Profile for Hagerstown, Maryland, MD

Hagerstown is in the Cumberland Valley.

Former and merged names include:
· Elizabeth Town
· Hager's Town

Public transportation: Washington County Transportation Department (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 238. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 6.4 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1994 movie, "Guarding Tess"

Local festivals include:

• Western Maryland Blues Fest - June 1-3, 2007
• Augustoberfest - Aug. 25-26, 2007
• Harvest Hoedown - Oct. 13, 2007
• Railroad Heritage Days - June 9-10, 2007
• Chili Cook-off and Music Festival - Sept. 22, 2007

Performing arts: Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Maryland Theatre

Nearby parks & recreation: Greenbrier State Park, Hagerstown City Park

Sports teams: Suns (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: American Legion Military Museum, Hager House & Museum, Mansion House Arts Center, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Fort Frederick State Park, Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum

Colleges and universities: Hagerstown Business College, Hagerstown Junior College

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.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 95

Listed places near Hagerstown

Airports (1)

Cemeteries (31)

Colleges (1)

Communities (5)

Hotels (19)

Libraries (2)

Museums (2)

Parks (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Hagerstown demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Washington County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Hagerstown area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 21734 ZIP code.

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• Hagerstown city government
• Washington County government
• Washington County Chamber of Commerce
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26% of Hagerstown residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Hagerstown ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Washington County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MD data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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Music

• Maryland Symphony Orchestra

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• Maryland Theatre

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• 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 Hagerstown was $17,153, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Wage estimates
• Washington County economic census
• Washington County economic summary
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• Maryland economic data

12% of Hagerstown residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Maryland

Hagerstown festival dates:

• Western Maryland Blues Fest - June 1-3, 2007
• Augustoberfest - Aug. 25-26, 2007
• Harvest Hoedown - Oct. 13, 2007
• Railroad Heritage Days - June 9-10, 2007
• Chili Cook-off and Music Festival - Sept. 22, 2007

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

Hagerstown festival web sites:

• Augustoberfest
• Chili Cook-off and Music Festival
• Western Maryland Blues Fest

• ePodunk festival listings
• Maryland county fairs
• Maryland festivals (Maryland tourism department)
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• Post history questions in Washington County genealogy forum

Median rent in Hagerstown, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $386.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $847.

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Libraries in Hagerstown include Washington County Free Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Hagerstown include Hagerstown Herald-Mail

TV stations in Hagerstown include WHAG, WJAL, WWPB.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WETH.

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Washington County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Hagerstown political report.

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Hagerstown restaurants taking online reservations include LJ's & the Kat Lounge ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Hagerstown workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Hagerstown between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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