Colesville, Maryland

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Colesville is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland in the USA.

[edit] Geography

As an unincorporated area, Colesville's boundaries are not officially defined. Colesville is, however, recognized by the United States Census Bureau as a Census-designated Place, and by the United States Geological Survey as a populated place located at 39°4′47″N, 77°0′12″W (39.079695, -77.003263)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the place has a total area of 23.9 km² (9.2 mi²), all land.

Colesville lies within the northeastern portion of Montgomery County. Its generally-accepted boundaries extend from the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River in the west to Paint Branch in the east. Its northern and southern boundaries are not as well-defined, but are generally assumed to run from Springbrook High School in the south to Cloverly in the north.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 19,810 people, 6,525 households, and 5,526 families residing in the area. The population density was 827.8/km² (2,144.4/mi²). There were 6,615 housing units at an average density of 276.4/km² (716.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the area was 55.33% White, 22.25% African American, 0.23% Native American, 17.93% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.52% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.79% of the population.

There were 6,525 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.3% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the area the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the area was $91,696, and the median income for a family was $97,406. Males had a median income of $61,119 versus $46,169 for females. The per capita income for the area was $34,942. About 2.0% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.