Greensboro, Maryland

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Greensboro is a town located on the banks of the Choptank River in Caroline County, Maryland. The population was 1,632 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 21639. The primary phone exchange is 482 and the area code is 410. The town is served by Maryland Route 480 and 313.

Greensboro hosts the Caroline County Softball League and the Caroline County Moose Lodge.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Town Officials
4 Communities
5 Famous Residents
6 External links
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Greensboro is located at 38°58′32″N, 75°48′25″W (38.975441, -75.806982)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,632 people, 616 households, and 407 families residing in the town. The population density was 940.5/km² (2,451.3/mi²). There were 674 housing units at an average density of 388.4/km² (1,012.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.86% White, 16.91% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 1.78% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.63% of the population.

There were 616 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the town the population was spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,397, and the median income for a family was $36,083. Males had a median income of $27,092 versus $20,729 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,787. About 15.6% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Town Officials

Mayor: Honorable Thomas L. Riddleberger
Commissioners: Honorable David A. Spencer | Honorable Gerald P. Garey | Honorable Timothy D. Boyd
Vice Mayor: Honorable Alex W. Herzberg
Town Manager: David L. Kibler
Clerk/Treasurer: Jeannette DeLude
Asst. Clerk/Treasurer: Erin Spencer
Police Chief: Chief Jeff A. Jackson
Public Works Supervisor: Richard L. Hutson
Code Enforcement Officer/ Assistant Zoning Administrator: Jeannette Delude