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Deer Park is a town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 405 at the 2000 census.

Geography


Deer Park is located at (39.423438, -79.325597).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there were 405 people, 161 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was 156.4/km² (405.7/mi²). There were 181 housing units at an average density of 69.9/km² (181.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.53% White, and 2.47% from two or more races.

There were 161 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,339, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,302. About 21.2% of families and 24.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.2% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.

External links


Towns in Maryland | Garrett County, Maryland

 

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