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Rising Sun is a town in Cecil County, in the Philadelphia-Camden metro area.
One tradition says the town was named for a tavern with a sun on its sign.
The latitude of Rising Sun is 39.697N. The longitude is -76.063W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 390 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 1,766.
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Rising Sun demographic reports
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20% of Rising Sun residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Rising Sun ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Rising Sun was $17,835, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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13% of Rising Sun residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Rising Sun, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $471. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,086.
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Cecil County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Rising Sun political report.
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The average commute time for Rising Sun workers is 31 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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