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Notable locations in Hancock: Little Tonoloway Picnic Area (A), Little Tonoloway Campground (B), Hancock Town Hall (C), Hancock War Memorial Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Hancock include: Grace Presbyterian Church (A), Saint Peters Catholic Church (B), Saint Thomas Episcopal Church (C), Trinity Full Gospel Church (D), Hancock Church of God (E), Hancock United Methodist Church (F), Church of the Nazarene (G), Full Gospel Assembly of God Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Riverview Cemetery (1), Saint Thomas Graveyard (2), Saint Peters Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Hancock Sewage Lagoon (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Little Tonoloway Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Hancock: Widmyer Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Hancock Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Hancock Historical Society (Museums; 126 West High St).
Hotels: Hancock Motel (2 Blue Hill), Super 8 Motel (118 Limestone Road), Best Value Inn (2 Blue Hill), Hancock Budget Motel (210 East Main Street), Econo Lodge (118 Limestone Rd).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Hancock and their reported violations in the past:
TOWN OF HANCOCK (Population served: 1921, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2002)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and SEP-20-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-12-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-1999), St Public Notif received (MAR-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (SEP-20-1999)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1996 and OCT-08-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-20-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-08-1997)
CHERRY RUN MHP (Serves WV, Population served: 99, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-2006)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-2006)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | Maryland: |  2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 62.9% | | Whole state: | 68.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.6% | | Whole state: | 5.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 16.8% | | Whole state: | 8.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 7.4% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Hancock compared to Maryland state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Hancock (2007 data):
- The First National Bank of Greencastle: Hancock Branch at 131 West Main Street, branch established on 1979-08-07. Info updated 2006-10-13: Bank assets: $502.9 mil, Deposits: $409.9 mil, headquarters in Greencastle, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Tower Bancorp Inc.
- CNB Bank, Inc.: Hancock Branch at 333 E. Main Street, branch established on 2004-06-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $276.0 mil, Deposits: $233.3 mil, headquarters in Berkeley Springs, WV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Cnb Financial Services, Inc.
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Hancock Branch at 279 North Pennsylvania Avenue, branch established on 1980-02-19. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $10,098 | $30,294 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,197 | $26,364 | 2 | $917 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $6,648 | $26,592 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,533 | $30,396 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $593 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,028 | $24,336 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $4,460 | $26,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $275 |
| Totals for Government |
12 | $27,965 | $27,965 | 9 | $1,785 |
Hancock government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $218,000
Solid Waste Management: $60,000
Parking Facilities: $31,000
All Other: $10,000
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $101,000
Parks & Recreation: $56,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $265,000
Regular Highways: $160,000
Sewerage: $113,000
General - Other: $98,000
Financial Administration: $98,000
Parks & Recreation: $93,000
Water Utilities: $88,000
Solid Waste Management: $59,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000
Fire Protection: $8,000
General Public Buildings: $8,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $80,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $84,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $197,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,784,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $711,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,765,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $903,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $18,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $22,000
Rents: $21,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
Property Sale Other: $9,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $29,000
Regular Highways: $21,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,049,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $226,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $12,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $164,000
Highways: $121,000
Housing & Community Development: $71,000
- Tax - Property: $284,000
NEC: $30,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $361,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000
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 Hancock:
- WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCST (1010 AM; 0 kW; BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV; Owner: CAPPER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WTRI (1520 AM; daytime; 17 kW; BRUNSWICK, MD; Owner: JMK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVFC (1530 AM; daytime; 2 kW; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING GROUP, LLC)
- WHJB (1600 AM; 5 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: JOHN H. CESSNA)
- WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Hancock:
- WDHC (93.5 FM; BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV; Owner: CAPPER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WCRH (90.5 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
- WLTF (97.5 FM; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTRM (91.3 FM; WINCHESTER, VA; Owner: TIMBER RIDGE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDZN (100.1 FM; ROMNEY, WV; Owner: CHARTER EQUITIES, INC.)
- WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
- 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.)
- WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
- WINC-FM (92.5 FM; WINCHESTER, VA; Owner: MID ATLANTIC NETWORK, INC.)
- WJSM-FM (92.7 FM; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W228BA (93.5 FM; LEESBURG, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WSRT (92.1 FM; MERCERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Hancock:
- WHAG-TV (Channel 25; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: QUORUM OF MARYLAND LICENSE, LLC)
- WWPB (Channel 31; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- WJAL (Channel 68; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WWPX (Channel 60; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON-60 LICENSE, INC.)
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