St. James, Maryland

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Population in July 2007: 1,820.

Males: 892	(49.1%)
Females: 928	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Maryland median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 21740.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $66,590 (it was $53,750 in 2000)

St. James:	$66,590
Maryland:	$68,080

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,294

St. James:	$26,294
Maryland:	$33,743

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $322,382 (it was $151,200 in 2000)

St. James:	$322,382
Maryland:	$347,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $415,252; Detached houses: $422,008; Mobile homes: $12,500

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Races in St. James:

White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
Black (2.3%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Asian Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in St. James: 117.5 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (30.3%), United States (19.6%), English (12.2%), Irish (9.9%), Italian (4.8%), Russian (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 5.99 square miles.

Population density: 304 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in St. James

High school or higher: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.4%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. James CDP

Never married: 25.8%
Now married: 61.7%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 5.9%

49 residents are foreign born (1.8% Asia, 1.1% Europe).

This place:	3.0%
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:

St. James:	0.9% ($1,324)
Maryland:	1.2% ($1,782)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (19.9 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (60.1 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (141.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: District 10, Funkstown, MD (1.7 miles ), Funkstown, MD (1.7 miles ), Halfway, MD (1.8 miles ), District 17, Hagerstown, MD (1.9 miles ), District 3, Hagerstown, MD (2.0 miles ), Williamsport, MD (2.1 miles ), Hagerstown, MD (2.2 miles ), District 22, Hagerstown, MD (2.2 miles ).

Latitude: 39.58 N, Longitude: 77.74 W

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Public administration (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Health care (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (15%)
Public administration (11%)
Social assistance (7%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Computer specialists (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Child care workers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)

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St. James-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.4 miles away from the St. James place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1961, a category 3 tornado 34.8 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

St. James-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Maryland state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.8 miles away from St. James center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near St. James:

BROOK LANE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 5 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD)
WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD)
WESTERN MD CENTER (about 7 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD)

Amtrak stations near St. James:

1 miles: HAGERSTOWN (GREYHOUND STA., 10527 SHARPSTOWN PK.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar.
15 miles: MARTINSBURG (229 E. MARTIN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
18 miles: HARPERS FERRY (POTOMAC ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. James:

SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 14 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,576)
FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; FREDERICK, MD; FT enrollment: 2,407)
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 33 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)
SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,030)
SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 38 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD; FT enrollment: 11,829)

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Notable location: Early Industrial Park (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in St. James include: Saint James Brethren Church (A), Saint James Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	79.1%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	5.1%
Whole state:	8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	4.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. James, MD

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St. James 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.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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St. James mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Maryland:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%) Electricity (36%) Wood (8%) Utility gas (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for St. James

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	Assemblies of God
Adherents	18.2%	18.1%	14.5%	5.2%	4.2%
Congregations	13.9%	4.8%	10.7%	5.9%	3.2%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Church of the Brethren	Southern Baptist Convention	Other religions
Adherents	4.0%	3.8%	3.5%	3.4%	25.1%
Congregations	4.8%	2.7%	5.9%	5.3%	42.8%

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.

7.23% 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:

from Frederick County, MD	2.30% ($49,550 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.84% ($53,281)
from Franklin County, PA	0.47% ($34,733)

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:

to Franklin County, PA	1.32% ($51,267 average AGI)
to Frederick County, MD	0.79% ($37,246)
to Berkeley County, WV	0.58% ($43,625)

Strongest AM radio stations in St. James:

WHAG (1410 AM; 1 kW; HALFWAY, MD; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WARK (1490 AM; 1 kW; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MANNING BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTRI (1520 AM; daytime; 17 kW; BRUNSWICK, MD; Owner: JMK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WJEJ (1240 AM; 1 kW; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HAGERSTOWN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WFMD (930 AM; 5 kW; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXTR (820 AM; 4 kW; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. James:

WKMZ (95.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WARX (106.9 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MANNING BROADCASTING INC.)
WDLD (96.7 FM; HALFWAY, MD; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
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)
WCRH (90.5 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WLTF (97.5 FM; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
WAFY (103.1 FM; MIDDLETOWN, MD; Owner: FREDERICK BROADCASTING LLC)
WQCM (94.3 FM; GREENCASTLE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WSRT (92.1 FM; MERCERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
W228BA (93.5 FM; LEESBURG, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WINC-FM (92.5 FM; WINCHESTER, VA; Owner: MID ATLANTIC NETWORK, INC.)
WTRM (91.3 FM; WINCHESTER, VA; Owner: TIMBER RIDGE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIKZ (95.1 FM; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around St. James:

W42CK (Channel 42; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING)
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)
WWPX (Channel 60; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON-60 LICENSE, INC.)
W51CY (Channel 51; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)

St. James fatal accident list:
Nov 30, 1981 11:50 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

	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)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$185,370	9	$241,232	31	$205,815	6	$68,907	1	$147,800
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	2	$196,890	5	$259,756	1	$125,970	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	2	$225,775	16	$256,928	3	$82,943	1	$234,590
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	2	$247,265	7	$243,983	1	$58,850	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	3	$293,800	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0109.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$231,740	2	$262,385
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$148,750	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0109.00

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