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Adamstown, Maryland

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Adamstown's population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 19, 2.9% from 20 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.46 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
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Carroll Manor Elementary School services area children from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school also houses part of Frederick County's Challenges Program, a special program for children with autism and other severe communication disorders, and a special education pre-kindergarten. The
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living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 20.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.12.
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troops were constantly moving on Carrollton Manor. For several months in the spring of 1861, the Minute Men of Adamstown, a secession militia company composed of three officers (Captain Robert H. E. Boteler, 1st Lieutenant Jacob G. Thomas, and 2nd Lieutenant William Hilleary Johnson, all local
54: 424:. Until 2000, it was a little-altered representative of mid-19th century linear town planning. It is significant in architecture for its variety of structures, including residential, commercial, industrial, educational, agricultural, and religious buildings. The late 18th century road from 432:, originally called the Bridal Road, followed the route of the present-day Mountville Road. The 1832 arrival of the railroad to the manor created the economic and transportation impetus for the development of the community. 502:
In 1902, Jacob Klein's Addition to Adamstown included the area of Washington, Adams, and Tuscarora streets. The Adamstown Bank was established in 1917, and the building opened in 1919. In 1921, Adamstown had two large
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shop, a carriage works, two garages, a general store, a hardware store, a butcher shop and the bank. Electric lights were first installed in the town in 1921 as well.
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adjacent to their guard post next to the B&O railroad. Many skirmishes in the war were fought here and the town was often raided, most notoriously by the
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Three new developments with a total of 540 homes have been constructed in Adamstown since 2000 (Green Hill Manor, Saddle Ridge and Adamstown Commons).
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of 2000, there were 2,920 people, 1,049 households and 829 families residing in Adamstown. The racial makeup of the county was 92.7%
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There were 1,049 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were
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county miller, built a warehouse about 1835 where Mountville Road, by then called Jefferson Road, crossed the
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Maryland Historic Trust (MHT) Inventory of Historic Properties, Adamstown Survey District
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Adamstown was first known as "Davis' Warehouse" because Dr. Meredith Davis, a leading
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around 1835. In 1840 when Adam Kohlenburg was appointed the first Baltimore and Ohio
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Adamstown is located in southern Frederick County 9 miles (14 km) southwest of
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adamstown, Maryland
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The population in 1880 was 66 and approximately 500 in 1971. As of the
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school is supported by the Carroll Manor Elementary School
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Census-designated places in Frederick County, Maryland
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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1832
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Census-designated place
The Adamstown post office in March 2004
Location of Adamstown
39°18′25″N 77°28′09″W / 39.30694°N 77.46917°W / 39.30694; -77.46917
United States
State
Maryland
County
Frederick
ZIP code
Area codes
240 and 301
FIPS code
GNIS
unincorporated community
census-designated place
Frederick County
Maryland
2010 census

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