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Population (year 2000): 6,378
Males: 3,170  (49.7%)
Females: 3,208  (50.3%)

Montgomery County

Median resident age:  40.2 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $150,000 (it was $130,626 in 2000)
Darnestown  $150,000
Maryland:  $61,592

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $792,900 (it was $377,300 in 2000)
Darnestown  $792,900
Maryland:  $280,200

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Races in Darnestown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.6%)
  • Black (4.0%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Chinese (2.7%)
  • Asian Indian (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Korean (0.9%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (20.4%), Irish (18.1%), English (15.4%), Italian (9.6%), United States (5.0%), Polish (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 449 feet

Land area: 16.6 square miles.

Population density: 385 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Darnestown

  • High school or higher: 96.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 35.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Darnestown CDP

  • Never married: 18.2%
  • Now married: 74.6%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 3.2%
  • Divorced: 2.5%

873 residents are foreign born (7.0% Asia, 3.0% Latin America, 2.9% Europe).

This place:  13.7%
Maryland:  9.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Darnestown:  1.0% ($3,827)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gaithersburg, MD (4.3 miles , pop. 52,613).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (22.5 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (159.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: North Potomac, MD (3.2 miles ), Gaithersburg, MD (4.3 miles ), Travilah, MD (4.3 miles ), Germantown, MD (5.5 miles ), Great Falls, VA (6.9 miles ), Washington Grove, MD (7.7 miles ), Montgomery Village, MD (8.0 miles ), Clarksburg, MD (8.2 miles ).

Latitude: 39.10 N, Longitude: 77.28 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,889 (-29.6%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 442 (13.4%)


6 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

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Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (22%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Computer specialists (9%)
  • Top executives (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Engineers (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Lawyers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)


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Average climate in Darnestown, Maryland

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Darnestown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/5/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Darnestown place center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 38.8 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Darnestown:
  • KESSLER ADVENTIST REHABILITATION (about 8 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD)
  • POTOMAC RIDGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH C (about 8 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD)
  • SHADY GROVE ADVENTIST HOSP (about 8 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Darnestown:
  • WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 17 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: IAD)
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 25 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 36 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Darnestown:
  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (about 11 miles; GAITHERSBURG, MD; ID: GAI)
  • DAVIS (about 14 miles; LAYTONSVILLE, MD; ID: W50)
  • LEESBURG EXECUTIVE (about 19 miles; LEESBURG, VA; ID: JYO)

Amtrak stations near Darnestown:
  • 10 miles: ROCKVILLE (HUNGERFORD DR. & PARK ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: DULLES INTERNATIONAL AP'T (HERNDON, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Darnestown:
  • MONTGOMERY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 11,829)
  • GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; FAIRFAX, VA; FT enrollment: 16,564)
  • MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,479)
  • AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 8,859)
  • NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ANNANDALE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,406)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 20 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
Private elementary/middle schools in Darnestown:
  • MARY OF NAZARETH ELEMENTARY SC (Students: 256; Location: 14131 SENECA ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
  • BUTLER SCHOOL (Students: 165; Location: 15951 GERMANTOWN RD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • CIRCLE SCHOOL THE (Students: 62; Location: 15601 GERMANTOWN RD; Grades: KG - 2)

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Notable locations in Darnestown: Bretton Woods Golf Course (A), Haywire Farm (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Darnestown include: Community Church (A), Darnestown United Presbyterian Church (B), Fairhaven Church (C), Fairhaven United Methodist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Darnestown United Presbyterian Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Seneca Creek (A), Hookers Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Darnestown include: Orchard Park (1), Cliff Bland Recreation Area (2), Bretton Woods Recreation Center (3), Dierssen Waterfowl Sanctuary (4), Blockhouse Point Park (5), Seneca Creek State Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.1 people
Maryland:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  89.8%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.3%
Whole state:  5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.0%
Whole state:  4.2%

Darnestown compared to Maryland state average:

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  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Darnestown travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County Maryland:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,595 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.68%
Maryland average:  7.95%

0.44% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,481 average AGI)
Montgomery County:  0.44%
Maryland average:  0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Prince George's County, MD  1.31% ($37,903 average AGI)
from District of Columbia, DC  0.81% ($69,713)
from Fairfax County, VA  0.37% ($66,045)


8.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,916 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.63%
Maryland average:  8.13%

0.24% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,609 average AGI)
Montgomery County:  0.24%
Maryland average:  0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Prince George's County, MD  1.24% ($37,929 average AGI)
to Frederick County, MD  0.72% ($59,976)
to District of Columbia, DC  0.68% ($63,918)


Strongest AM radio stations in Darnestown:
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WTNT (570 AM; 5 kW; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WMAL (630 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WCTN (950 AM; 3 kW; POTOMAC-CABIN JOHN, MD; Owner: SEVEN LOCKS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WABS (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Darnestown:
  • WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJZW (105.9 FM; WOODBRIDGE, VA; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMZQ-FM (98.7 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WFRE (99.9 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W219BX (91.7 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
  • WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
  • WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
  • WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Darnestown:
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFPT (Channel 62; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
  • W52AS (Channel 52; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNVT (Channel 53; GOLDVEIN, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W42BE (Channel 42; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: FAIRFAX LOW POWER CO.)
  • WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)

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