Pittsville, Maryland
Encyclopedia
Pittsville is a town in Wicomico County
, Maryland
, United States
. The population was 1,182 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland
Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all of it land.
Pittsville, Maryland played the part of the backwater Iowa town in 1974 made for TV movie, "The Rimers of Eldritch" starring Rue McClanahan and Susan Sarandon.
of 2000, there were 1,182 people, 477 households, and 321 families residing in the town. The population density
was 677.3 people per square mile (260.8/km²). There were 506 housing units at an average density of 289.9 per square mile (111.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.56% White, 6.60% African American, 0.17% Native American, 3.89% Asian, 0.08% from other races
, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.
There were 477 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples
living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $31,141 versus $20,759 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $15,966. About 8.3% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
Wicomico County, Maryland
As of the census of 2010, there were 98,733 people, 37,220 households, and 24,172 families residing in the county. The population density was 261.7 people per square mile . There were 41,192 housing units at an average density of 109.2 per square mile...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 1,182 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland
Salisbury, Maryland
-Demographics:Salisbury is the principal city of the Salisbury-Ocean Pines CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Salisbury metropolitan area and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area , which had a combined population of 176,657 at the 2010 census.As of the census of 2000, there were...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Salisbury metropolitan area
The Salisbury Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties—Somerset and Wicomico—on Maryland's Eastern Shore, anchored by the city of Salisbury...
.
Geography
Pittsville is located at 38.394815°N 75.409288°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all of it land.
Pittsville, Maryland played the part of the backwater Iowa town in 1974 made for TV movie, "The Rimers of Eldritch" starring Rue McClanahan and Susan Sarandon.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,182 people, 477 households, and 321 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 677.3 people per square mile (260.8/km²). There were 506 housing units at an average density of 289.9 per square mile (111.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.56% White, 6.60% African American, 0.17% Native American, 3.89% Asian, 0.08% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.
There were 477 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $31,141 versus $20,759 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $15,966. About 8.3% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.