Sharptown is a town in

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, United States. The population was 651 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

San Domingo School San Domingo School, also known as Sharptown Colored School and Prince Hall Masons Unity Lodge No. 73, is a historic Rosenwald School building located at Sharptown, Maryland, Sharptown, Wicomico County, Maryland. It was built in 1919, and is a tw ...

was listed on the

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in 2007.

Geography

Sharptown is located at (38.540630, -75.719021). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 651 people, 251 households, and 176 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 290 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 92.6%

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, 5.1%

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, 0.5% Asian, and 1.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population. There were 251 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were

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living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.9% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age in the town was 39.2 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 649 people, 258 households, and 180 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 283 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 94.92%

, 3.70%

, 0.15% Asian, and 1.23% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. There were 258 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were

living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,200, and the median income for a family was $44,500. Males had a median income of $31,125 versus $18,977 for females. The

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for the town was $15,190. About 4.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the

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, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

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