Church Hill, Maryland

Church Hill, Maryland
—  Town  —
Location of Church Hill, Maryland
Coordinates: 39°8′40″N 75°59′6″W / 39.14444°N 75.985°W / 39.14444; -75.985Coordinates: 39°8′40″N 75°59′6″W / 39.14444°N 75.985°W / 39.14444; -75.985
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Queen Anne's
Area
– Total	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
– Land	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	39 ft (12 m)
Population (2009)
– Total	720
– Density	1,031.5/sq mi (398.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	21623, 21656
Area code(s)	410
FIPS code	24-17100
GNIS feature ID	0597247

Church Hill is a town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 530 at the 2000 census. Joshua Seney was born near Church Hill, and is buried on his property near the town.

Geography

Church Hill is located at 39°8′40″N 75°59′6″W / 39.14444°N 75.985°W / 39.14444; -75.985 (39.144441, -75.984869)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 530 people, 210 households, and 139 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,031.5 people per square mile (401.2/km²). There were 226 housing units at an average density of 439.8 per square mile (171.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 76.79% White, 21.70% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.

There were 210 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 83.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,250, and the median income for a family was $51,875. Males had a median income of $32,857 versus $26,964 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,487. About 11.7% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.