Hawkins Point, Baltimore

Hawkins Point, Baltimore
Neighborhood
View from Arundel Cove Avenue at Hawkins Point Road
View from Arundel Cove Avenue at Hawkins Point Road
Hawkins Point, Baltimore is located in Baltimore
Hawkins Point, Baltimore
Hawkins Point, Baltimore
Coordinates: 39°12′32″N 76°32′58″W / 39.2089°N 76.5495°W / 39.2089; -76.5495[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CityBaltimore
Area
[2]
 • Total
2.618 sq mi (6.78 km2)
 • Land2.618 sq mi (6.78 km2)
Elevation
[1]
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
24
 • Density9.2/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21226
Area code410, 443, and 667

Hawkins Point is a neighborhood in the South District of Baltimore, located at the southern tip of the city between Curtis Bay (north) and the Anne Arundel County line (south) and Thoms Cove (east). Its land area covers 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), and it had a population of 24 people according to the 2020 U.S. Census.[3] The neighborhood is predominantly industrial.[2]

Industrial residents of Hawkins Point include the Quarantine Road Sanitary Landfill, owned by Baltimore City,[4] a 67-acre hazardous waste landfill at 5501 Quarantine Road, owned by the Maryland Port Administration (MPA)[5] and now a Superfund site and a foundry at 4000 Hawkins Point Road owned by Eastalco Aluminum Company.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Hawkins Point Marine Terminal, MD". Lat-Long.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Hawkins Point neighborhood in Curtis Bay". City-Data.com. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Census - Map Results - Total in Block Group 1, Census Tract 2505, Baltimore city, Maryland in 2020". United States Census Bureau. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  4. ^ James Whitt (May 23, 2001). "What a Dump". City Paper. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "MES Hawkins Point Hazardous Waste Landfill". US Environmental Protection Agency. October 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  6. ^ "Eastalco Aluminum Company". Manta. Retrieved January 4, 2012.