Pecktonville, Maryland

Pecktonville, Maryland
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°39′58″N78°02′53″W / 39.66611°N 78.04806°W / 39.66611; -78.04806
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Washington
Area [1]
• Total	0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2)
• Land	0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	463 ft (141 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	164
• Density	278.6/sq mi (107.56/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	21711 [3]
Area codes	240 & 301
GNIS feature ID	2583670 [2]

Pecktonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. ^[2] Its population was 167 as of the 2010 census. ^[4]

In 1921 Pecktonville was the destination of the Vagabonds, a group of men which took camping trips over ten years and which at the time consisted of inventor Thomas Edison and industrialists Henry Ford and Harvey S. Firestone along with their guest the sitting US president Warren G. Harding. ^[5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.589 square miles (1.53 km²), all land. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	164		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pecktonville, Maryland
3. "Pecktonville MD ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
4. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 25, 2017.
5. Jeff, Guinn (2019). The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip. Simon & Schuster. p. 166. ISBN   9781501159305.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.