Essex

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  • Type: Town with 39,400 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: Essex, Maryland” and “Essex, MD
  • Postal code: 21221

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Point State Battlefield and Kenwood High School.

Park
is a publicly owned historic preserve in , , , that commemorates a portion of the site where the Battle of North Point was fought during the War of 1812. is situated 2 miles south of Essex.

School
Photo: Wallstreethotrod, Public domain.
is a high school located in Essex, Maryland, United States.

Commercial area
Eastpoint Mall is a one-level regional enclosed shopping center located in Baltimore County. Eastpoint Mall was one of Baltimore’s first shopping centers and has been serving the community since 1956. is situated 2 miles southwest of Essex.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosedale and Rossville.

Town
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 19,961 at the 2020 United States census. is situated 2 miles northwest of Essex.

Town
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 15,147 at the 2010 census. is situated 2½ miles north of Essex.

Town
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 33,203 at the 2020 census. is situated 3 miles northeast of Essex.

Essex

Latitude
39.30751° or 39° 18′ 27″ north
Longitude
-76.47904° or 76° 28′ 45″ west
Population
39,400
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US ESE
Open location code
87F58G5C+29
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158588128
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4354428
Wiki­data ID
Q754704
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Essex” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: إسكس
  • Basque: Essex
  • Catalan: Essex
  • Cebuano: Essex
  • Chinese: Essex
  • Chinese: 埃塞克斯
  • Chinese: 艾塞克斯
  • Dutch: Essex
  • Egyptian Arabic: اسكس
  • French: Essex, Maryland
  • French: Essex
  • German: Essex
  • Gilaki: اسکس (مريلند)
  • Gilaki: اسکس
  • Irish: Essex
  • Italian: Essex
  • Kazakh: Ésséks
  • Kazakh: Эссэкс
  • Kazakh: ەسسەكس
  • Kirghiz: Эссэкс
  • Ladin: Essex
  • Min Nan Chinese: Essex
  • Persian: اسکس
  • Persian: اسیکس، مریلند
  • Polish: Essex
  • Portuguese: Essex
  • Russian: Эссекс
  • Scots: Essex
  • Serbian: Есекс
  • Serbo-Croatian: Essex, Maryland
  • Serbo-Croatian: Essex
  • South Azerbaijani: زسکس، مریلند
  • Spanish: Essex (Maryland)
  • Spanish: Essex
  • Tatar: Ессекс (Мэриленд)
  • Tatar: Ессекс
  • Ukrainian: Ессекс
  • Urdu: ایسیکس، میری لینڈ
  • Uzbek: Essex
  • Uzbek: Ессех
  • Volapük: Essex

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