Pittsville is a town in

Wicomico County Wicomico County () is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,588. The county seat is Salisbury. The county was named for the Wicomico River, whic ...

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, United States. The population was 1,417 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Pittsville is located at . According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land. Pittsville played the part of the backwater

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town in the 1974 made-for-TV movie ''

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'' starring

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and

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Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,417 people, 591 households, and 382 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 668 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 90.3%

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, 4.8%

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, 0.1% Native American, 1.6%

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, 0.6% from

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, and 2.6% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 591 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were

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living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.4% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age in the town was 39.1 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,182 people, 477 households, and 321 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 506 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 87.56%

, 6.60%

, 0.17% Native American, 3.89%

, 0.08% from

, and 1.69% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.61% of the population. There were 477 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were

living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $31,141 versus $20,759 for females. The

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for the town was $15,966. About 8.3% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the

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, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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