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Thurmont Demographics
Population as of 2013 was estimated at 6,408
Population as of 2010 - 6,170
Persons under 5 years - 5.3%
Persons under 18 years - 25.8%
Persons 65 years and over - 13.1%
Female persons - 51.6%
Male persons - 48.6%
Cited from City Data.
Median Age
Thurmont - 39.5 years
Frederick County - 39.1
Maryland - 34.4 years
Median Household Income
Thurmont - $67,401 ($49,530 in 2000)
Fredrick County - $82,061
Maryland - $72, 345
Per Capita Income
Thurmont - $30,180 ($20,474 in 2000)
Frederick County - $36,712
Maryland - $35,837
Median House value
Thurmont - $225,208 ($205,108 in 2012)
Frederick County - $279,900
Maryland - $268,500
Thurmont Stats retrieved from City Data (2015). Maryland & Fredrick County Stats retrieved from Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development (2015).
Fun Facts about Thurmont:
German Settled
Incorporated in 1894
Elevation 523 feet
Land area 2.97 square miles
Thurmont is home to Camp David
Thurmont is home to a National Park & a State Park
Catoctin Furnace casted cannons and cannonballs for George Washington's Army when the Johnson Brothers owned the furnace. One of the brothers would later become the first Governor of Maryland, Thomas Johnson.
