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Ballenger Creek
MarylandCDP
Total population
26,390
Median home value
$387,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$108,944
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Ballenger Creek sits in Maryland, United States and is identified as a census-designated community. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 26,390. Its coordinates of 39.381°, -77.420° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,452 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 57% of daylight hours. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. That works out to roughly 943 residents per square kilometre — a medium-density urban fabric. Total area is recorded as about 28 km². The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Ballenger Creek, MD from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Gov. Thomas Johnson HighHigh · Frederick · 1,962 students · 18.5:1 ratio
- Urbana HighHigh · Ijamsville · 1,940 students · 21.6:1 ratio
- Frederick HighHigh · Frederick · 1,829 students · 17.9:1 ratio
- Tuscarora HighHigh · Frederick · 1,717 students · 19.3:1 ratio
- Oakdale HighHigh · Ijamsville · 1,622 students · 20.8:1 ratio
- Linganore HighHigh · Frederick · 1,572 students · 19.2:1 ratio
- Walkersville HighHigh · Walkersville · 1,213 students · 18.7:1 ratio
- Urbana MiddleMiddle · Ijamsville · 1,128 students · 19.1:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Maryland
- Bartonsville3.6 mi away
- Braddock Heights4.4 mi away
- Urbana5.7 mi away · pop. 14,260
- Jefferson6.5 mi away · pop. 3,314
- Linganore6.7 mi away · pop. 14,444
- Walkersville7.1 mi away · pop. 6,414
- Monrovia7.9 mi away
- Lewistown11 mi away · pop. 362
- Burkittsville11.1 mi away · pop. 135
- Barnesville11.1 mi away · pop. 208
- Libertytown11.5 mi away · pop. 1,346
- Myersville12 mi away · pop. 2,358
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Ballenger Creek
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library