Hagerstown, Maryland | |
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 Downtown Hagerstown looking west on Franklin Street in 2023 | |
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| 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°37′24″N 77°44′12″W / 39.62333°N 77.73667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Washington |
| Founded | 1762 |
| Incorporated | 1813 |
| Founded by | Jonathan Hager |
| Named for | Jonathan Hager |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Tekesha Martinez |
| • City Council[2] | List |
| 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 | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 43,527 |
| • Estimate (2021) | 43,487 |
| • 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, 21741, 21742, 21746, 21747 and 21749 |
| Area code(s) | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-36075 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390597[4] |
| Website | www.hagerstownmd.org |
Hagerstown (/ˈheɪɡərztaʊn/; HAY-gərz-town[8]) is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Maryland, United States.[9] The population was 43,527 at the 2020 census. Hagerstown ranks as Maryland's sixth-most populous incorporated city and is the most populous city in the Maryland Panhandle.[10]
Hagerstown anchors the Hagerstown metropolitan area extending into West Virginia. It makes up the northwesternmost portion of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area in the heart of the Great Appalachian Valley. The population of the metropolitan area in 2020 was 293,844.[7] Greater Hagerstown was the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the state of Maryland and among the fastest growing in the United States, as of 2009.[11]
Hagerstown has a distinct topography, formed by stone ridges running from northeast to southwest through the center of town. Geography accordingly bounds its neighborhoods. These ridges consist of upper Stonehenge Limestone. Many of the older buildings were built from this stone, which is easily quarried and dressed onsite. It whitens in weathering and the edgewise conglomerate and wavy laminae become distinctly visible, giving an appearance unique to the Cumberland Valley as seen in the architecture of St. John's Episcopal Church.[12]
Despite its semi-rural Western Maryland setting, Hagerstown is a center of transit and commerce. Interstates 81 and 70, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and the Winchester and Western railroads, as well as Hagerstown Regional Airport form an extensive transportation network for 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 significant portions of South Central Pennsylvania and the Martinsburg Panhandle Area. Hagerstown has often been referred to as, and is nicknamed, the Hub City.[1]
- ^ a b McAllister, Elizabeth. "Hagerstown, Maryland". Maryland Online Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on January 13, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
- ^ "Meet the City Council". City of Hagerstown. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hagerstown, Maryland
- ^ "QuickFacts: Hagerstown city, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "the definition of hagerstown". Dictionary.com. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Maryland Population". State of Maryland. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ Table 7. Cumulative Estimates of Population Change for Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Rankings: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Census Bureau 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ Ray Smith Bass, State of Maryland Geological Survey, Cambrian and Ordovician Deposits of Maryland (1919) at 99.