Municipal · Maryland

Town of Highland Beach

Highland Beach is a town in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 118. The town was founded late in the 19th century by affluent African Americans from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, looking for a summer retreat on the Chesapeake Bay. The town's incorporated status gave it a unique standing in empowering it to maintain its own police force. Celebrities with homes there have included historian and author Alex Haley, actor and comedian Bill Cosby, and tennis champion Arthur Ashe. Street names in the town include Crummell, Dunbar, Henson, Augusta, Douglass, Langston, and Washington, which were chosen to honor leading African Americans.

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 166372
FIPS state: 24
FIPS county: 003
FIPS place: 38500
Census record name: TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH
Mailing address: 3243 WALNUT DR, HIGHLAND BCH 21403