Hughesville is the census-determined place (CDP) in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,197 at the 2010 census. Truman's Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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Geography
Hughesville is located on 38 Â ° 32? 1? N 76Ã, Â ° 46? 56? W (38.533731, -76.782220).
According to the US Census Bureau, CDP has a total area of ​​11.2 square miles (29.1 km 2 ), which is 11.2 square miles (28.9 km 2 ) is ground and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km 2 ), or 0.69%, is water.
Hughesville is a tobacco market town. Former tobacco warehouses are now used for second hand goods stores and gift shops and boutique crafts. A multi-lane shortcut from the city by Maryland Route 5 opened in February 2007, which has eased traffic traffic traffic jams on a single traffic signal; next to it there are two unusual side-by-side traffic circles. Because Hughesville, though small, is considered a strategic geographical center of the Southern Maryland tri-county region, it houses institutions such as headquarters for the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, animal shelters, economic development councils, salesperson councils, and homeless women shelters , which serves the tri-county area. There is also the Girl Scout camp. The city lacks traditional layout streets, but consists only of businesses along the highway and some very small remote housing developments. It was announced in 2013 that the College of Southern Maryland built their fourth campus in town.
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Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 1,537 people, 503 households, and 407 families living in CDP. Population density was 137.4 people per square mile (53.0/km ²). There are 529 housing units with an average density of 47.3/sq., Mi (18.3/km ²). Racial makeup of CDP is 82.04% White, 13.08% African American, 0.72% Native American, 2.73% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Island, 0.13% of other races, and 1, 24% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 0.65% of the population.
There were 503 households in which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were married couples living together, 7.4% had unmarried female households present, and 18.9% is not family. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.25.
In CDP, the population is spread by 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% years or more. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 women, there are 99.4 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 97.4 men.
The average income for households in the CDP is $ 90,697, and the average income for families is $ 103,393. Men have an average income of $ 49,500 versus $ 36,563 for women. The per capita income for CDP is $ 29,884. About 4.8% of families and 7.1% of the population are below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under the age of 18 and 5.1% of those aged 65 and older.
References
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