Woodsboro, Maryland
—  Town  —
Location of Woodsboro, Maryland
Coordinates: 39°32′4″N 77°18′52″W / 39.53444°N 77.31444°W / 39.53444; -77.31444
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Frederick
Government
- Burgess	Gary Smith
Area
- Total	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
- Land	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	397 ft (121 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	846
- Density	1,230.9/sq mi (475.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	21798
Area code(s)	301
FIPS code	24-86750
GNIS feature ID	0591604
Website	Woodsboro On-Line

Woodsboro is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States that was granted to Joseph Wood in 1693.^[1] The population was 846 at the 2000 census.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Government 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Geography

Woodsboro is located at 39°32′4″N 77°18′52″W / 39.53444°N 77.31444°W / 39.53444; -77.31444 (39.534400, -77.314329)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 846 people, 273 households, and 229 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,230.9 people per square mile (473.4/km²). There were 295 housing units at an average density of 429.2/sq mi (165.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.46% White, 0.24% African American, 0.59% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 273 households out of which 50.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the town the population was spread out with 35.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $65,000, and the median income for a family was $62,500. Males had a median income of $45,250 versus $26,528 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,434. About 0.9% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

Unlike most cities, the executive officer of Woodsboro, Maryland is called a burgess. The current executive officer of Woodsboro is Burgess Gary Smith.^[4] Donald Trimmer, the previous burgess, stepped down in May 2009 after 16 years of serving in that post.^[5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Woodsboro On-Line (Official site)
• Woodsboro Volunteer Fire / Rescue Company (Official site)
• Woodsboro, Maryland at the Maryland Municipal League

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