Cantonsville, MD has summers that are some of the warmest in the region. The summer temperatures reach into the 80s. In the warmest month, July, average temperatures climb to a high of 90.60 degrees. The days do not generally fluctuate at great lengths from very low lows to very hot highs; the spread only generally extends 18 degrees in the summertime. The winters, on the other hand, are cold in the 30s. January, the coldest month, sees an average temperature of 29.40 degrees. The difference between the lows and the highs is even more limited than in the summertime; temperatures spread out for just 15 degrees in the winter. Cantonsville, MD receives a fair amount of rain at 43.59 inches, with the most rain falling in the month of May when it receives 4.18 inches.The Piscataway people were the first settlers to inhabit the area which now encompasses Cantonsville, MD. European settlers moved in and co-existed with the Piscataway for several years. This all changed in the middle of the 17th century when the missionaries were forced to cease their governing of the area by the English government.
At this time, the European settlers began to chase the Piscataway away from their homes. This made it easier for the European settlers to move farther into the state of Maryland. This is when Richard Caton settled where current Cantonsville is located in the present day. Catonsville was governed by a notable person of the time, Charles Carroll; he was Richard Caton's father-in-law and also one of the people who signed the Declaration of Independence.Cantonsville, MD is full of Victorian and Colonial homes, which were built by wealthy people from Baltimore. These houses were constructed to offer these people a place to go in the summertime when Baltimore's heat was unbearable for them. Cantonsville, MD is also where the University of Maryland is located. Very recently, in 2007, Money magazine declared Cantonsville, MD to rank as the 49th best place to live on the list of all cities in the United States; it was found to be the 3rd best place in the state of Maryland. As Cantonsville became a center for business in the 18th century it remains such a place today. The Cantonsville, MD yellow pages attest to this fact with the many businesses that are listed. The Cantonsville, MD business directory further shows residents what they can discover by the way of businesses.
Written by Lyndsey Morgan
