Highfield-Cascade

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Highfield-Cascade

Total population

1,089

Median home value

$208,900

19.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$62,368

Highfield-Cascade$62k

National$74k

Weather61°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates39.71°, -77.49°

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

Overview

Highfield-Cascade is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The CDP is, however, more commonly referred to as just Cascade, MD. The official CDP name encompasses two closely-spaced unincorporated communities, Highfield and Cascade. The population of the CDP was 1,082 at the 2020 census.

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 Highfield-Cascade, MD from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Wallis Simpson

American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)

Ed McCaffrey

American football player

Henry Harbaugh

Marshall College graduate and pastor of the Reformed Church of Lancaster (1817–1867)

Abraham Barr Snively

American sports coach (1899-1964)

Don Heffner

American baseball player, coach, manager (1911–1989)

Fred Bear

American bow hunter (1902–1988)

Joseph Casey

Congressman (1814–1879)

J

John Bonamego

American football player and coach

Max Bishop

Baseball player and coach (1899-1962)

Myrl Brown

American baseball player

P

Patrick Fleagle

American politician

R

R. Keith McCormick

modern pentathlete

T

Terry L. Punt

American politician (1949–2009)

W

Wilson Reilly

Union Army officer (1811-1885)

J

Jane Flanders

American poet

John Goucher

American missionary and academic

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

Nearby places in Maryland

• Sabillasville
  2.2 mi away
• Ringgold
  4 mi away
• Leitersburg
  6.9 mi away
• Cavetown
  7.2 mi away
• Jugtown
  8.7 mi away
• Graceham
  8.8 mi away
• Emmitsburg
  9.2 mi away · pop. 2,845
• Reid
  9.8 mi away
• Mount Aetna
  10.1 mi away
• Paramount-Long Meadow
  10.8 mi away
• Beaver Creek
  12.4 mi away
• Lewistown
  12.6 mi away

Browse all places in Maryland →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-09-23

American Giant Millipede Complex

Narceus americanus

Seen 2026-09-23

white snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Seen 2026-09-23

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

Seen 2026-09-23

Banded Tussock Moth

Halysidota tessellaris

Seen 2026-09-23

white baneberry

Actaea pachypoda

Seen 2026-09-23

American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

Seen 2026-09-22

Furrow Orbweaver

Larinioides cornutus

Seen 2026-09-22

Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).