Funkstown, Maryland

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Funkstown is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 983 at the 2000 census. Originally 88 acres were sold to Henry Funck by Frederick Calvert in 1754 and settled as Jerusalem. ^[1] ^[2]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 External links
4 Notes

[edit] Geography

Funkstown is located at 39°36′33″N, 77°42′27″W (39.609096, -77.707527)^GR1, on Antietam Creek, south of Hagerstown.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 983 people, 441 households, and 253 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,116.3/km² (2,880.3/mi²). There were 464 housing units at an average density of 526.9/km² (1,359.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.76% White, 0.61% African American, 0.31% Asian, 0.51% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.

There were 441 households out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,278, and the median income for a family was $45,197. Males had a median income of $30,438 versus $21,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,544. About 8.4% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.