Myersville

Myersville is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,626 at the 2010 United States Census. In October 2002, the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo were apprehended at a rest stop along westbound I-70 in Myersville. The Peter of P. Grossnickel Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The town is located at 39°3024N 77°3359W (39.506627, -77.566271) The main highway that serves the town is Interstate 70, which heads eastward from Myersville to Baltimore and westward to Pittsburgh. The Myersville area is the source of Catoctin Creek, which roughly flows in a "C" loop pattern (northside to eastside to southside) just outside the city limits. In the 2000 census, there were 1,382 people, 439 households, and 378 families living in the town. At the 2010 census, the town had a total area of 1.02 square miles (2.64 km²), all land. The racial makeup of the town was 98.48% White, 2.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 1.3% Asian, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was3.41.

History

The town of Myersville was incorporated in 1904. The Peter of P. Grossnickel Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. In October 2002, the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo were apprehended at a rest stop along westbound I-70 in Myersville. The two were discovered when a truck driver recognized their car from police reports. On January 4, 1919, a large fire destroyed many shops and buildings in the center of the town. The town is located on the banks of the Rappahannock River, which flows into the Potomac River. It is located near the junction of Interstate 70 and I-95. It has a population of about 2,000, including about 1,000 residents who live in the town's downtown area, which is about 20 miles north of Washington, DC.

Geography

Myersville is located at 39°3024N 77°3359W (39.506627, -77.566271).According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.02 square miles (2.64 km²), all land. The Myersville area is the source of Catoctin Creek, which roughly flows in a "C" loop pattern just outside the city limits. The town is home to the Myersville High School football team, which won the state championship in 2010. The school's football field is named after the town's namesake, Myersville, a former mayor of the same name, who was killed in a car accident in 1961. The high school football team won the school's state title in 2010, the first time the school had won the title in the history of the state. The team also won the U.S. National Football League championship in 2006, the second year in a row, and the first since the 1990s. The city's football stadium is named for former mayor, who died in 2007, and is located on the banks of the Ohio River, which runs through the town. The football field was named after Myersville's founder, William "Bill" Myers, who also served as mayor in the 1930s and '40s. It is the site of a former post office, which was built in the early 1900s.

Transportation

The main highway that serves the town is Interstate 70, which heads eastward from Myersville to Baltimore and westward to Pittsburgh. Access to Myersville is provided via an interchange with Maryland Route 17, which serves western Frederick County on a northsouth alignment. U.S. Route 40 passes just to the northeast of the town limits and provides an alternative to I-70 for eastwest travelers. The town is located in Frederick County, which is part of the Eastern Seaboard region of the United States. Myersville has a population of about 2,000 people. It is located on the eastern edge of Frederick County and the western edge of Anne Arundel County, where it is in the western part of Frederick and Anne Arapahoe counties. It has an estimated population of 1,000. The main method of transport is by road, with Interstate 70 the main way to get to and from the town.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,626 people, 531 households, and 437 families living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 95.1% White, 2.2% African American, 0.2%. The median household income was $72,639, and the median family income was$75,768. The per capita income for the town is $24,207. About 0.5% of families and 0.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over. The town is located on the U.S. Census Bureau's Mid-Mississippi River Statistical Area, which includes parts of Mississippi, Louisiana, and New Mexico. It is located near the junction of the Mississippi, Mississippi, and Ohio rivers. The U.N. World Heritage Site is located in the area, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The site is open to the public and has no plans to close it. It has a population of about 1,600. The population density is 1,594.1 inhabitants per square mile (615.5/km²) The town has a median age of 38.1 years, and a population density of 1,704.9 per squaremile (658.8/km 2). The town's population was 1,382 at the 2000 census, and 1,632 at the 2010 census.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Myersville, Frederick County, Maryland = 35.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 48. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 89. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Myersville = 4.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,748 individuals with a median age of 29.6 age the population grows by 18.39% in Myersville, Frederick County, Maryland population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,559.32 residents per square mile of area (602.24/km²). There are average 3.18 people per household in the 514 households with an average household income of $92,426 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.20% of the available work force and has dropped -2.42% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 28.96%. The number of physicians in Myersville per 100,000 population = 172.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Myersville = 38.1 inches and the annual snowfall = 22.9 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 114. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 200. 89 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 24 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 45, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Myersville, Frederick County, Maryland which are owned by the occupant = 82.64%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 13 years with median home cost = $339,270 and home appreciation of -5.93%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $10.39 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,782 per student. There are 16.4 students for each teacher in the school, 712 students for each Librarian and 409 students for each Counselor. 6.53% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 30.58% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 16.38% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).