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Cavetown, Maryland

FieldValue
official_nameCavetown, Maryland
settlement_typeCDP
image_mapWashington_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Cavetown_Highlighted.svg
mapsize250x200px
map_captionLocation of Cavetown, Maryland
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Maryland
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Washington
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km24.93
area_land_km24.93
area_water_km20.00
area_total_sq_mi1.90
area_land_sq_mi1.90
area_water_sq_mi0.00
population_as_of2020
population_total1446
population_density_km2293.22
population_density_sq_mi759.45
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset−5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST−4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft679
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code21720
area_codes301, 240
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info24-14225
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info2389289

Cavetown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,486 at the 2000 census.

History

The Willows was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 1,486 people, 577 households, and 461 families living in the CDP. The population density was 770.9 PD/sqmi. There were 589 housing units at an average density of 305.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.51% White, 0.13% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55%.

Of the 577 households 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 17.2% of households were one person and 9.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.88.

The age distribution was 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median household income was $48,816 and the median family income was $60,238. Males had a median income of $38,523 versus $28,173 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,790. About 2.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • John P. Fockler (died 1911), member of the Maryland House of Delegates
  • Alvin Milton Spessard (1860–1924), Alabama state politician and educator

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{GNIS. 2389289
  3. {{NRISref
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  5. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. (1911-12-06). "Prominent Educator of Hagerstown Dead". [[The Baltimore Sun]].
  7. (1915). "Alabama Official and Statistical Register 1915". The Brown Printing Company.
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