Hagerstown, Maryland
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Hagerstown, Maryland | |
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 Downtown Hagerstown looking west on Franklin Street in 2023 | |
| Nicknames: Hub City, Maryland's Gateway to the West,[1] H-Town, (formerly) Home of the Flying Boxcar | |
| Motto(s): A Great Place to Live, Work, and Visit | |
 Location in Maryland and in Washington County | |
  Hagerstown Location within Maryland  Hagerstown Hagerstown (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′34″N 77°43′12″W / 39.64278°N 77.72000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Washington |
| Founded | 1762 |
| Incorporated | 1813 |
| Founded by | Jonathan Hager |
| Named for | Jonathan Hager |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| Area | |
| • City | 12.56 sq mi (32.54 km2) |
| • Land | 12.55 sq mi (32.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| • Urban | 120.77 sq mi (312.8 km2) |
| • Metro | 1,019 sq mi (2,637 km2) |
| Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 43,527 |
| • Density | 3,467.18/sq mi (1,338.71/km2) |
| • Urban | 197,557 (US: 194th) |
| • Urban density | 1,635.8/sq mi (631.6/km2) |
| • Metro | 293,844 (US: 167th) |
| Demonym | Hagerstonian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 21740–21749 |
| Area code(s) | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-36075 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0598385 |
| Website | www.hagerstownmd.org |
Hagerstown (pronounced /ˈheɪɡərztaʊn/[6]) is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County,[7] and one of the largest cities in a region known as Western Maryland.[1] The population of Hagerstown city according to the 2020 United States Census is 43,527,[3] and the total 2020 Urbanized Area population is 197,557.[4]
Hagerstown anchors the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which lies just northwest of the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV Combined Statistical Area in the Great Appalachian Valley. The population of the metropolitan area in 2020 was 293,844 (ranked 167th in the United States).[5]
Hagerstown is a center of transit and commerce. Interstates 81 and 70, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and the Winchester and Western railroads, and Hagerstown Regional Airport cross in the city. Hagerstown is also the chief commercial and industrial hub for a greater Tri-State Area that includes much of Western Maryland as well as great extents of South Central Pennsylvania and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Hagerstown has often been referred to as and is nicknamed the Hub City.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hagerstown, Maryland, mdoe.org Maryland Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Hagerstown city, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ Hagerstown - Definitions from Dictionary.com
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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