Hancock (Maryland)

Washington County

24-36600

Hancock is a city in Washington County, Maryland, United States with 1,725 ​​inhabitants ( 2000).

Geography

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the city territory extends over an area of 7.1 km ²; consisting of 7.0 km ² land and 0.1 km ² water surface (1.41 %). The narrowest part of the State of Maryland ( about 3 miles) located in the area of Hancock at the intersection of Interstate 68 and Interstate 70, the northern border is defined by the Mason - Dixon line. It is the narrowest part of any state of the United States at all. The C & O Canal runs through the town, the Western Maryland Rail Trail connects with the Hancock Fort Frederick State Park

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there were 1,725 ​​residents in Hancock, who divided to 735 households and 462 families. The population density was 246.43 inhabitants per km ².

The racial the population was composed of 98.26 % White, 0.35% African descent, 0.35% of Native American, 0.06 % Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.12 % from other lineage, and 0.75% two or more lineages. 0.46 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 735 households out of which 27.6% minor children who were still living in the household. 41.8 % were married couples living together. 16.3% were single mothers and 37.1 % were non-families. 31.2% of all households, and in 15.8 % of households had someone living alone at the age of 65 or above.

The average household size was 2.30. The average family size is 2.86 people.

24.5 % of the population younger than 18 years, 9.5 % of the population were aged between 18 and 24 years, 28.2% between 25 and 44 years and 21.9 % between 45 and 64 years old. 15.8% were 65 years and older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males statistically and 100 females over 18 years were statistically 80.8 males.

The median household income was 28,750 U.S. dollars, the median family income for 32 538 U.S. dollars. The median income for male population was 25 353 U.S. dollars, in females at 20,304 U.S. dollars. The per capita income at 13,758 dollars. 11.6 % of families and 16.8 % of the population were below the poverty line, 19.7 % of the population is under 18, and 13.7 % of the population are taken into account over 65 years.