Cumberland, Maryland
| Cumberland | |
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| Nickname : The Queen City | |
 Cumberland, Maryland, Heritage Festival, 2007 |
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| Location of Cumberland in Maryland | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1787 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Maryland |
| County : | Allegany County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 39 ′ N , 78 ° 46 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
20,758 (status: 2006) 102,008 (status: 2000) |
| Population density : | 883.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 23.5 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 191 m |
| Postcodes : | 21501-21505 |
| Area code : | +1 301 240 |
| FIPS : | 24-21325 |
| GNIS ID : | 0590057 |
| Website : | www.ci.cumberland.md.us |
| Mayor : | Lee N. Fiedler |
Cumberland, Maryland is a middle town in the US state of Maryland in the United States . According to official estimates, the city had 20,758 inhabitants in 2006. The city lies on the Potomac River and was the western end of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from 1850 to 1924 . Cumberland is the administrative seat of Allegany County . The city is named after William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland the son of the English King George II.
Demographics
According to the 2000 United States Census , Cumberland, Maryland has 21,518 residents in 9,538 households and 5,436 families. The population density is 916.0 people / km² . The city's population is divided into 92.54 percent white , 5.06% African-American , 0.26% Native American , 0.61% Asian , 0.02% from the Pacific Islands, and 0.26 percent of other races or 1.24% derive their descent from two or more ethnicities . 0.70 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Underage children live with their parents in 25.1 percent of households, married couples live in 39.7%, single mothers or single women live in 13.8%, and 43.0% have no families or unmarried couples. 37.8% of all households are headed by a single person and 18.5% of the apartments have a single person over 65 years of age. The average household size is 2.20 and the average family size is 2.90 individuals.
The age structure of the urban population of Cumberland breaks down as follows: 22.7% under 18 years, 8.2% between 18 and 24 years, 25.1% between the ages of 25 and 44, 23.3% between 45 and 64, as well 20.7% who are older than 65 years. The average age is 41 years compared to the US average of 35.5 years.
For every 100 women there are 86.2 men. Assuming the comparison age is 18 years or older, the ratio is even 100: 81.3.
The median income for a household in this city is 25,142 United States dollars , and the median income for a family is $ 34,500. Males have an income of $ 29,484 versus $ 20,004 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 15,813. 15.3% of the population and 19.8% of families are below the poverty line . In relation to the total population of Cumberland, 29.4% of the under 18 year olds and 10.3% of the over 65 year olds live beyond the poverty line. In terms of per capita income, Cumberland, Maryland ranks 305th out of 318 urban study areas.
Personalities
Sons and daughters
- Jesse Carleton (1862-1921), golfer
- John Glenn Beall junior (1927-2006), politician
- Eddie Deezen (* 1957), actor and voice actor
- Henry William Hoffman (1825–1895), politician
- Philip Francis Murphy (1933–1999), auxiliary bishop in Baltimore
- Edward Otho Cresap Ord (1818-1883), General in the Civil War and the Indian Wars
- Don Scaletta (1937–2015), jazz pianist and music teacher
Other known residents
- Johannes Nefflen (1789-1858) was a Swabian writer and satirist who criticized the social conditions in the Kingdom of Württemberg. He fled to Cumberland in 1848.
- A well-known inmate of the prison is Jeffrey MacDonald, convicted of triple murder .
literature
- Will H. Lowdermilk, History of Cumberland , first published 1878, reprinted by Clearfield Co., October 1997, Paperback, ISBN 0-8063-7983-9 . Text at books.google.com
- Amanda Paul, Tom Robertson, Joe Weaver, Cumberland , Arcadia Publishing, Copyright Oct 1, 2003, Paperback, ISBN 0-7385-1498-5
- Joseph H Weaver, Cumberland, 1787-1987: A Bicentennial History , Published by the City of Cumberland and the Cumberland Bicentennial Committee, January 1, 1987
- Allan Powell, Fort Cumberland , Publisher Allan R Powell, 1989, ISBN 0-9619995-2-7
- Albert L. Feldstein, Allegany County (Images of America: Maryland) , Arcadia Publishing, 2006, ISBN 0-7385-4381-0
- Census of population and housing (2000): Maryland Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Summary , DIANE Publishing, ISBN 1-4289-8582-4
Web links
- Official site of the municipal government of Cumberland, Maryland
- Official site of Downtown Cumberland, Maryland
Single receipts
- ^ Bird's Eye View of Cumberland, Maryland 1906 . In: World Digital Library . 1906. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ↑ Local area personal income , 1998-2000, Bureau of Economic Analysis, ed. v. HighBeam Encyclopia, 2002. and Dataplace: Cumberland, MD-WV MAS ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
