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Prince George's County

Population in July 2007: 284.
Males: 147  (51.8%)
Females: 137  (48.2%)

Median resident age:  23.5 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 21719.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,893 (it was $30,625 in 2000)
Fort Ritchie:  $37,893
Maryland:  $68,080

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,822
Fort Ritchie:  $13,822
Maryland:  $33,743

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $0 (it was $0 in 2000)
Fort Ritchie:  $0
Maryland:  $347,000

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Races in Fort Ritchie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (64.9%)
  • Black (17.8%)
  • Two or more races (6.9%)
  • Hispanic (6.2%)
  • Other race (4.7%)
  • American Indian (4.3%)
  • Korean (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Fort Ritchie: 90.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.9%), German (14.9%), Irish (11.2%), English (4.3%), French (2.5%), Dutch (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 176 feet

Land area: 0.98 square miles.

Population density: 290 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fort Ritchie

  • High school or higher: 60.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Ritchie CDP

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 64.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

13 residents are foreign born (4.7% Latin America).

This place:  4.7%
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:

Fort Ritchie:  -1.$% ($0)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (19.7 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (54.3 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (126.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Highfield-Cascade, MD (0.9 miles ), Rouzerville, PA (1.6 miles ), Wayne Heights, PA (2.0 miles ), Smithsburg, MD (2.3 miles ), Waynesboro borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Cavetown, MD (2.6 miles ), Leitersburg, MD (2.6 miles ), Carroll Valley borough, PA (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.70 N, Longitude: 77.50 W

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Fort Ritchie-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 42% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the Fort Ritchie place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1961, a category 3 tornado 23.9 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Fort Ritchie-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Maryland state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.6 miles away from Fort Ritchie center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 75.3 miles away from Fort Ritchie center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Ritchie:
  • WAYNESBORO HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WAYNESBORO, PA)
  • WESTERN MD CENTER (about 11 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD)
  • BROOK LANE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 14 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD)

Political contributions by individuals in Fort Ritchie, MD

Heliports located in Fort Ritchie:
Amtrak station near Fort Ritchie:
  • 16 miles: HAGERSTOWN (GREYHOUND STA., 10527 SHARPSTOWN PK.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Ritchie:
  • FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; FREDERICK, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,407)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 18 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
  • SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 29 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; FT enrollment: 3,576)
  • WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 30 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 38 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 41 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.3 people
Maryland:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  88.0%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.6%
Whole state:  5.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.0%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.0%
Whole state:  4.2%


Fort Ritchie compared to Maryland state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Prince George's County Maryland:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (46%)
  • Electricity (31%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)


Religion statistics for Fort Ritchie

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAMuslim Estimate
Adherents32.1%10.4%9.5%5.3%5.0%
Congregations8.1%9.5%19.7%6.6%1.6%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Episcopal ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchBaptist General ConferenceOther religions
Adherents4.1%2.7%2.5%2.5%25.9%
Congregations3.2%5.4%3.2%0.9%41.9%
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.


7.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,416 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.67%
Maryland average:  7.95%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)
Prince George's County:  0.22%
Maryland average:  0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from District of Columbia, DC  1.75% ($34,965 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD  1.36% ($37,929)
from Anne Arundel County, MD  0.40% ($45,884)


8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.80%
Maryland average:  8.13%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($461 average AGI)
Prince George's County:  0.12%
Maryland average:  0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, MD  1.41% ($37,903 average AGI)
to District of Columbia, DC  1.03% ($31,401)
to Anne Arundel County, MD  0.86% ($51,887)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Ritchie:
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHGT (1380 AM; 1 kW; WAYNESBORO, PA)
  • 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.)
  • WFMD (930 AM; 5 kW; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WXTR (820 AM; 4 kW; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WCBG (1590 AM; 5 kW; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Ritchie:
  • WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
  • 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)
  • WARX (106.9 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MANNING BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WQCM (94.3 FM; GREENCASTLE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WWMD (101.5 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCRH (90.5 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
  • WAFY (103.1 FM; MIDDLETOWN, MD; Owner: FREDERICK BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WSRT (92.1 FM; MERCERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WMTB-FM (89.9 FM; EMMITSBURG, MD; Owner: MOUNT SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE, INCORPORATED)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WIKZ (95.1 FM; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLTF (97.5 FM; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • WZBT (91.1 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: GETTYSBURG COLLEGE)
  • WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Ritchie:
  • W51CY (Channel 51; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W42CK (Channel 42; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WHAG-TV (Channel 25; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: QUORUM OF MARYLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWPB (Channel 31; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WFPT (Channel 62; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • W52AS (Channel 52; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Peter M Connolly, Quirauk Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 73.2 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Site C Mount Quirauk, Call Sign: WNJA686, Licensee ID: L00001771
    Assigned Frequencies : 39.3400 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/10/2002, Expiration Date: 07/31/2011
    Registrant: State Of Maryland, 7755 Washington Blvd., Jessup, MD 20794, Phone: (410) 799-3466, Fax: (410) 799-3853, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • STATION, Atop Mount Quirak On The Ft Ritchie Militry Reservation, Overall height: 76.2 m, Call Sign: WNEM311
    Assigned Frequencies : 2194.40 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/13/2000, Expiration Date: 12/06/2010, Cancelation Date: 12/20/2007
    Registrant: Phone: (717) 264-1633
  • QUIRAUK MT, Quirauk Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 73.2 m, Call Sign: WQHJ231, Licensee ID: L00004674
    Assigned Frequencies : 6785.62 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/10/2007, Expiration Date: 08/10/2017, Certifier: Jerry Flasher
    Registrant: Franklin County Dept. Of Emergency Services, 157 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg, PA 17201, Phone: (717) 264-2813, Fax: (717) 267-2813, Email:
  • QUIRAUK MTN, Quirauk Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 73.2 m, Call Sign: WLV268
    Assigned Frequencies : 6855.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$126,6577$187,8891$100,600
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$182,7700$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$05$190,5841$182,270
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$04$198,2050$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$210,9000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0101.00

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 ORIGINATED1$145,4201$159,610
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

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0101.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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