Williamsport

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Williamsport

Total population

1,949

Median home value

$227,900

21.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$61,607

Williamsport$62k

National$74k

Founded

1823

Elevation124 m

Land area2.68 km²

Weather77°F · Sunny

Coordinates39.60°, -77.82°

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

Williamsport is an incorporated town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Williamsport had a population of 2,083.

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 Williamsport, MD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Samuel Sprigg

American politician (1783-1855)

William Preston Lane

American politician (1892-1967)

Louis E. McComas

American politician (1846-1907)

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Euge Groove

American musical artist

Dennis Scott

American basketball player

J

John Van Lear Findlay

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

John Thomson Mason, Jr.

American politician 1815-1873

J

Jeff Brubaker

American ice hockey player

H

Henry Fitzhugh

American politician 1801-1866

Justin Vivian Bond

American singer

W

William B. Rochester

American lawyer and politician (1789–1838)

Goodloe Byron

American politician from Maryland, US (1929–1978)

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Michael A. Mogensen

American composer, arranger, conductor, and French horn player

Samuel Ringgold

American Army officer

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Earl Swope

American musician

E

Elmer Holmes Bobst

American businessman

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

Nearby places in Maryland

• Kemps Mill
  2.1 mi away
• Halfway
  2.8 mi away
• Pinesburg
  2.9 mi away
• Downsville
  3.1 mi away
• Charlton
  4.8 mi away
• Fairplay
  5.7 mi away
• Hagerstown
  5.9 mi away
• Funkstown
  6 mi away
• Breathedsville
  6.1 mi away
• Bakersville
  6.6 mi away
• Big Spring
  6.8 mi away
• Clear Spring
  7.2 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.

Books about Williamsport

The Ardingers of Williamsport, Maryland

Robert Ronald Zins · 2005

Four old families of Williamsport, Maryland

William Alexander Miller · 1941

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Williamsport, Maryland, milepost 98.96-99.85

Land and Community Associates. · 1994

The Ensminger family

Raymond Martin Bell · 1958

Dam across Potomac River near Williamsport, MD

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1923

Statue of Gen. Otho Holland Williams

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Library · 1905

One hundred twenty-fifth anniversary, 1834-1959

1959

St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, Williamsport, Md. Letter from the Assistant Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a copy of the findings of the court in the case of St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, Williamsport, Maryland, against the United States

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Claims

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

ostrich fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Seen 2026-05-30

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Seen 2026-05-30

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Seen 2026-05-30

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Seen 2026-05-30

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

Seen 2026-05-30

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Seen 2026-05-30

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Seen 2026-05-30

Chickweed Geometer Moth

Haematopis grataria

Seen 2026-05-29

Eastern/Gray Ratsnake Complex

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Seen 2026-05-29

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