Sykesville, Maryland

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Sykesville is a town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,197 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 To See
5 Notables
6 External links

[edit] History

Sykesville is named after James Sykes, who purchased 1,000 acres of land from George Patterson, a wealthy Baltimore shipbuilder. Patterson's sister, Elizabeth, married Napoleon Bonaparte's brother, Joseph.

[edit] Geography

Sykesville is located at 39°22′16″N, 76°58′21″W (39.371020, -76.972630).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,197 people, 1,390 households, and 1,025 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,012.8/km² (2,621.1/mi²). There were 1,420 housing units at an average density of 342.7/km² (886.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.14% White, 4.88% African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.62% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 1,390 households out of which 48.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the town the population was spread out with 32.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 37.8% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $66,551, and the median income for a family was $75,758. Males had a median income of $50,146 versus $35,669 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,395. About 2.4% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.