Huntingtown, Maryland
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Huntingtown is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Calvert County
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 2,436 at the 2000 census. The community is growing, with many large estate homes in small developments off of Maryland Route 2/4. It has a public high school called Huntingtown High. The Calverton School
Calverton School
The Calverton School is a college preparatory, private, day school located in Huntingtown, Maryland, approximately 45 minutes east of Washington, D.C. and 30 minutes south of Annapolis, Maryland...

 is located just south of the town center. State-operated commuter buses
Transit bus
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 and private vanpool
Vanpool
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s carry residents to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 2,436 people, 768 households, and 668 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 296.3 people per square mile (114.4/km²). There were 784 housing units at an average density of 95.4/sq mi (36.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.84% White, 17.04% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 768 households out of which 48.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.0% were non-families. 10.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $81,672, and the median income for a family was $85,907. Males had a median income of $60,362 versus $35,962 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $28,312. About 4.2% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

  • Tom Clancy
    Tom Clancy
    Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy, Jr. is an American author, best known for his technically detailed espionage, military science, and techno thriller storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War, along with video games on which he did not work, but which bear his name for licensing and...

    , author of bestselling political thrillers; born in Baltimore County, MD
  • Doug Hill
    Doug Hill
    Doug Hill is the Chief Meteorologist for ABC 7 News/WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. He is the meteorologist for ABC 7 News at 5, 6, and 11. He has been awarded the "Seal of Approval" from the American Meteorological Society. Hill has also been honored with a Washington Emmy Award for broadcast...

    , ABC Channel 7 weatherman and father of Peter Hill
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