Pumphrey is an

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and former

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(CDP) in Anne Arundel County,

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, United States. At the 2000 census, the population was 5,317. It was split between the

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and Brooklyn Park CDPs for the 2010 census.

History

According to the 1878 survey of Anne Arundel County prepared by G. M. Hopkins, Civil Engineer ( CE) of

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, the area that is located along the West Branch of the

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and is now known as Pumphrey was owned in large part by Charles Pumphrey. Charles Pumphrey was a direct descendant of Walter Pumphrey. Walter was a

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who emigrated from England and arrived in

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, on a "boat load of Quakers" in 1678. Walter Pumphrey moved to the

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area in 1708 to provide carpentry services to the many Quakers in that city. He purchased property throughout northern Anne Arundel County for a source of wood. A section of marshland in the area between what is now

and Pumphrey was known for some time as "Pumphrey's Swamp."

Geography

Pumphrey is located at (39.215357, −76.639775). According to the

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, the CDP had a total area of , of which is land and (4.33%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,317 people, 2,026 households, and 1,391 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 2,180.6 people per square mile (841.4/km²). There were 2,115 housing units at an average density of 867.4/sq mi (334.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.62%

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, 16.25%

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, 0.45% Native American, 2.41%

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, 0.13%

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, 0.53% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.75% of the population. There were 2,026 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were

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living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,321, and the median income for a family was $58,105. Males had a median income of $35,697 versus $29,828 for females. The

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for the CDP was $20,507. About 6.0% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the

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, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

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History

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