| Thurmont, Maryland | |
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| — Town — | |
| Corner of Main and Water in downtown Thurmont. | |
| Location of Thurmont, Maryland | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Frederick |
| Founded | 1751 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Allen Burns |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.0 sq mi (7.7 km2) |
| • Land | 3.0 sq mi (7.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 5,588 |
| • Density | 1,881.8/sq mi (726.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 21788 |
| Area code(s) | 301 |
| FIPS code | 24-77825 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0587792 |
| Website | http://www.thurmont.com/ |
Thurmont is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,588 at the 2000 census. The town is located in the northern part of Frederick County (north of Frederick, Maryland, the county seat), approximately ten miles from the Pennsylvania border, along U.S. Highway 15. It is very close to Cunningham Falls State Park and Catoctin Mountain Park, which contains the presidential retreat of Camp David. The town's slogan is "Gateway to the Mountains." Thurmont was designated in 2005 as a "Main Street Maryland Community." [1][2]
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Thurmont was originally incorporated in 1751 as the Town of Mechanicstown. The name was changed to Thurmont by an act of the Maryland General Assembly on January 18, 1894.
The Western Maryland Railway built its main railroad line to Thurmont in 1871, connecting the town with Baltimore, and later with Hagerstown and Cumberland.[3]
Thurmont is located at (39.624974, -77.410245)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all of it land.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 5,588 people, 2,119 households, and 1,568 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,881.8 people per square mile (726.4/km²). There were 2,193 housing units at an average density of 738.5 per square mile (285.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.09% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 2,119 households in which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $49,530, and the median income for a family was $56,138. Males had a median income of $37,804 versus $27,266 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,474. About 4.0% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
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