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Frederick County

Population in July 2007: 2,460.
Males: 1,207  (49.1%)
Females: 1,253  (50.9%)

Median resident age:  33.6 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 21793.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,734 (it was $50,656 in 2000)
Discovery-Spring Garden:  $64,734
Maryland:  $68,080

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $295,277 (it was $125,600 in 2000)
Discovery-Spring Garden:  $295,277
Maryland:  $347,000

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Races in Discovery-Spring Garden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.8%)
  • Black (7.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Discovery-Spring Garden: 116.8 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.7%), Irish (16.4%), English (10.1%), United States (8.8%), Italian (5.4%), Scottish (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 0.95 square miles.

Population density: 2582 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Discovery-Spring Garden

  • High school or higher: 88.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Discovery-Spring Garden CDP

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 63.1%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

122 residents are foreign born (3.6% Europe, 1.8% Latin America).

This place:  5.7%
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:

Discovery-Spring Garden:  0.9% ($1,091)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (4.1 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (41.2 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (123.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Walkersville, MD (1.3 miles ), Clover Hill, MD (1.9 miles ), Frederick, MD (2.0 miles ), Linganore-Bartonsville, MD (2.1 miles ), District 20, Lewistown, MD (2.3 miles ), Woodsboro, MD (2.3 miles ), Ballenger Creek, MD (2.6 miles ), New Market, MD (2.7 miles ).

Latitude: 39.46 N, Longitude: 77.36 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 301

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (23%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Business operations specialists (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)



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Discovery-Spring Garden-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 55% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the Discovery-Spring Garden place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/19/1996, a category 3 tornado 20.5 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused $5 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Discovery-Spring Garden:
  • FREDERICK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; FREDERICK, MD)
  • SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER (about 21 miles; SYKESVILLE, MD)
  • CARROLL COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD)

Amtrak station near Discovery-Spring Garden:
  • 5 miles: FREDERICK (GREYHOUND STA., 27 E. ALL SAINTS ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Discovery-Spring Garden:
  • FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; FREDERICK, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,407)
  • WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 22 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
  • SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 27 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; FT enrollment: 3,576)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 28 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)
  • MONTGOMERY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD; FT enrollment: 11,829)
  • HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; COLUMBIA, MD; FT enrollment: 3,036)
  • BALTIMORE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 3,227)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • This is not a town or village; Discovery and Spring Garden are small developments that were never annexed into the Town of Walkersville (which surrounds them) because the developers refused to install street lights and sidewalks.

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Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
Maryland:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  83.8%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.5%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Discovery-Spring Garden, MD



Discovery-Spring Garden compared to Maryland state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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Discovery-Spring Garden travel time to work
Discovery-Spring Garden mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Frederick County Maryland:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (78%)
  • Utility gas (14%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Discovery-Spring Garden

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Church of Christ
Adherents37.8%16.5%15.3%4.6%4.0%
Congregations5.9%23.9%14.6%4.4%6.8%
NameChurch of the BrethrenEpiscopal ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents3.9%2.2%1.7%1.7%12.3%
Congregations4.9%3.9%2.0%2.4%31.2%
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.


8.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,996 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.49%
Maryland average:  7.95%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($794 average AGI)
Frederick County:  0.24%
Maryland average:  0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, MD  3.01% ($59,976 average AGI)
from Washington County, MD  0.49% ($37,246)
from Carroll County, MD  0.33% ($44,577)


8.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,390 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.08%
Maryland average:  8.13%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($614 average AGI)
Frederick County:  0.12%
Maryland average:  0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Washington County, MD  1.47% ($49,550 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, MD  0.86% ($55,104)
to Carroll County, MD  0.36% ($56,913)


Strongest AM radio stations in Discovery-Spring Garden:
  • WFMD (930 AM; 5 kW; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXTR (820 AM; 4 kW; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WTRI (1520 AM; daytime; 17 kW; BRUNSWICK, MD; Owner: JMK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Discovery-Spring Garden:
  • 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)
  • WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAFY (103.1 FM; MIDDLETOWN, MD; Owner: FREDERICK BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WARX (106.9 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MANNING BROADCASTING INC.)
  • W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
  • WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • W228BA (93.5 FM; LEESBURG, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WZBA (100.7 FM; WESTMINSTER, MD; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WLTF (97.5 FM; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WINC-FM (92.5 FM; WINCHESTER, VA; Owner: MID ATLANTIC NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCRH (90.5 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
  • WPOC (93.1 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • WIYY (97.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Discovery-Spring Garden:
  • W52AS (Channel 52; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WFPT (Channel 62; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • W42CK (Channel 42; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$144,85014$250,66626$201,5234$82,7603$158,267
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$247,4604$197,2202$43,2700$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$415,94016$230,8753$70,3800$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$04$264,28310$196,2421$83,1400$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$03$224,5970$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 7514.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$311,5703$244,983
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 7514.00

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