserved western areas which used well water. Developer Greenebaum & Rose Associates proposed a dense 1,168-unit mixed use project for a portion of the {{convert|506|acre|adj=on}} farm. In January 1998, Councilman Darrell Drown felt that the zoning would take only a night or two, and accommodated the developer with expedited hearings.<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Baltimore Sun| date=January 5, 1998| title=Quick Hearing is Set for Iager Farm}}</ref> The first phase of zoning faced multiple contentious votes and 32 record-length hearings between pro-development and rural supporters.<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Baltimore Sun| title=Plan's backers draw anger. Robey and Guzzone assailed for support of 2 big developments| date=February 7, 2001| author=Larry Carson}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Washington Post| title=Developer gives pitch on project; Greenebaum attempts again to reassure panel on jobs, sprawl; Smart Growth 'showcase'; Zoning OK sought for homes, townhouses, apartments on old farm| first=Edward| last=Lee| date=September 14, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title=Metroburbia, USA| first=Paul| last=Knox| page=130| isbn=978-0813543574 |date=June 19, 2008 |publisher=Rutgers University Press}}</ref>


In 2013, the [[Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning]] sought to expand water and sewer service so that the remaining Maple Lawn property could be developed at maximum density. A 7,000-person referendum attempt was launched and suppressed by the landowners' attorney, William Erskine, who sits on the economic development agency as well as the same law firm as County Executive [[Ken Ulman]]'s father.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |title=Howard petitioners take referendum issue to legislators |first=Amanda |last=Yeager |date=21 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Howard County Zoning Referendum Struck Down by Special Appeals Court |url=http://www.offitkurman.com/howard-county-zoning-referendum-struck-down-by-special-appeals-court/ |accessdate=August 23, 2014}}</ref>
In 2013, the [[Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning]] sought to expand water and sewer service so that the remaining Maple Lawn property could be developed at maximum density. A 7,000-person referendum attempt was launched and suppressed by the landowners' attorney, William Erskine, who sits on the economic development agency as well as the same law firm as County Executive [[Ken Ulman]]'s father.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |title=Howard petitioners take referendum issue to legislators |first=Amanda |last=Yeager |date=21 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Howard County Zoning Referendum Struck Down by Special Appeals Court |url=http://www.offitkurman.com/howard-county-zoning-referendum-struck-down-by-special-appeals-court/ |access-date=August 23, 2014}}</ref>


Historic local places of worship include Grace Community Church, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, and St. Paul's Lutheran Church, which was built in the 1870s by a group of mostly German families after originally meeting in each other's homes since the 1860s.{{citation needed |date=August 2013}}
Historic local places of worship include Grace Community Church, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, and St. Paul's Lutheran Church, which was built in the 1870s by a group of mostly German families after originally meeting in each other's homes since the 1860s.{{citation needed |date=August 2013}}
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 5916
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}


===2010 Census===
===2010 Census===
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[[Reservoir High School]], Lime Kiln Middle School, Fulton Elementary School and Cedar Lane School are all located in Fulton.
[[Reservoir High School]], Lime Kiln Middle School, Fulton Elementary School and Cedar Lane School are all located in Fulton.


Located in Fulton are a post office, [[High's Dairy Store|High's Store]], [[Ledo Pizza]], a Pupusaria and several gas stations. Other retail establishments include Fulton Family Chiropractic, Cleaners, Fulton Station Jewelers, Fulton Animal Hospital, Fulton Wine & Spirits (liquor), Hilities Beauty, Nail Boutique at Fulton Station, Computer Country, Evergreen Stables, and the Studio at Fulton.
Located in Fulton are a post office, shops, stores, restaurants and several gas stations. Adjacent to the northeast border of Fulton is the [[Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory]].[[File:Alley Way Fulton MD.jpg|thumb|Residential Alley in the Midtown District]]
Maple Lawn, a mixed residential and commercial community which started in 2004/2005, was developed by Greenebaum & Rose Associates and has brought a "Main Street"-style shopping districts. Four large office buildings house a number of corporate tenants. Additional businesses are located in the residential section of Maple Lawn.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maplelawnmd.com/project_ov.php |title=Project Overview |access-date=September 19, 2010 |publisher=Maple Lawn}}</ref>

Adjacent to the northeast border of Fulton is the [[Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory]].
[[File:Alley Way Fulton MD.jpg|thumb|Residential Alley in the Midtown District]]
Maple Lawn, a mixed residential and commercial community which started in 2004/2005, was developed by Greenebaum & Rose Associates and has brought a "Main Street"-style shopping district, with stores such as [[Harris Teeter]], Hyatt & Co. Clothing, Sidamo Coffee & Tea, i.m. Wine, [[Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt]], Ranazul Tapas Wine & Bistro, Venegas Prime Filet, The Pearl Spa & Boutique, [[Looney's Pub]], Pet Barn, Bra-La-La, [[BP]] Maple Lawn Market, [[American Automobile Association|AAA]], [[CVS Pharmacy]], Lax World, [[PNC Bank]], and Techlab Photo & Digital (formerly of Dobbin Center). Four large office buildings house a number of corporate tenants. Additional businesses are located in the residential section of Maple Lawn: Offit Kurman, Maryland Homebuilders Association, SunTrust Bank, Homewood Suites hotel, Columbia Academy Pre-School, urgent care with a multi-provider Medical Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maplelawnmd.com/project_ov.php |title=Project Overview |accessdate=September 19, 2010 |publisher=Maple Lawn}}</ref>


Beaufort Park, one of the local neighborhoods, was described by ''[[The Washington Post]]'' on July 4, 1998, as 'A Sea of Tranquility Set in a Watershed, A Parklike Setting in Howard County'.
Beaufort Park, one of the local neighborhoods, was described by ''[[The Washington Post]]'' on July 4, 1998, as 'A Sea of Tranquility Set in a Watershed, A Parklike Setting in Howard County'.
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*[[Angela Brodie]], biochemist who spent about half of her life in Fulton
*[[Angela Brodie]], biochemist who spent about half of her life in Fulton
*[[Greg Hawkes]], keyboardist for [[The Cars]]
*[[Greg Hawkes]], keyboardist for [[The Cars]]
<!--*[[William Smallwood]], Maryland general in the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], had a nephew{{Who|date=September 2010}} who lived in Fulton, and whose descendants remained in Fulton until 1920. (...but not Smallwood?)-->
<!—-*[[Fiona Neely]], overall just a wonderful citizen


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 01:04, 29 August 2024

Fulton, Maryland
Maple Lawn in Fulton
Maple Lawn in Fulton
Fulton is located in Maryland
Fulton
Fulton
Fulton is located in the United States
Fulton
Fulton
Coordinates: 39°9′4″N 76°55′22″W / 39.15111°N 76.92278°W / 39.15111; -76.92278
Country United States of America
State Maryland
CountyHoward
Surveyed1700
EstablishedMarch 28, 1882
Founded byThomas Browne II
Named forCharles C. Fulton
Area
 • Total
3.79 sq mi (9.83 km2)
 • Land3.79 sq mi (9.81 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation453 ft (138 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,916
 • Density1,562.60/sq mi (603.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
20759, 20723
Area code240 and 301
FIPS code24-31025

Fulton is a census-designated place located in southern Howard County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,049.[3]

History

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Indigenous peoples, likely Piscataway,[4] used the land now known as Fulton for hunting and farming.[5] The land's first European survey was by Thomas Browne, known as the "Patuxent Ranger", in 1700.[6] In the mid-1700s Richard Snowden, the Quaker grandson of one of Maryland's first iron ore producers, purchased tracts of land up the Patuxent River valley. Fulton was then known as Queen Caroline Parish. In 1803 Rezin Hammond settled on a parcel of the land,[7] and by 1805 Fulton was known as Hammond Directions and Snowden Second Addition.[6] In 1855 German immigrants settled in the area.

By 1871, St Paul's Lutheran was founded to serve the German farming community and was expanded in 1933. By 1878 Fulton opened school house #3, a one-room school house for white children a half mile west of town that operated until 1939.[7] The area was referred to as "Water's Store", for Richard Waters' blacksmith operation and post office which opened on December 29, 1874.[8][9]

The name was changed to "Fulton", after the popular Baltimore Sun editor Charles C. Fulton on 28 March 1882.[10] Albert W. Bradey purchased the Fulton corner stores of his father and Smallwood, operating it until his death in a house fire at the age of 90.[11][12]

In 1839, Heinrich Iager purchased 108 acres (44 ha) of farmland expanding to 185 acres (75 ha)s forming Maple Lawn Farms. In 1938, the farm began its current free-range turkey operations under the "Sho-Nuf" brand name.[13] The farm was nationally recognized in 2004 for the registered Holsteins used in its dairy operations.[13][14] The Ellsworth Iager farm took advantage of cheap POW labor through 1945.[15]

In the late 1990s, Fulton sat between the heavily developed areas of eastern Howard County, with water and sewer service, and the preserved western areas which used well water. Developer Greenebaum & Rose Associates proposed a dense 1,168-unit mixed use project for a portion of the 506-acre (205 ha) farm. In January 1998, Councilman Darrell Drown felt that the zoning would take only a night or two, and accommodated the developer with expedited hearings.[16] The first phase of zoning faced multiple contentious votes and 32 record-length hearings between pro-development and rural supporters.[17][18][19]

In 2013, the Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning sought to expand water and sewer service so that the remaining Maple Lawn property could be developed at maximum density. A 7,000-person referendum attempt was launched and suppressed by the landowners' attorney, William Erskine, who sits on the economic development agency as well as the same law firm as County Executive Ken Ulman's father.[20][21]

Historic local places of worship include Grace Community Church, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, and St. Paul's Lutheran Church, which was built in the 1870s by a group of mostly German families after originally meeting in each other's homes since the 1860s.[citation needed]

Geography

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Fulton is located in southern Howard County, bordered on the south by the Patuxent River and on the east by U.S. Route 29. The community of Scaggsville is to the east across US 29, and the Montgomery County community of Burtonsville is to the south across the Patuxent. Maryland Route 216 (Scaggsville Road) is the main east–west road through Fulton, which passes through nearby North Laurel and then the city of Laurel in Prince George's County. Downtown Baltimore is 21 miles (34 km) to the northeast on Interstate 95, and downtown Washington, D.C. is 19 miles (31 km) to the south. Columbia is 5 miles (8 km) to the north on US 29.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20205,916
U.S. Decennial Census[22]

2010 Census

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As of the 2010 Census, there are 2,049 people living in Fulton, of whom 70.96% are White, 14.84% Asian, 9.03% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.54% other races, and 4.34% who consider themselves two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race made up 2.54% of Fulton's population.[23] Of the population, 27.48% is under the age 18, 61.44% are 18–64, and 11.08% are above the age of 65.[23] From 2008 to 2012 Fulton's median household income was $182,039 and median house value was $682,600.[24]

Fulton today

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Reservoir High School

The community is served by area codes 240, 301, 410, 443, and 667, and by ZIP codes 20759 and 20723.

Reservoir High School, Lime Kiln Middle School, Fulton Elementary School and Cedar Lane School are all located in Fulton.

Located in Fulton are a post office, shops, stores, restaurants and several gas stations. Adjacent to the northeast border of Fulton is the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

Residential Alley in the Midtown District

Maple Lawn, a mixed residential and commercial community which started in 2004/2005, was developed by Greenebaum & Rose Associates and has brought a "Main Street"-style shopping districts. Four large office buildings house a number of corporate tenants. Additional businesses are located in the residential section of Maple Lawn.[25]

Beaufort Park, one of the local neighborhoods, was described by The Washington Post on July 4, 1998, as 'A Sea of Tranquility Set in a Watershed, A Parklike Setting in Howard County'.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Fulton, MD Profile". hometownlocator.com. HTL. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fulton CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "NativeLand.ca". Native-land.ca – Our home on native land. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Howard County, Maryland > About HoCo > History". www.howardcountymd.gov. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Howard's Roads to the Past. Howard County Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee, 2001. 2001. p. 90.
  7. ^ a b Barbara W. Feaga. Howard's Road to the Past. p. 90.
  8. ^ "Smithsonian Postal Museum" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  9. ^ "Howard County, Maryland Directory for 1878". Jeffrey C. Weaver. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  10. ^ "Checklist of Maryland Post Offices" (PDF). Smithsonian National Postal Museum. July 12, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 15, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  11. ^ "Modern roads wind through counties past". The Baltimore Sun. March 21, 2004.
  12. ^ "Death of C. C. Fulton". The Evening Critic. June 7, 1883.
  13. ^ a b "About Maple Lawn Farms". Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  14. ^ Velisek, Caryl (November 2, 2004). "Maryland family wins national dairy award". americanfarm.com. American Farm. Archived from the original on March 12, 2006. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
  15. ^ "From Greater Production to More Efficiency". March 31, 1965.
  16. ^ "Quick Hearing is Set for Iager Farm". The Baltimore Sun. January 5, 1998.
  17. ^ Larry Carson (February 7, 2001). "Plan's backers draw anger. Robey and Guzzone assailed for support of 2 big developments". The Baltimore Sun.
  18. ^ Lee, Edward (September 14, 1999). "Developer gives pitch on project; Greenebaum attempts again to reassure panel on jobs, sprawl; Smart Growth 'showcase'; Zoning OK sought for homes, townhouses, apartments on old farm". The Washington Post.
  19. ^ Knox, Paul (June 19, 2008). Metroburbia, USA. Rutgers University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0813543574.
  20. ^ Yeager, Amanda (August 21, 2014). "Howard petitioners take referendum issue to legislators". The Baltimore Sun.
  21. ^ "Howard County Zoning Referendum Struck Down by Special Appeals Court". Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  22. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  23. ^ a b "Fulton, Maryland Population". censusviewer.com. Moonshadow Mobile. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  24. ^ "Fulton, MD". usa.com. World Media Group. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  25. ^ "Project Overview". Maple Lawn. Retrieved September 19, 2010.