Brunswick, Maryland

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MARC commuter train conductors catching up with local news on a foggy morning at Brunswick.

Brunswick is a city in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,894 at the 2000 census.

Established along the now-defunct Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, the town became a hub for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which built a six mile long rail yard along the Potomac from 1891 to 1912, boosting the population to over 5000, and making Brunswick a company town. It now is home to a commuter rail station serving Washington, D.C., and also home of the Brunswick Railroad Museum that shows the history of the city, and is home of a large model railroad showing why Brunswick's location was important to the railroad.

Patsy Cline adopted the stage name "Patsy" while singing with Bill Peer and The Melody Boys and Girls at the Moose lodge in 1952.

1 Events
2 Tourism
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 External links

[edit] Events

The largest city wide event is Railroad Days in October. Other events year round include the Veterans Day Parade, Potomac River Festival and Race, "Movies in the Park" during the summer, Little League opening day, and various other city and museum events.

[edit] Tourism

The City of Brunswick markets its historic downtown, the Railroad Museum, and its access to the C&O Canal and Potomac River. There are also live performances each Friday and Saturday at Beans in the Belfry, and a number of antique stores.

[edit] Geography

Brunswick is located at 39°18′50″N, 77°37′36″W (39.313908, -77.626732)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.94%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,894 people, 1,866 households, and 1,306 families residing in the city. The population density was 895.5/km² (2,324.3/mi²). There were 1,957 housing units at an average density of 358.1/km² (929.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.09% White, 5.31% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.

There were 1,866 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,513, and the median income for a family was $53,232. Males had a median income of $36,304 versus $25,017 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,685. About 2.5% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

	Frederick County, Maryland
	Cities, towns and villages
	Brunswick \| Burkittsville \| Emmitsburg \| Frederick \| Middletown \| Mt. Airy \| Myersville \| New Market \| Rosemont \| Thurmont \| Walkersville \| Woodsboro
	Unincorporated areas
	Adamstown \| Ballenger Creek \| Braddock Heights \| Buckeystown \| Clover Hill \| Discovery-Spring Garden \| Green Valley \| Ijamsville \| Libertytown \| Linganore-Bartonsville \| Monrovia \| Mt. Pleasant \| Point of Rocks \| Sabillasville \| Unionville \| Urbana