Pecktonville, Maryland
Pecktonville, Maryland | |
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I-70's exit for US 40 in Pecktonville | |
Pecktonville, Maryland Pecktonville, Maryland | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′58″N 78°02′53″W / 39.66611°N 78.04806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Washington |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2) |
| • Land | 0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 164 |
| • Density | 278.6/sq mi (107.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 21711[3] |
| Area codes | 240 & 301 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583670[2] |
Pecktonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States.[2] Its population was 167 as of the 2010 census.[4]
In 1921 Pecktonville was the destination of the Vagabonds, a group of men which took camping trips over ten years and which at the time consisted of inventor Thomas Edison and industrialists Henry Ford and Harvey S. Firestone along with their guest the sitting US president Warren G. Harding.[5]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.589 square miles (1.53 km2), all land.[4]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 164 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pecktonville, Maryland
- ^ "Pecktonville MD ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Jeff, Guinn (2019). The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip. Simon & Schuster. p. 166. ISBN 9781501159305.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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