Profile for Easton, Maryland, MD

Easton is on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Former and merged names include:
· Pitts Bridge
· Talbot Town

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 91. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 7.4 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 2 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Local festivals include:

• Waterfowl Festival - Nov. 9-11, 2007
• Talbot County Fair - July 11-14, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Tuckahoe State Park

Wildlife: Pickering Creek Audubon Center

Historic sites and museums: Talbot County Historical Society Museum, Little Red School House, Academy Art Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Easton

Cemeteries (21)

Communities (9)

Hotels (10)

Libraries (1)

Museums (3)

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• Ancestry of people in Easton
• Housing in Easton
• Income in Easton
• Marital status of adults in Easton
• Place of birth of people in Easton
• Residence in 1995, of people in Easton
• School enrollment & education levels in Easton
• Transportation & commute times in Easton
• Talbot County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Maryland
• State data - Maryland
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Easton demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Talbot County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 21601 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Easton town government
• Talbot County government
• Talbot County Chamber of Commerce
• Talbot County tourism

16% of Easton residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Easton ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Easton
• Cemeteries in Talbot County
• Genealogy page (MD GenWeb) for Talbot County
• Libraries in or near Easton

Post a query on a message board:

• Talbot County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MD data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Easton museums
• Easton historic sites
• Easton area parks
• Wineries near Easton

• Easton, MD, Postcards

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Easton area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Talbot County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Maryland cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Easton
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Talbot County

• Easton business guide
• Talbot County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Maryland
• Local ordinances in Maryland (Partial selection)

• Crime in Talbot County
• Arrests in Talbot County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Maryland
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Easton was $21,520, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Talbot County economic census
• Talbot County economic summary
• Talbot County employment growth
• Talbot County unemployment rate
• Maryland economic data

23% of Easton residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Easton
• Colleges in Maryland
• Learning Disabilities Association in Maryland
• Schools in or near Easton
• School districts in or near Easton
• Yearbooks (old) of Maryland high schools

• Movies playing in or near Easton
• YouTube videos about Easton

• Air pollution in Talbot County
• Diesel soot in Talbot County
• Land contamination in Talbot County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Maryland
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Recycling info for Talbot County
• Toxic chemical releases in Talbot County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Maryland

Easton festival dates:

• Waterfowl Festival - Nov. 9-11, 2007
• Talbot County Fair - July 11-14, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Easton festival web sites:

• Waterfowl Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Maryland county fairs
• Maryland festivals (Maryland tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Easton

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Easton
• Geocaches in Maryland

• Easton items now on sale

• Easton local government Web site
• Talbot County government
• Maryland state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Easton medical services & health statistics

• Talbot County historical society
• Local historical societies in Maryland
• State historical society

Historic districts in Easton include Easton Historic District ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Easton
• Historic sites in Maryland
• Museums in or near Easton
• Museums in Maryland
• Maryland state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Talbot County genealogy forum

Median rent in Easton, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $443.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $959.

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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Maryland
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Easton include Talbot County Free Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Easton

• Maryland library

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• Census map of Easton area
• Historic maps of MD cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Maryland
• Topographic map of Easton

• Daily newspapers in or near Easton
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• Public & educational radio stations in or near Easton
• TV stations in or near Easton
• Media ownership in the Easton area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Maryland

• Military bases in Maryland
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Easton
• Search obituaries in Maryland
• Recent death notices - selected MD newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Maryland
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Maryland
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Easton
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• Volunteer opportunities in or near Easton

• Parks near Easton
• National forests in Maryland
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• Ski areas in Maryland
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• Aerial photo of Easton
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Talbot County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Easton political report.

• Maryland Democratic party
• Maryland Republican party
• Talbot County elections board
• Maryland elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Easton
• Total membership by faith, in Talbot County

• Nearby restaurants taking online reservations
• Chowhound message boards for MD

The average commute time for Easton workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 9 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Easton between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 7.7 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was higher than the national norm.

Hotels in Easton include Comfort Inn, Days Inn, Econo Lodge, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Tidewater Inn.

• Easton travel guide
• Airports near Easton
• Hotels near Easton
• Maryland tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Maryland coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Maryland
• Wildlife refuges in Maryland

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