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Population (year 2000): 1,702. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,815 (+6.6% change)
 

Males: 789  (46.4%)
Females: 913  (53.6%)

Cecil County

Median resident age:  33.5 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 21911.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,100 (it was $41,089 in 2000)
Rising Sun  $48,100
Maryland:  $61,592

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $194,400 (it was $117,700 in 2000)
Rising Sun  $194,400
Maryland:  $280,200

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Races in Rising Sun:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Black (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (21.1%), Irish (17.0%), United States (16.8%), English (8.8%), Italian (6.1%), Dutch (5.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1860

Land area: 0.93 square miles.

Population density: 1922 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rising Sun

  • High school or higher: 81.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rising Sun town

  • Never married: 28.0%
  • Now married: 48.3%
  • Separated: 4.9%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

23 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.4%
Maryland:  9.8%



According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Rising Sun, Maryland in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rising Sun to the number of sex offenders is 163 to 1.

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

Rising Sun:  1.1% ($1,283)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (22.0 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (46.7 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (66.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Port Deposit, MD (6.6 miles ), Oxford borough, PA (8.2 miles ), Perryville, MD (9.0 miles ), Charlestown, MD (10.3 miles ), Havre de Grace, MD (10.7 miles ), North East, MD (10.8 miles ), Aberdeen, MD (15.0 miles ), Quarryville borough, PA (15.2 miles ).

Latitude: 39.70 N, Longitude: 76.06 W


Area code: 410

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Population change in the 1990s: +379 (+28.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Rail transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Rising Sun by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 001000
    per 100,000 0.00.056.40.00.00.0
Robberies 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.056.10.00.0
Assaults 032213
    per 100,000 0.0171.0112.8112.255.9167.6
Burglaries 107572013
    per 100,000 579.0399.1282.0392.81117.9726.3
Thefts 576557516157
    per 100,000 3300.53705.83214.92862.03409.73184.4
Auto thefts 421022
    per 100,000 231.6114.056.40.0111.8111.7
Arson 035010
    per 100,000 0.0171.0282.00.055.90.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 191.1219.5220.5181.3234.8220.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.79
US city average:  3.00

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Rising Sun-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.6 miles away from the Rising Sun town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 33.9 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rising Sun:
  • HARFORD MEMORIAL HOSP (about 12 miles; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD)
  • UNION HOSPITAL-CECIL COUNTY (about 17 miles; ELKTON, MD)
  • SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY MED CENTER (about 18 miles; WEST GROVE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rising Sun:
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 33 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • LANCASTER (about 33 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 47 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rising Sun:
  • HAVRE DE GRACE (about 12 miles; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; ID: M06)
  • HARFORD COUNTY (about 14 miles; CHURCHVILLE, MD; ID: 0W3)
  • CECIL COUNTY (about 17 miles; ELKTON, MD; ID: 58M)

Amtrak station near Rising Sun:
  • 15 miles: ABERDEEN (S. PHILADELPHIA & BELAIR AVE.). Services: free short-term parking, intercity bus service.

Operable nuclear power plants near Rising Sun:
  • 19 miles: Peach Bottom 2 and 3 in Delta, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rising Sun:
  • HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; BEL AIR, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 25 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 30 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 34 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 5,564)
Public elementary/middle schools in Rising Sun:
  • RISING SUN ELEMENTARY (Students: 754; Location: 500 HOPEWELL RD; Grades: KG - 05)
  • RISING SUN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 743; Location: 289 PEARL STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • CALVERT ELEMENTARY (Students: 360; Location: 79 BRICK MEETINGHOUSE RD; Grades: KG - 05)

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Notable locations in Rising Sun: Rising Sun Town Hall (A), Rising Sun Branch Cecil County Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Rising Sun Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Rising Sun include: Richardson Park (1), Diddie Richardson Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Rising Sun Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Plumpton Park Zoo (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1416 Telegraph Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rising Sun and their reported violations in the past:

TOWN OF RISING SUN (Population served: 1900, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and NOV-09-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-09-1998)
CHESAPEAKE ESTATES M.H.P. (Address: 1449 EBENEEZER CHURCH RD, Population served: 159, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-25-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-25-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-25-2000), St Public Notif received (JUL-19-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1997 and MAR-08-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-08-2001)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1996 and NOV-12-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-20-1997), St Compliance achieved (NOV-12-1997)
TIMBER GROVE M.H.P. (Population served: 102, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-09-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-09-2003)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Rising Sun that have no violations reported:
  • CALVERT MANOR HEALTHCARE CENTER (Population served: 290, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Maryland:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.0%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.2%
Whole state:  5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.8%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.2%

Rising Sun compared to Maryland state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below 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 Rising Sun (2007 data):
  • Cecil Federal Bank: Rising Sun Towne Centre Branch at Rising Sun Towne Centre, branch established on 2003-05-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $347.0 mil, Deposits: $272.0 mil, headquarters in Elkton, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Cecil Bancorp, Inc.
  • Mercantile County Bank: Rising Sun Branch at 101 East Main Street, branch established on 1934-01-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,003.4 mil, Deposits: $776.9 mil, headquarters in Elkton, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Mercantile Bankshares Corporation
  • National Penn Bank: Rising Sun Branch at Maple Heights Lane & Rt. 273, branch established on 2001-12-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,411.4 mil, Deposits: $3,825.7 mil, headquarters in Boyertown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 88 total offices, Holding Company: National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
  • NBRS Financial: Nbrs Financial at Center Square, branch established on 1880-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $177.7 mil, Deposits: $152.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Rising Sun Bancorp



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Rising Sun government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $184,000
    Solid Waste Management: $79,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $617,000
    Police Protection: $617,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $288,000
    Central Staff Services: $259,000
    Sewerage: $139,000
    Water Utilities: $115,000
    Regular Highways: $104,000
    Solid Waste Management: $68,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $137,000
    All Other: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $336,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,398,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,394,000
    Water Utilities: $309,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $27,000
    Other, NEC: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $25,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
    Rents: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $54,000
    Police Protection: $53,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $680,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $156,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $93,000
    All Other: $60,000
  • Tax - Property: $376,000
    Other Selective Sales: $41,000
    NEC: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $403,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000

7.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,515 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.70%
Maryland average:  7.95%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($288 average AGI)
Cecil County:  0.07%
Maryland average:  0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Castle County, DE  1.88% ($47,882 average AGI)
from Harford County, MD  1.61% ($49,988)
from Baltimore County, MD  0.46% ($53,445)


6.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,048 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.61%
Maryland average:  8.13%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
Cecil County:  0.05%
Maryland average:  0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to New Castle County, DE  1.68% ($43,432 average AGI)
to Harford County, MD  0.77% ($39,465)
to Chester County, PA  0.31% ($52,239)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rising Sun:
  • WJSS (1330 AM; 5 kW; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: PEOPLES BROADCAST NETWORK, LLC)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rising Sun:
  • WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLIF (101.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WLIF, INC.)
  • WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOEL-FM (89.9 FM; ELKTON, MD; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WHFC (91.1 FM; BEL AIR, MD; Owner: HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Rising Sun:
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)

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