Downsville

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Downsville

Total population

958

Median home value

$342,700

12.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$220,063

Downsville$220k

National$74k

Elevation463 m

Land area0.63 km²

Weather70°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates39.55°, -77.80°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Downsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 355 as of the 2010 census. It is located southeast of Williamsport on Maryland Route 63 and on Maryland Route 632, southwest of Hagerstown. It is officially included in the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Downsville, MD from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Samuel Sprigg

American politician (1783-1855)

J

John Van Lear Findlay

U.S. Representative from Maryland (1839-1907)

H

Henry Fitzhugh

American politician 1801-1866

Goodloe Byron

American politician from Maryland, US (1929–1978)

E

Elmer Holmes Bobst

American businessman

B

Boots Poffenberger

American baseball player (1915-1999)

Cadwalader Ringgold

United States Navy admiral, explorer and botanical collector (1802-1867)

C

Clay Beauford

United States army officer

Dave Cole

American baseball player

J

Jacob Beltzhoover

American pioneer (1770–1835)

John Chaney

American politician

T

Tench Ringgold

US Marshal (1777-1844)

G

G. W. Webb

B

Bertha Stemm Norton

mother of Andre Norton (1872-1967)

Charles L. Downey

American politician

S

Simon L. Downey

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maryland

• St. James
  3.1 mi away
• Fairplay
  3.2 mi away
• Breathedsville
  4.2 mi away
• Mercersville
  4.3 mi away
• Halfway
  4.5 mi away
• Kemps Mill
  5 mi away
• Pinesburg
  5.8 mi away
• Funkstown
  6.3 mi away
• Keedysville
  7.3 mi away
• Sharpsburg
  7.3 mi away
• Boonsboro
  7.9 mi away
• Beaver Creek
  8.2 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Downsville

Search results from Open Library.