Washington County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.9. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 20.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.6%
(14.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people | | Maryland: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 63.6% | | Whole state: | 68.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 11.3% | | Whole state: | 5.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Clear Spring, MD
Clear Spring compared to Maryland state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Clear Spring (2011 data):
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Clear Spring Branch at 121 South Mill Street, branch established on 12/01/1959. Info updated 11/08/2010: Bank assets: $67,256.3 mil, Deposits: $48,598.7 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 783 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Maryland:
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Religion statistics for Clear Spring:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.74%
| Here |  | 44.7% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | Assemblies of God |
| Adherents | 18.2% | 18.1% | 14.5% | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| Congregations | 13.9% | 4.8% | 10.7% | 5.9% | 3.2% |
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| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Church of the Brethren | Southern Baptist Convention | Other |
| Adherents | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 25.1% |
| Congregations | 4.8% | 2.7% | 5.9% | 5.3% | 42.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 25 | Here: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | This county: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 15 | Washington County: | 1.04 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 41 | This county: | 2.83 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 93 | Washington County: | 6.43 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Washington County: | 10.2% | | State: | 9.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.9% | | Maryland: | 15.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $662 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $662 |
Clear Spring government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $292,000 ($627.96)
All Other: $18,000 ($38.71)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $258,000 ($554.84)
Water Utilities: $118,000 ($253.76)
Regular Highways: $35,000 ($75.27)
Solid Waste Management: $35,000 ($75.27)
General - Other: $25,000 ($53.76)
Financial Administration: $22,000 ($47.31)
General Public Buildings: $18,000 ($38.71)
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000 ($17.20)
Central Staff Services: $7,000 ($15.05)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($12.90)
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($6.45)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $60,000 ($129.03)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $65,000 ($139.78)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $58,000 ($124.73)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $63,000 ($135.48)
Other, NEC: $44,000 ($94.62)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000 ($30.11)
Water Utilities: $3,000 ($6.45)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $149,000 ($320.43)
Interest Earnings: $28,000 ($60.22)
Rents: $2,000 ($4.30)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $41,000 ($88.17)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,318,000 ($2834.41)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $197,000 ($423.66)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $61,000 ($131.18)
- Tax - Property: $65,000 ($139.78)
NEC: $6,000 ($12.90)
Other Selective Sales: $1,000 ($2.15)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $161,000 ($346.24)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($6.45)
7.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,964 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.23% | | Maryland average: | 7.95% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($414 average AGI)| Washington County: | 0.09% | | Maryland average: | 0.25% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,417 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.19% | | Maryland average: | 8.13% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($190 average AGI)| Washington County: | 0.04% | | Maryland average: | 0.13% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Clear Spring:
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WTRI (1520 AM; daytime; 17 kW; BRUNSWICK, MD; Owner: JMK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WJEJ (1240 AM; 1 kW; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HAGERSTOWN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCBG (1590 AM; 5 kW; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
- WHAG (1410 AM; 1 kW; HALFWAY, MD; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Clear Spring:
- WCRH (90.5 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
- WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WLTF (97.5 FM; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
- WKMZ (95.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSRT (92.1 FM; MERCERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
- WFRE (99.9 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WARX (106.9 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MANNING BROADCASTING INC.)
- W219BX (91.7 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
- WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
- WQCM (94.3 FM; GREENCASTLE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTRM (91.3 FM; WINCHESTER, VA; Owner: TIMBER RIDGE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W228BA (93.5 FM; LEESBURG, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WDHC (93.5 FM; BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV; Owner: CAPPER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WINC-FM (92.5 FM; WINCHESTER, VA; Owner: MID ATLANTIC NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Clear Spring:
- WHAG-TV (Channel 25; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: QUORUM OF MARYLAND LICENSE, LLC)
- WWPB (Channel 31; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- W42CK (Channel 42; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING)
- WJAL (Channel 68; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WWPX (Channel 60; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON-60 LICENSE, INC.)
- W44AA (Channel 44; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
Clear Spring, Maryland:
- Fatal accident count: 24
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 34
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 12
- Fatalities: 27
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 60
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Maryland average:
- Fatal accident count: 260
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 377
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 62
- Fatalities: 280
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 678
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 91
See more detailed statistics of Clear Spring fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total costs: $1,147,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,389
Total average daily truck traffic: 214
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 7,561
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Edward T Richardson, 15322 Fairview Road (Lat: 39.713083 Lon: -77.834944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.5 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Licensee ID: L01267492
Registrant: Liberty Towers, LLC, 51 Monroe Street, Suite Pe 7, Rockville, MD 20850-2456, Phone: (202) 420-7300, Email:
- 11668 National Pike (Lat: 39.651111 Lon: -77.970556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 110.9 m, Overall height: 126.5 m
Registrant: Md. Public Broadcasting Commission, 11767 Owings Mills Boulevard, Owings Mills, MD 21117-0000, Phone: (410) 356-5600
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Clear Spring, MD)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 17 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Clear Spring)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Clear Spring
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Clear Spring, MD
| Most common first names in Clear Spring, MD among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 38 | 71.2 years |
| Mary | 32 | 78.1 years |
| William | 20 | 74.5 years |
| Robert | 18 | 71.2 years |
| James | 18 | 71.5 years |
| Charles | 17 | 73.4 years |
| Dorothy | 14 | 77.6 years |
| Helen | 12 | 79.1 years |
| Paul | 11 | 77.2 years |
| George | 11 | 74.4 years |
| Most common last names in Clear Spring, MD among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mills | 26 | 71.3 years |
| Snyder | 23 | 75.2 years |
| Repp | 16 | 74.2 years |
| Shank | 15 | 81.7 years |
| Miller | 15 | 70.3 years |
| Hull | 12 | 78.5 years |
| Carbaugh | 12 | 78.4 years |
| Seibert | 12 | 80.4 years |
| Shupp | 11 | 80.4 years |
| Hose | 11 | 78.7 years |
Businesses in Clear Spring, MD
- McDonald's: 1
- Sleep Inn: 1
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