Sharptown Town, Maryland

Sharptown Town is one of the town of Wicomico County, Maryland, located towards the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. The population of town in 2000 stood at 649 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 620, It is Maryland's 70th smallest by population . The town comprises an area of 0.46 mi˛ (1.19 square kilometre), of which, 0.41 square miles (1.06 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Maryland's 55th smallest by total area.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 649 residents, 258 households, and 180 families in the town. The population density was 1581.2 people per square mile (610.5/km˛), it is 205th most densely populated town in Maryland. There were 283 housing units at an average density of 690.2 per square mile (266.49/km˛). The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3. In the town the population is diverse age-wise, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median age is 37.9 years, the median age of male residents at 37.8 and the median age of female residents at 38.5. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 94.92% White, 3.7% Black or African American, 0% American Indian, 0.15% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 1.23% from two or more races and 0% Other races.

Sharptown town Maryland Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Sharptown town Maryland School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Sharptown Town Maryland GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $40200, making it the 97th poorest town by median household income among the Maryland. The median income for a family in the town was $44500, it would be the 88th lowest town by median family income in the U.S. state of Maryland. The per capita income for the town was $15190, it is Maryland's 36th poorest town by per capita income. The median income is $21207, Males had a median income of $27813 versus $16111 for females.

In 2000, 175 pupils and students, of which 46.29% are male and 53.71% are female, 26.96% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 1.71% nursery or pri school, 5.14% kindergarten, 66.29% elementary school, 18.29% high school and 8.57% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census649
April 2000 Estimate649
July 2000 Estimate648
July 2001 Estimate642
July 2002 Estimate636
July 2003 Estimate631
July 2004 Estimate622
July 2005 Estimate620
July 2006 Estimate620
July 2007 Estimate619
July 2008 Estimate620
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school123
Kindergarten819
Elementary school4769116
High school151732
College or graduate school10515
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Sharptown town, Maryland$40200$44500$15190
Wicomico County, Maryland$39035$47129$19171
Maryland, United States$52868$61876$25614
United States$41994$50046$21587