Washington County, Maryland - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Washington County is a county located in the western part

Western Maryland

Western Maryland is the portion of the U.S. state of Maryland that consists of Frederick, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett counties. The region is bounded by the Mason-Dixon line to the north, Preston County, West Virginia to the west, and the Potomac River to the south. There is dispute over the...

of the U.S. state

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of Maryland

Maryland

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, bordering southern Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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to the north, northern Virginia

Northern Virginia

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to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia

Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia

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to the south and west. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 147,430. Washington County was the first county in the United States

United States

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to be named for the Revolutionary War

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general (and later President) George Washington

George Washington

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. Its county seat

County seat

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is Hagerstown

Hagerstown, Maryland

Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...

.

Washington County is one of three counties in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

Hagerstown Metropolitan Area

The Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metropolitan Area, officially designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Maryland-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area , constitutes the primary cities of Hagerstown, Maryland, Martinsburg, West Virginia, and...

. Due to commuting patterns, a high growth rate, and close proximity, Washington County is also often considered, though not officially designated a part of the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV Combined Statistical Area

Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area

The Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area is a combined statistical area consisting of the overlapping labor market region of the cities of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. The region includes Central Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Jefferson County in the Eastern Panhandle of West...

History

The western portions of Maryland (including present Washington County) were incorporated into Prince George's County

Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....

in 1696. This original county included six current counties. The first to be created was Frederick

Frederick County, Maryland

Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....

, separated from Prince George's County in 1748.

Washington County was formed on October 1, 1776 by the division of Frederick County

Frederick County, Maryland

. At the same time, Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...

was also separated from Frederick County and was named for General Richard Montgomery

Richard Montgomery

Richard Montgomery was an Irish-born soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a brigadier-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and he is most famous for leading the failed 1775 invasion of Canada.Montgomery was born and raised in Ireland...

. Washington County as created included land later to become Allegany County

Allegany County, Maryland

Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the US state of Maryland. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 75,087. Its county seat is Cumberland...

(created in 1789) and Garrett County

Garrett County, Maryland

Garrett County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. Created from Allegany County, Maryland in 1872 it was the last Maryland county to be formed. It was named for John Work Garrett , railroad executive, industrialist, and financier. Garrett served as president of the Baltimore...

(included in Allegany County when it was created in 1789, but later separated from Allegany County). Washington County thus originally included the entire western part of the state.

A number of properties in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Maryland

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Maryland.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Maryland, United States...

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 467.55 square miles (1,210.9 km²), of which 458.14 square miles (1,186.6 km²) (or 97.99%) is land and 9.41 square miles (24.4 km²) (or 2.01%) is water. Washington County is bordered to the north by the Mason-Dixon Line

Mason-Dixon line

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; to the south by the Potomac River

Potomac River

The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...

; to the east by South Mountain

South Mountain (Maryland and Pennsylvania)

South Mountain is the northern extension of the Blue Ridge Mountain range in Maryland and Pennsylvania. From the Potomac River near Knoxville, Maryland in the south, to Dillsburg, Pennsylvania in the north, the long range separates the Hagerstown and Cumberland valleys from the Piedmont regions of...

; and to the west by Sideling Hill Creek.

Adjacent counties

Fulton County
Fulton County, Pennsylvania
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 14,845.Fulton County was created on April 19, 1850, from part of Bedford County and named for inventor Robert Fulton.Its county seat is McConnellsburg....

, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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(northwest)
Allegany County
Allegany County, Maryland
Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the US state of Maryland. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 75,087. Its county seat is Cumberland...

(west)
Morgan County
Morgan County, West Virginia
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, it's population was 17,541. Its county seat is Berkeley Springs. The county is one of three in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, West Virginia
West Virginia
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(southwest)
Berkeley County
Berkeley County, West Virginia
Berkeley County is a county located in the Eastern Panhandle region of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population is 104,169, making it the second-most populous county in West Virginia, behind Kanawha...

, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

(south)
Jefferson County
Jefferson County, West Virginia
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 53,498. Its county seat is Charles Town...

, West Virginia
West Virginia
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(south)
Loudoun County
Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...

, Virginia
Virginia
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(southeast)
Frederick County
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....

(east)
Franklin County
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 129,313 people, 50,633 households, and 36,405 families residing in the county. The population density was 168 people per square mile . There were 53,803 housing units at an average density of 70 per square mile...

, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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(northeast)

Highways

Interstate 68
Interstate 68
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Interstate 70
Interstate 70
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Interstate 81
Interstate 81
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U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11 is a north–south United States highway extending 1,645 miles across the eastern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 90 in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in eastern New Orleans, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at the United...
U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40
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U.S. Route 40 Alternate
U.S. Route 40 Scenic
U.S. Route 40 Scenic
U.S. Route 40 Scenic is a scenic route of U.S. Route 40 in the U.S. state of Maryland. US 40 Scenic is the old alignment of US 40 over Town Hill in eastern Allegany County and Sideling Hill in far western Washington County. The highway was originally constructed as part of the National Road in...
U.S. Route 340
U.S. Route 340 in Maryland
U.S. Route 340 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Greenville, Virginia to Frederick, Maryland. In Maryland, the U.S. highway runs from the Virginia state line at the Potomac River at Sandy Hook east to its northern terminus at US 15 and US 40 in Frederick...
U.S. Route 522
U.S. Route 522
U.S. Route 522 is a spur route of U.S. Route 22 in the eastern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 60 in Powhatan, Virginia. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 15 in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. US 522 passes through the states of Virginia, West...

Maryland Route 34
Maryland Route 34
Maryland Route 34 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Shepherdstown Pike, the state highway begins at the West Virginia state line at the Potomac River, where the highway continues south as West Virginia Route 480 through Shepherdstown. The state...
Maryland Route 56
Maryland Route 56
Maryland Route 56 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Big Pool Road, the state highway runs from Interstate 70 in Big Pool east to MD 68 near Pinesburg in western Washington County. MD 56, which features a pair of one-lane bridges, provides access to Fort Frederick State...
Maryland Route 57
Maryland Route 57
Maryland Route 57 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as St. Paul Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 40 near Clear Spring north to MD 494 near Fairview. MD 57 was constructed in stages between 1916 and 1933...
Maryland Route 58
Maryland Route 58
Maryland Route 58 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Cearfoss Pike, the state highway runs from MD 63 in Cearfoss east to Key Circle in Hagerstown...
Maryland Route 60
Maryland Route 60
Maryland Route 60 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Leitersburg Pike, the state highway runs from the intersection of Potomac Street and Northern Avenue in Hagerstown east to the Pennsylvania state line near Leitersburg, where the highway continues...
Maryland Route 62
Maryland Route 62
Maryland Route 62 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Little Antietam Road, the state highway runs from MD 804 in Chewsville north to MD 60 in Leitersburg in northeastern Washington County...
Maryland Route 63
Maryland Route 63
Maryland Route 63 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 65 in Fairplay north to the Pennsylvania state line near Cearfoss, where the highway continues as Pennsylvania Route 163 . MD 63 is an L-shaped route that passes through central Washington County...

Maryland Route 64
Maryland Route 64
Maryland Route 64 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 40 in Hagerstown east to the Pennsylvania state line near Ringgold, where the highway continues as Pennsylvania Route 997...
Maryland Route 65
Maryland Route 65
Maryland Route 65 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Sharpsburg Pike, the state highway runs from MD 34 in Sharpsburg north to the southern end of Hagerstown, where the highway continues north as Potomac Street toward the downtown area...
Maryland Route 66
Maryland Route 66
Maryland Route 66 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Mapleville Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 40 Alternate in Boonsboro north to MD 64 near Smithsburg...
Maryland Route 67
Maryland Route 67
Maryland Route 67 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Rohrersville Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 340 in Weverton north to US 40 Alternate in Boonsboro. MD 67 parallels the western flank of South Mountain in southeastern Washington County, connecting...
Maryland Route 68
Maryland Route 68
Maryland Route 68 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 40 in Clear Spring east to US 40 Alternate in Boonsboro. MD 68 crosses central Washington County to the south of Hagerstown, connecting Clear Spring and Boonsboro with Williamsport, where...
Maryland Route 77
Maryland Route 77
Maryland Route 77 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 64 in Smithsburg east to MD 194 in Keymar. MD 77 is the main east–west highway of northern Frederick County...
Maryland Route 144
Maryland Route 144
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Maryland Route 180
Maryland Route 180
Maryland Route 180 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Jefferson Pike, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 340 in Knoxville east to MD 351 and Interstate 70 in Frederick. MD 180 is the old alignment of US 340 through Knoxville, Petersville, and...
Maryland Route 418
Maryland Route 418
Maryland Route 418 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Ringgold Pike, the state highway runs from Maryland Route 60 in Leitersburg east to the Pennsylvania state line near Ringgold, where the highway continues as State Route 2007 in Franklin County...
Maryland Route 491
Maryland Route 491
Maryland Route 491 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Raven Rock Road, the state highway runs from MD 64 in Smithsburg north to MD 550 in Fort Ritchie. The middle portion of MD 491 was constructed in the mid 1950s...
Maryland Route 494
Maryland Route 494
Maryland Route 494 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Fairview Road, the state highway runs from the Pennsylvania state line near Fairview, where the highway continues north as Pennsylvania Route 75 , east to MD 63 in Cearfoss. MD 494 was constructed in the 1930s...
Maryland Route 550
Maryland Route 550
Maryland Route 550 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 26 in Libertytown north to Pen Mar Road in Fort Ritchie...
Maryland Route 615
Maryland Route 615
Maryland Route 615 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 40 east of Hancock north to the Pennsylvania state line in western Washington County. MD 615 has two sections, an east–west frontage road that parallels I-70 and...
Maryland Route 632
Maryland Route 632
Maryland Route 632 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Downsville Pike, the state highway runs from MD 63 in Downsville north to Maryland Avenue in Hagerstown. MD 632 was constructed along the path of a former turnpike in the late 1930s...

County government

Washington County's 'leader' is known as the County Administrator. Currently, Greg Murray serves as the Administrator. However, Washington County's County Commissioners exercise executive powers as they exist in the government of the county.

The County Commissioners in Washington County comprise the traditional form of county government in Maryland. Current members include: Kristin B. Aleshire, Terry Baker, John F. Barr, James F. Kercheval, and William J. Wivell.

State representation

Washington County is represented by two senators in Maryland State Senate

Maryland State Senate

The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland...

. Member Christopher B. Shank

Christopher B. Shank

Christopher Shank was first elected to District 2B of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1999, which represents Washington County, defeating incumbent Bruce Poole. He has been the House Minority Whip since 2007.-Education:...

(R), serves the 2nd district in Maryland and Ronald N. Young

Ronald N. Young

Ronald N. Young is an American politician and a member of the Maryland State Senate. Young is also a former mayor of Frederick, Maryland.-Background:...

(D), serves in the 3rd district. The county also is represented in Maryland General Assembly

Maryland General Assembly

The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is a bicameral body. The upper chamber, the Maryland State Senate, has 47 representatives and the lower chamber, the Maryland House of Delegates, has 141 representatives...

's other primary division, the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

. Delegates who stand for Washington County include: LeRoy Myers

LeRoy Myers

LeRoy Myers was an African American tap dancer and manager of the Copasetics. He was born in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and learned to tap dance on the street corners of Philadelphia....

(R) for District 1C, Andrew A. Serafini

Andrew A. Serafini

Andrew A. Serafini is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Republican Party. He is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 2A in Washington County.-Education:...

(R) for District 2A, Neil Parrot (R) for District 2B, John P. Donoghue

John P. Donoghue

John P. Donoghue is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 5th term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 2C in Washington County. Donoghue is a member of the Health and Government Operations...

(D) for District 2C, and Michael Hough

Michael Hough

Michael Hough serves in the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 3B, which covers portions of Frederick and Washington Counties. He was the former chairman and served on the Frederick County Republican Central Committee...

(R) for District 3B.

Federal representation

The county is located within Maryland's 6th congressional district

Maryland's 6th congressional district

Maryland's 6th congressional district elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives from the northwest part of the state. Today the district comprises all of Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick and Carroll Counties, as well as portions of Montgomery, Baltimore, and...

. The representative of the district currently is Roscoe Bartlett

Roscoe Bartlett

Roscoe Gardner Bartlett, Ph.D. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus...

(R).

Demographics

Historical populations
of Washington County
>	Year	Population
1790	15,822
1800	18,650
1810	18,730
1820	23,075
1830	25,268
1840	28,850
1850	30,848
1860	31,417
1870	34,712
1880	38,561
1890	39,782

> Year Population 1900 45,133 1910 49,617 1920 59,694 1930 65,882 1940 68,838 1950 78,886 1960 91,219 1970 103,829 1980 113,086 1990 121,393 2000 131,923 2010 147,430

2010

Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:

85.1% White
White American
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9.6% Black
African American
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0.2% Native American
Native Americans in the United States
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1.4% Asian
Asian American
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0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander American
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2.6% Two or more races
Multiracial American
Multiracial Americans, US residents who identify themselves as of "two or more races", were numbered at around 9 million, or 2.9% of the population, in the census of 2010. However there is considerable evidence that the real number is far higher. Prior to the mid-20th century many people hid their...
1.1% Other races
Race (United States Census)
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3.5% Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic and Latino Americans
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(of any race)

2000

As of the census

Census

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of 2010, there were 147,430 people, 49,726 households, and 34,112 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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was 315 people per square mile (111/km²). There were 52,972 housing units at an average density of 116 per square mile (45/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.71% White or Caucasian

Race (United States Census)

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, 7.77% Black

Race (United States Census)

or African American

Race (United States Census)

, 0.18% Native American

Race (United States Census)

, 0.80% Asian

Race (United States Census)

, 0.04% Pacific Islander

Race (United States Census)

, 0.46% from other races

Race (United States Census)

, and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.19% of the population were Hispanic

Race (United States Census)

or Latino

Race (United States Census)

of any race. 32.1% were of German, 21.4% American

United States

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, 8.8% Irish

Irish people

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and 8.4% English

English people

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ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 49,726 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples

Marriage

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living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.40% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 104.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,617, and the median income for a family was $48,962. Males had a median income of $34,917 versus $24,524 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the county was $20,062. About 7.00% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Washington County contains the following incorporated municipalities:

1 City:
1. Hagerstown
  Hagerstown, Maryland
  Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...
  
  (incorporated 1813)

8 Towns:
1. Boonsboro
  Boonsboro, Maryland
  Boonsboro is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States, located at the foot of South Mountain. It nearly borders Frederick County and is proximate to the Antietam National Battlefield...
2. Clear Spring
  Clear Spring, Maryland
  Clear Spring is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 461 as of the 2008 United States Census Bureau estimates.-Geography:Clear Spring is located at ....
3. Funkstown
  Funkstown, Maryland
  Funkstown is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 983 at the 2000 census.-History:Originally were sold to Henry Funk by Frederick Calvert in 1754 and settled as Jerusalem.Funck’s Jerusalem Town...
4. Hancock
  Hancock, Maryland
  Hancock is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,725 at the 2000 census. The Western Maryland community is notable for being located at the narrowest part of the state...
5. Keedysville
  Keedysville, Maryland
  Keedysville is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 482 as of the 2000 Census. As of 1 July 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the town's population at 862, a 78.8% increase from 2000.-Geography:...
6. Sharpsburg
  Sharpsburg, Maryland
  Sharpsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States, approximately south of Hagerstown. The population was 691 at the 2000 census....
7. Smithsburg
  Smithsburg, Maryland
  Smithsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 2,146 at the 2000 census and latest 2008 estimates are at 2,908. Smithsburg is close to Fort Ritchie army base and just west of the presidential retreat Camp David....
8. Williamsport
  Williamsport, Maryland
  Williamsport is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,868 at the 2000 census and 2,278 as of July 2008.-Geography: Williamsport is located at ....

Unincorporated areas are also considered as towns by many people and listed in many collections of towns, but they lack local government. Various organizations, such as the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, the United States Postal Service

United States Postal Service

The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...

, and local chambers of commerce, define the communities they wish to recognize differently, and since they are not incorporated, their boundaries have no official status outside the organizations in question. The Census Bureau recognizes the following census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

s in the county:

Cavetown
Cavetown, Maryland
Cavetown is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,486 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cavetown is located at ....
Chewsville
Chewsville, Maryland
Chewsville is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 293 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chewsville is located at ....
Fort Ritchie
Fort Ritchie, Maryland
Fort Ritchie is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States, just south of the Pennsylvania state line. The population was 276 at the 2000 census. Fort Ritchie is a former U.S. military base that closed in September 1998 pursuant to the 1995 Base Realignment and...
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, Maryland
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, USA. The population was 3,844 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is located at ....

(a combination of the communities of Fountainhead and Orchard Hills recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
Halfway
Halfway, Maryland
Halfway is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 10,065 at the 2000 census. It is named for being halfway between Hagerstown and Williamsport...
Highfield-Cascade
Highfield-Cascade, Maryland
Highfield-Cascade is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,141 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Highfield-Cascade is located at ....

(a combination of the communities of Highfield and Cascade recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
Leitersburg
Leitersburg, Maryland
Leitersburg is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 523 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Leitersburg is located at ....
Maugansville
Maugansville, Maryland
Maugansville is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,295 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Maugansville is located at ....
Mount Aetna
Mount Aetna, Maryland
Mount Aetna is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 838 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Aetna is located at ....
Mount Lena
Mount Lena, Maryland
Mount Lena is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 501 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Lena is located at ....
Paramount-Long Meadow
Paramount-Long Meadow, Maryland
Paramount-Long Meadow is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,722 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Paramount-Long Meadow is located at ....

(a combination of the communities of Paramount and Long Meadow recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
Robinwood
Robinwood, Maryland
Robinwood is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,731 at the 2000 census. It is a part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area...
Rohrersville
Rohrersville, Maryland
Rohrersville is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 170 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rohrersville is located at ....
Saint James
St. James, Maryland
St. James is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,657 at the 2000 census. It is also the home of St. James School, Hagerstown, a small, Episcopalian, boarding school.-Geography:St...
San Mar
San Mar, Maryland
San Mar is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census.-Geography:San Mar is located at ....
Wilson-Conococheague
Wilson-Conococheague, Maryland
Wilson-Conococheague is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,885 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wilson-Conococheague is located at ....

(a combination of the communities of Wilson and Conococheague recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)

Other unincorporated areas not listed as CDP's include:

Antietam
Antietam, Maryland
Antietam is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is the site of Antietam Iron Furnace Site and Antietam Village, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.-References:...
Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek, Maryland
Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is located southeast of Hagerstown and north of Boonsboro near U.S. Route 40 and Maryland Route 66...
Benevola
Benevola, Maryland
Benevola is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Big Pool
Big Pool, Maryland
Big Pool is an unincorporated community in western Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is between Clear Spring, Maryland and Hancock, Maryland along U.S. Route 40 and is officially a part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area....
Broadfording
Broadfording, Maryland
Broadfording is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Brownsville
Brownsville, Maryland
Brownsville is a small unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States, near Gapland in an area known as Pleasant Valley.-Geography:...
Burtner
Burtner, Maryland
Burtner is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Cearfoss
Cearfoss, Maryland
Cearfoss is an unincorporated community in northwestern Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is located northwest of Hagerstown and Maugansville near the Pennsylvania border. Many highways intersect in Cearfoss in a roundabout including Maryland Route 63, Maryland Route 58, and Maryland...
Cedar Grove
Dargan
Dargan, Maryland
Dargan is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Downsville
Downsville, Maryland
Downsville is an unincorporated community not considered as a census-designated place in southwestern Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is southeast of Williamsport, Maryland on Maryland Route 63 and on Maryland Route 632 southwest of Hagerstown, Maryland...
Eakles Mills
Eakles Mills, Maryland
Eakles Mills is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Fairplay
Fairplay, Maryland
Fairplay is an unincorporated community not considered as a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is sometimes recognized along with neighboring Tilghmanton as Fairplay-Tilghmanton; the two communities share a post office as well as a fire company...
Fairview
Gapland
Gapland, Maryland
Gapland is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Huyett
Huyett, Maryland
Huyett is an unincorporated community not considered as a census-designated place in western Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is north of Williamsport, Maryland on Maryland Route 63 and on U.S. Route 40 west of Hagerstown, Maryland and east of Clear Spring, Maryland...
Indian Springs
Indian Springs, Maryland
Indian Springs is an unincorporated community in western Washington County, Maryland, United States.-Geography:Indian Springs lies along U.S. Route 40 and Maryland Route 56 between Clear Spring and Hancock; it is located north of Fort Frederick State Park...
Jugtown
Jugtown, Maryland
Jugtown is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Mapleville
Mapleville, Maryland
Mapleville is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Maryland, United States. The community is not considered a census-designated place , but is officially a part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area....
Mercersville
Mercersville, Maryland
Mercersville is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland. It lies at an elevation of 341 feet ....
Pecktonville
Pecktonville, Maryland
Pecktonville is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Pen Mar
Pinesburg
Pinesburg, Maryland
Pinesburg is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Notable residents include Wayne and Bonnie Harp, the best parents and grandparents in the world.-References:...
Ringgold
Ringgold, Maryland
Ringgold is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Samples Manor
Samples Manor, Maryland
Samples Manor is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook, Maryland
Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Spielman
Spielman, Maryland
Spielman is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Trego
Trego, Maryland
Trego is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Van Lear
Van Lear, Maryland
Van Lear is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland. The community is part of the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA...
Weverton
Weverton, Maryland
Weverton is an unincorporated hamlet located in the southern tip of Washington County, Maryland, near the north shore of the Potomac River. Its population is approximately 500. Weverton is located at the intersection of MD Route 67 and U.S. Route 340...
Woodmont
Woodmont, Washington County, Maryland
Woodmont is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...

Parks and recreation

National parks

Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland which commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on September 17, 1862...
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia. The park was established as a National Monument in 1961 by President Dwight D...
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park includes land in Jefferson County, West Virginia; Washington County, Maryland and Loudoun County, Virginia. The park is managed by the...

State parks

Fort Frederick State Park
Fort Frederick State Park
Fort Frederick State Park is a Maryland state park surrounding the restored Fort Frederick, a fort from the French and Indian War and American Revolutionary War. The park is south of the town of Big Pool on the Potomac River; the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal runs through the park grounds...
Fort Tonoloway State Park
Fort Tonoloway State Park
Fort Tonoloway State Park is a state park in the state of Maryland. Located near present day Hancock, Maryland, Fort Tonoloway is the site of a frontier fort built ca. August 1755 by Lt. Thomas Stoddert and 15 men from the Maryland State Militia. The fort was also known as Stoddert's Fort.-External...
Gathland State Park
Gathland State Park
Gathland State Park is a small state park located near Burkittsville, Maryland, in the United States. The park is composed of the remains of the estate of George Alfred Townsend , a correspondent during the American Civil War who wrote under the pen name "Gath"...
Greenbrier State Park
Greenbrier State Park
Greenbrier State Park is a Maryland state park on South Mountain in Washington County.-External links:* - official site...
South Mountain State Park
South Mountain State Park
South Mountain State Park is a state park in Washington and Frederick county, Maryland. The park encompasses nearly the entire length of South Mountain through Maryland and is contiguous with several other national, state and local parks on the mountain, including the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal...
Washington Monument State Park

Other recreation

Crystal Grottoes
Crystal Grottoes
Crystal Grottoes is the only show cave in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is located on Maryland Route 34 between Boonsboro and Antietam National Battlefield.-History:...

, the only show caves in Maryland.
Sideling Hill
Sideling Hill
Sideling Hill is a long, steep, narrow mountain ridge in the Ridge-and-Valley physiographic province of the Appalachian Mountains, located in Washington County in western Maryland and adjacent West Virginia and Pennsylvania, USA...

man-made mountain pass on Interstate 68/U.S. Route 40 roughly 5 miles (8 km) west of Hancock shows off 100 million years+ of rock formation with Information Center and walkways on the premises.
Stoney Creek Farm
Stoney Creek Farm
Stoney Creek Farm is located in Boonsboro, Maryland. It is near the American Civil War battlefield Antitam, Washington Monument State Park, and the Appalachian Trail...
Washington County Rural Heritage Museum

Education

Washington County Public Schools

Washington County Public Schools is a public school system run for the residents of Washington County, Maryland, United States. The central offices of WCPS are collectively known as the Washington County Board of Education which is located on 820 Commonwealth Ave. in Hagerstown. In June 2011, Dr....

administers public schools in the county. See Washington County Public Schools - School Directory for a detailed listing of elementary, middle, high, and other schools.

High schools

Public high schools

Antietam Academy
Antietam Academy
Antietam Academy is a public high school and middle school in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. The school consists of an alternative program specializing in behavioral as well as academic disciplines for students in grades 6-10. It was formally renamed in 2003 after being...

, Hagerstown
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts is a magnet high school that opened its doors for gifted art students in August 2009. Currently there are seven different majors: Theatre, Musical Theatre, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Dance, Literary Arts, and Visual Arts. The Literary Arts program was added...

, Hagerstown
Boonsboro High School
Boonsboro High School
Boonsboro High School is a public high school in Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland, United States. The present school building was created in 1958 and renovated in 1975-76, 2006...

, Boonsboro
Boonsboro, Maryland
Boonsboro is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States, located at the foot of South Mountain. It nearly borders Frederick County and is proximate to the Antietam National Battlefield...
Clear Spring High School
Clear Spring High School
Clear Spring High School is a high school in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas. It is part of a wider school called the Clear Spring School, which includes pre-school through grade 8.-History:...

, Clear Spring
Clear Spring, Maryland
Clear Spring is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 461 as of the 2008 United States Census Bureau estimates.-Geography:Clear Spring is located at ....
Evening High School
Evening High School
Evening High School, or Evening High , is a public high school located just inside the southern city limits of Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. The school is housed within a facility that also contains Washington County Technical High School. Evening High serves adult students who wish to...

, Hagerstown
Hancock High School
Hancock Middle-Senior High School
Hancock Middle-Senior High School, also known as Hancock High, is a public middle school and high school in Hancock, Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its principal is Martin Green. It enrolls 360 Students and School Day is 8:45 to 3:30.-Academic recognition:Hancock Middle-Senior High...

, Hancock
Hancock, Maryland
Hancock is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,725 at the 2000 census. The Western Maryland community is notable for being located at the narrowest part of the state...
North Hagerstown High School
North Hagerstown High School
North Hagerstown High School is located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. The current principal is Valerie Novak, a former principal of Northern Middle School. The school's colors are red, white, and black. The school is part of the Washington County Public...

, Hagerstown
Smithsburg High School
Smithsburg High School
Smithsburg High School was constructed in 1965 on 66 North Main Street in the town of Smithsburg, Maryland, United States. The school is part of the Washington County Public Schools system. Its current principal is Karim Shortridge. The School Day is 8:45 a.m...

, Smithsburg
Smithsburg, Maryland
Smithsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 2,146 at the 2000 census and latest 2008 estimates are at 2,908. Smithsburg is close to Fort Ritchie army base and just west of the presidential retreat Camp David....
South Hagerstown High School
South Hagerstown High School
South Hagerstown High School is located at 1101 South Potomac Street, in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. The current principal is Richard Akers. The school is part of the Washington County Public Schools system. It enrolls 1280 Students and School day is 8:45 to 3:30. The size is 163,959...

, Hagerstown
Washington County Technical High School
Washington County Technical High School
Washington County Technical High School is a public school offering technology-related and general classes for students in 11th and 12th grades. The school building is located on a tract of land with several schools including South Hagerstown High School. This area lies near the southern city...

, Hagerstown
Williamsport High School
Williamsport High School
Williamsport High School is a public high school in Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, United States.-Notable alumni:* Nick Adenhart, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim starting pitcher* Gina Marie Groh, Judge-External links:*...

, Williamsport
Williamsport, Maryland
Williamsport is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,868 at the 2000 census and 2,278 as of July 2008.-Geography: Williamsport is located at ....

Private high schools

Broadfording Academy, Hagerstown
Emmanuel Christian School, Hagerstown
Gateway Academy, Williamsport
Grace Academy, Hagerstown
Heritage Academy, Hagerstown
Highland View Academy, Hagerstown
St. James School
St. James School, Maryland
Saint James School is an independent, secondary, boarding and day school. Founded in 1842 as the College of Saint James, The school is a coeducational college preparatory school.-Mission statement:...

, Saint James
St. Maria Goretti High School
St. Maria Goretti High School
Saint Maria Goretti High School is a private, Roman Catholic day school located in Hagerstown, MD. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, within the tri-state areas of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, Western Maryland, and Southern Pennsylvania.- Who and where :Saint...

, Hagerstown
Truth Christian Academy, Hagerstown

Colleges and universities

Antietam Bible College, Biblical Seminary, and Graduate School

Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown Community College is a two-year public academic institution founded in 1946. The campus is located off Robinwood Drive just outside Hagerstown, Maryland in suburban Robinwood....

, 2-year public community college.

Kaplan College
Kaplan College
Kaplan College is a system of for-profit colleges in the United States and is a subsidiary of Kaplan Inc. and Kaplan Higher Education. Kaplan College offers career training for the healthcare industry....

, formerly known as Hagerstown Business College.

Mount Saint Mary's University
Mount Saint Mary's University
Mount St. Mary's University, also known as The Mount, is a private, liberal arts, Catholic university in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg, Maryland. It was founded by French émigré Father John DuBois in 1808 and is the oldest independent Catholic college in the United States...

, Hagerstown Campus, offers Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degrees.

University System of Maryland at Hagerstown
University System of Maryland at Hagerstown
Established in January 2005, the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown is a facility located in Hagerstown, Maryland that offers upper-level undergraduate and graduate programs to residents of Hagerstown and its surrounding region....

, a branch of the University of Maryland offering various associate's, bachelor's, and master's degree programs in connection with other state colleges and universities in Maryland.

Vinayaka Missions America University
Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, Deemed University
Vinayaka Missions University , is a higher education institution based in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.-History:Vinayaka Missions had its inception in the year 1981 with the establishment of the Thirumuruga Kirupananda Variyar Thavathiru Sundara Swamigal Medical Educational and Charitable Trust. Not...

, India-based university with campuses throughout the world recently establishing its first American campus in Hagerstown.

Notable residents and natives

See People from Washington County.

External links

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Geography

Adjacent counties

Highways

County government

State representation

Federal representation

Demographics

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2000

Communities

Parks and recreation

National parks

State parks

Other recreation

Education

High schools

Colleges and universities

Notable residents and natives

See also

External links