Port Deposit, Maryland

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Port Deposit is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 676 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Port Deposit is located at 39°36′39″N, 76°6′1″W (39.610915, -76.100172)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.7 mi²), all land.

Assessments of the town's stability are occurring. Sitting just underneath of the Conowingo Dam, the town is prone to a major flood should the dam ever unleash enough water from upspring. There has been a history of walls and buildings cracking around town to begin with, but officials see no sign now of a major disaster.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 676 people, 264 households, and 163 families residing in the town. The population density was 156.3/km² (404.8/mi²). There were 402 housing units at an average density of 92.9/km² (240.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.85% White, 17.75% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.

There were 264 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% were married couples living together, 21.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,167, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $21,932 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,297. About 19.4% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.4% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.