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Woodsboro, MD map Population (year 2000): 846. Estimated population in July 2006: 911 (+7.7% change)
 

Males: 411  (48.6%)
Females: 435  (51.4%)

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Median resident age:  35.6 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 21798.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $78,900 (it was $65,000 in 2000)
Woodsboro  $78,900
Maryland:  $61,592

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $385,400 (it was $183,700 in 2000)
Woodsboro  $385,400
Maryland:  $280,200

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Races in Woodsboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (31.0%), English (16.3%), Irish (15.6%), Italian (9.3%), United States (5.9%), Polish (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 380 feet

Land area: 0.69 square miles.

Population density: 1324 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Woodsboro

  • High school or higher: 90.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Woodsboro town

  • Never married: 15.6%
  • Now married: 73.0%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 2.7%
  • Divorced: 5.8%

23 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.8% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).

This town:  2.7%
Maryland:  9.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Woodsboro, Maryland in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Woodsboro to the number of sex offenders is 910 to 1.

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

Woodsboro:  1.0% ($1,774)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (10.4 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (47.7 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (152.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Walkersville, MD (4.2 miles ), District 4, Creagerstown, MD (4.5 miles ), Discovery-Spring Garden, MD (5.8 miles ), District 20, Lewistown, MD (7.3 miles ), Linganore-Bartonsville, MD (8.7 miles ), Thurmont, MD (9.1 miles ), Clover Hill, MD (9.4 miles ), Union Bridge, MD (9.7 miles ).

Latitude: 39.53 N, Longitude: 77.31 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 301

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Population change in the 1990s: +319 (+60.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Life and physical scientists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


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Woodsboro-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the Woodsboro town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/19/1996, a category 3 tornado 23.1 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $5 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Woodsboro:
  • FREDERICK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; FREDERICK, MD)
  • GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA)
  • CARROLL COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Woodsboro:
  • HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 31 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; ID: HGR)
  • WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: IAD)
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 51 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Woodsboro:
  • FREDERICK MUNI (about 9 miles; FREDERICK, MD; ID: FDK)
  • MID ATLANTIC SOARING CENTER (about 16 miles; FAIRFIELD, PA; ID: W73)
  • SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY (about 16 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; ID: P98)

Amtrak station near Woodsboro:
  • 11 miles: FREDERICK (GREYHOUND STA., 27 E. ALL SAINTS ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Woodsboro:
  • FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; FREDERICK, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,407)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 22 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)
  • WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
  • MONTGOMERY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD; FT enrollment: 11,829)
  • HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; COLUMBIA, MD; FT enrollment: 3,036)
  • SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 38 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; FT enrollment: 3,576)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 39 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
Public elementary/middle school in Woodsboro:
  • NEW MIDWAY/WOODSBORO ELEMENTARY (Students: 368; Location: 101 LIBERTY ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)

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Churches in Woodsboro include: Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Saint Johns Reformed Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Harlan Cemetery (1), Mount Hope Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dorcas Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Woodsboro: Woodsboro Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

 

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

WOODSBORO (Population served: 940, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-15-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2003)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2002 and APR-21-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-21-2003)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  3.1 people
Maryland:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  83.9%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.7%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.2%

Woodsboro compared to Maryland state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Woodsboro (2007 data):
  • Woodsboro Bank: at 5 North Main Street, branch established on 1899-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $173.1 mil, Deposits: $150.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Woodsboro Bancshares, Inc.



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Woodsboro government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $154,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $109,000
    Water Utilities: $72,000
    Regular Highways: $40,000
    Parks & Recreation: $39,000
    Solid Waste Management: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $27,000
    General - Other: $18,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $64,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $635,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $624,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $29,000
    Rents: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $15,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    Central Staff: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $888,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $103,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $72,000
    All Other: $13,000
  • Tax - Property: $88,000
    NEC: $13,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $87,000

8.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,996 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.49%
Maryland average:  7.95%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($794 average AGI)
Frederick County:  0.24%
Maryland average:  0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, MD  3.01% ($59,976 average AGI)
from Washington County, MD  0.49% ($37,246)
from Carroll County, MD  0.33% ($44,577)


8.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,390 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.08%
Maryland average:  8.13%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($614 average AGI)
Frederick County:  0.12%
Maryland average:  0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Washington County, MD  1.47% ($49,550 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, MD  0.86% ($55,104)
to Carroll County, MD  0.36% ($56,913)


Strongest AM radio stations in Woodsboro:
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WFMD (930 AM; 5 kW; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WTRI (1520 AM; daytime; 17 kW; BRUNSWICK, MD; Owner: JMK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Woodsboro:
  • 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)
  • WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
  • WARX (106.9 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MANNING BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WAFY (103.1 FM; MIDDLETOWN, MD; Owner: FREDERICK BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WZBA (100.7 FM; WESTMINSTER, MD; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZBT (91.1 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: GETTYSBURG COLLEGE)
  • WMTB-FM (89.9 FM; EMMITSBURG, MD; Owner: MOUNT SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE, INCORPORATED)

TV broadcast stations around Woodsboro:
  • WFPT (Channel 62; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • W52AS (Channel 52; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)

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