Beaver Creek, Maryland

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Beaver Creek, Maryland
2019-05-18 16 49 27 View east along Interstate 70 at Exit 35 (Maryland State Route 66, Smithsburg, Boonsboro) in Beaver Creek, Washington County, Maryland.jpg
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Beaver Creek, Maryland
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Beaver Creek, Maryland
Coordinates: 39°34′54″N77°39′05″W / 39.58167°N 77.65139°W / 39.58167; -77.65139
CountryUnited States
State Maryland
County Washington
Area
[1]
  Total
1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
  Land1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
486 ft (148 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
461
  Density401.22/sq mi (154.90/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes 301, 240
FIPS code 24-05250
GNIS feature ID2583579 [2]

Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 251 as of the 2010 census. [3] It is located southeast of Hagerstown and north of Boonsboro near U.S. Route 40 and Maryland Route 66. The community is officially included in the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area (Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area). This town was founded in 1766.

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Although Beaver Creek is home to several historic landmarks such as Beaver Creek School and the Doub's Mill Historic District, most of the community's development has occurred since the 1990s, with new and upscale housing for professionals from Hagerstown and from the Washington, D.C. Metro area.

The area is known for its picturesque countryside with rolling hills and a backdrop of South Mountain.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 461
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Creek, Maryland
  3. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.