- This article is about the town in Queen Anne's and Talbot Counties, for the town in Prince George's County, see Queen Anne, Prince George's County, Maryland
Queen Anne is a town in Queen Anne's and Talbot counties in the U.S. state of Maryland. The population was 176 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Queen Anne is located at 38°55′09″N 75°57′10″W / 38.919039°N 75.952827°W / 38.919039; -75.952827 (38.919039, -75.952827).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2).None of the area is covered with water.
Tuckahoe Creek passes by the town. The birthplace of Frederick Douglass is 2–3 miles south, near the banks of the Tuckahoe.[2]
Maryland Route 404 passes to the north of town. Tuckahoe State Park is a short ride north of 404.
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 176 people, 67 households, and 52 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,425.0 people per square mile (566.3/km2). There were 72 housing units at an average density of 583.0/sq mi (231.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.16% White, 0.57% African American, 0.57% Native American, 1.14% Asian and 0.57% Pacific Islander.
There were 67 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $55,417. Males had a median income of $31,806 versus $23,542 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,016. About 2.0% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ From a report by Amanda Barker [1] as to the true location of Douglass' birthplace, and the difficulty of finding it.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
