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Garrett County

Population in July 2008: 503. Population change since 2000: -6.7%
 

Males: 248  (49.4%)
Females: 255  (50.6%)

Median resident age:  39.7 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 21531.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,476 (it was $24,286 in 2000)
Friendsville:  $34,476
Maryland:  $68,080

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,664
Friendsville:  $18,664
Maryland:  $33,743

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $167,019 (it was $70,000 in 2000)
Friendsville:  $167,019
Maryland:  $347,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $149,209; Detached houses: $161,327; Townhouses or other attached units: $271,673; In 2-unit structures: $52,127; Mobile homes: $25,833

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Races in Friendsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Friendsville: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.3%), United States (16.0%), English (8.2%), Irish (4.8%), French (2.6%), Scottish (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1902

Elevation: 1497 feet

Land area: 0.93 square miles.

Population density: 542 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Friendsville

  • High school or higher: 72.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Friendsville town

  • Never married: 28.1%
  • Now married: 46.0%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 10.6%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Maryland:  9.8%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Friendsville, Maryland in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Friendsville to the number of sex offenders is 252 to 1.

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

Friendsville:  1.0% ($719)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (61.8 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (227.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Accident, MD (2.3 miles ), Markleysburg borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Addison borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Confluence borough, PA (3.2 miles ), Ursina borough, PA (3.4 miles ), Brandonville, WV (3.4 miles) , Bruceton Mills, WV (3.5 miles) , Grantsville, MD (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 39.66 N, Longitude: 79.41 W

Area code: 301

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Population change in the 1990s: -36 (-6.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (29%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (13%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)



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Friendsville-area historical tornado activity is below Maryland state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.6 miles away from the Friendsville town center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused $4 million in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Friendsville:
  • GARRETT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OAKLAND, MD)
  • PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; KINGWOOD, WV)
  • MEYERSDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MYERSDALE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Friendsville, MD

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Friendsville:
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 38 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 52 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
Public elementary/middle school in Friendsville:
  • FRIENDSVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 165; Location: 841 FIRST AVE; Grades: PK - 05)

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Notable location: Friendsville Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Steel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Bear Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Camp Earth (Recreational Trips & Guides; 720 Morris Ave).

Hotels: Yough Valley Motel (138 Walnut Street), Riverside Hotel (639 Water St).

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Maryland:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  57.8%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.5%
Whole state:  5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  24.0%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.0%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Friendsville, MD



Friendsville compared to Maryland state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Friendsville (2009 data):
  • First United Bank & Trust: Friendsville Branch at Maple Street And First Avenue, branch established on 1960-04-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,618.6 mil, Deposits: $1,227.4 mil, headquarters in Oakland, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 26 total offices, Holding Company: First United Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Garrett County Maryland:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%)
  • Electricity (35%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Friendsville

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchChurch of the BrethrenAssemblies of God
Adherents19.5%18.8%11.6%10.2%8.5%
Congregations25.0%11.4%3.4%12.5%10.2%
NameLutheran ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Mennonite Church USAOther religions
Adherents4.5%3.6%3.5%3.4%16.5%
Congregations2.3%5.7%3.4%5.7%20.5%
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.


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 1$1,100
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$151
Other and Unallocable 2$3,038$18,2281$42
Totals for Government 2$3,038$18,2283$1,293



Friendsville government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $31,000
    General Public Buildings: $24,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    Solid Waste Management: $14,000
    General - Other: $10,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $33,000
    Transit Utilities: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $21,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $16,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
    Rents: $3,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $40,000
    Regular Highways: $21,000
    General Public Building: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $153,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $94,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $34,000
    NEC: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $43,000

4.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,511 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.36%
Maryland average:  7.95%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Allegany County, MD  0.65% ($53,159 average AGI)
from Preston County, WV  0.26% ($20,750)
from Montgomery County, MD  0.20% ($155,333)


4.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.56%
Maryland average:  8.13%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Allegany County, MD  0.63% ($34,662 average AGI)
to Preston County, WV  0.53% ($22,632)
to Somerset County, PA  0.21% ($25,045)


Strongest AM radio stations in Friendsville:
  • WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WCBC (1270 AM; 5 kW; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: CUMBERLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WASP (1130 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BROWNSVILLE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMBS (590 AM; 1 kW; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: FAYETTE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Friendsville:
  • WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
  • WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
  • WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
  • WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
  • WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
  • W242AD (96.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WKHJ (104.5 FM; MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD; Owner: SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, INC.)
  • WAIJ (90.3 FM; GRANTSVILLE, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WDZN (100.1 FM; ROMNEY, WV; Owner: CHARTER EQUITIES, INC.)
  • WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
  • WQZK-FM (94.1 FM; KEYSER, WV; Owner: STARCAST SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WFSP-FM (107.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
  • WQWV (103.7 FM; FISHER, WV; Owner: MCGUIRE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Friendsville:
  • WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WGPT (Channel 36; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • W35AW (Channel 35; UNIONTOWN, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)

Friendsville, Maryland:
  • Fatal accident count: 11
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
  • Fatalities: 15
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 29
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Maryland average:
  • Fatal accident count: 258
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 373
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 61
  • Fatalities: 277
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 671
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 90
See more detailed statistics of Friendsville fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 18
Total length: 77 meters (253ft)
Total costs: $1,849,000
Total average daily traffic: 15,443
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,146

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1910-1919: 2
  • 1920-1929: 1
  • 1930-1939: 2
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 2
  • 1960-1969: 0
  • 1970-1979: 5
  • 1980-1989: 5
  • 1990-1999: 0
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Friendsville, MD

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 3.8 Km Sse Of The Intersection Of Us-40 & Sr-523 8.5 Km Ne Of The Town Of, Structure height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN938, Licensee ID: L00128694
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/30/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: Dobson Cellular Systems, LLC

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Bonnie K Clark, 864 New Gravel Hill Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.7 m, Overall height: 93.9 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
  • Fred Kleber, Keysers Ridge, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.8 m, Overall height: 93 m

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Rest Stop I68, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPBK723, Licensee ID: L00001771
    Assigned Frequencies : 47.1000 MHz, 47.2600 MHz, 47.3200 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/26/2002, Expiration Date: 01/12/2013
    Registrant: Maryland State Highway Administration, 5901 Baltimore National Pike, Baltimore, MD 21228, Phone: (410) 747-8590, Fax: (410) 744-4716, Email:
  • Elder Hill Forest Fire Tower, Type: Tower, Structure height: 38.1 m, Call Sign: WNGL422, Licensee ID: L00001771
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.450 MHz, 154.347 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/10/2001, Expiration Date: 08/07/2011
    Registrant: State Of - Dnr Maryland, Tawes State Office Building, E-3 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401-2397, Phone: (410) 260-8843, Fax: (410) 260-8404, Email:
  • Friendsville Fire Sta 2 Walnut St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 40 m, Call Sign: KNCW987, Licensee ID: L00001771
    Assigned Frequencies : 39.2600 MHz, 39.3400 MHz, 39.6800 MHz, 39.9200 MHz, 39.0800 MHz, 39.1000 MHz, 39.2400 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/21/2002, Expiration Date: 07/31/2012
    Registrant: State Of Maryland, 7755 Washington Blvd., Jessup, MD 20794, Phone: (410) 799-3466, Fax: (410) 799-3853, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • RICH HILL, 5.2 Mi Ne Of, Overall height: 103.6 m, Call Sign: WMJ770, Licensee ID: L00003445
    Assigned Frequencies : 2166.80 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/24/1993, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
    Registrant: First Cellular Of Maryland, 522 Cedar Creek Grade, Winchester, VA 22601

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • Rich Hill, Call Sign: KNKO874, Licensee ID: L00128694
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.780 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/03/1999, Expiration Date: 04/09/2008, Cancelation Date: 05/17/2000, Certifier: Timothy Duffy
    Registrant: Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KB3CJC, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 04/03/1998, Expiration Date: 04/03/2008
    Registrant: Robert L Fuller Jr, Friendsville, MD 21531
  • Call Sign: W8PT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00147113
    Grant Date: 01/21/1999, Expiration Date: 11/04/2006, Cancelation Date: 11/05/2008
    Registrant: Richard D Kennedy, 1271 Noah Frazee Road, Friendsville, MD 21531
  • Call Sign: KB3SMM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00147113
    Grant Date: 03/19/2009, Expiration Date: 03/19/2019, Certifier: Richard D Kennedy
    Registrant: Richard D Kennedy, Friendsville, MD 21531


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-250 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 100LN , Serial Number: 27-7554150, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 07/27/2000
    Registrant (Corporation): Teton Millwork Sales, 639 Water St, Friendsville, MD 21531
  • Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 174ZS , Serial Number: 4097, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 11/27/2006
    Registrant (Individual): Jason C Sisler, 4080 White Rock Rd, Friendsville, MD 21531


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