Editing Grantsville, Maryland

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name          = Grantsville, Maryland
| settlement_type        = [[Town]]
| nickname               = 
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| image_skyline          = Casselman River Maryland.jpg
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| image_caption          = The [[Casselman River]] in [[Casselman River Bridge State Park]] near Grantsville, Maryland
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| image_seal             = Seal of Grantsville, Maryland.png
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| map_caption            = Location of Grantsville, Maryland
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| subdivision_type       = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name       = United States
| subdivision_type1      = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Maryland]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[List of counties in Maryland|County]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Garrett County, Maryland|Garrett]]
| established_title      = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date       = 1864<ref>{{cite web|title=Grantsville|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/37mun/grantsville/html/g.html|website=Maryland Manual|access-date=June 24, 2017}}</ref>
| unit_pref              = Imperial
| area_footnotes         = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_24.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 26, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2         = 2.69
| area_land_km2          = 2.69
| area_water_km2         = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi       = 1.04
| area_land_sq_mi        = 1.04
| area_water_sq_mi       = 0.00

| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est         = 
| population_total       = 968
| population_density_km2 = 360.43
| population_density_sq_mi = 933.46

| timezone               = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset             = -5
| timezone_DST           = EDT
| utc_offset_DST         = -4
| elevation_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft           = 2303
| coordinates            = {{coord|39|41|49|N|79|09|10|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type       = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code            = 21536
| area_code              = [[Area codes 301 and 240|301, 240]]
| blank_name             = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info             = 24-34525
| blank1_name            = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website                = {{URL|https://www.visitgrantsville.com/}}
| footnotes              = 
}}

'''Grantsville''' is a town in the northern part of [[Garrett County, Maryland|Garrett County]], [[Maryland]], United States, near the [[Pennsylvania]] border. The population was 968 as of the 2020 census.

==History==

Grantsville, half a mile west of the [[Casselman River]], began as a small [[Amish]] and [[Mennonite]] settlement, called Tomlinson's or Little Crossing, along Braddock Road, which wound westward from [[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland]] over [[Negro Mountain]].  Later a new village flourished as a stop along the nearby [[National Road]], [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|U.S. Route 40]].  From 1818, the national road carried hundreds of thousands of pioneers and settlers in stagecoaches and covered wagons.  In the 1800s, an area just outside Grantsville (once known as Little Crossing but now marked by the intersection of Route 40 and River Road) was a major stop on the old National Pike.  There is a "dip" in the road that travelers will not miss when they pass through Little Crossing on Route 40.

[[Image:Casselmanbridge.jpg|thumb|left|The Casselman Bridge]]
Signs mark the location of the post office and the blacksmith shop that stayed open all night to fix broken horseshoes. An 1879 article in ''[[Harper's Monthly]]'' described the wagons as "so numerous that the leaders of one team had their noses in the trough at the end of the next wagon ahead."

The [[Inns on the National Road|Casselman Inn]] sits in the center of town, where it has provided food and lodging to travelers since 1824. A sign outside displays a replica 1842 stagecoach advertisement.

Near the [[Casselman Bridge]], a historic stone arch bridge, are Penn Alps Restaurant and The [[Spruce Forest Artisan Village]], which was founded in 1957 by Alta Schrock.  Penn Alps Restaurant is housed in the last log hospitality house on the National Pike. It is situated between a 1797 gristmill and the Casselman Bridge, the longest single span of stone in America when built in 1813.

Spruce Forest Artisan Village, a part of the extended Penn Alps campus, has grown from a few cabins to some 12 log and frame structures of early vintage, two of which date to the [[American Revolution|Revolutionary War Period]]. Most of these provide studio space for artisans. Artisans work in various media, including bird carving, stained glass, basket making, hand-loom weaving, and hand-thrown pottery.

==Transportation==
[[File:2021-08-02 10 23 11 View west along Interstate 68 and U.S. Route 40 and south along U.S. Route 219 (National Freeway) at Exit 19 (Maryland State Route 495, Grantsville, Swanton) in Grantsville, Garrett County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|right|I-68/US 40 westbound and US 219 southbound at the exit for MD 495 in Grantsville]]
The main mode of transportation to Grantsville is by road. [[Interstate 68]], [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|U.S. Route 40]] and [[U.S. Route 219 in Maryland|U.S. Route 219]] all traverse Grantsville via the National Freeway, an east-west [[freeway]] traversing western Maryland and northern West Virginia. Direct access to Grantsville is provided by an interchange with [[Maryland Route 495]]. [[U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Keysers Ridge–Cumberland, Maryland)|U.S. Route 40 Alternate]] and [[Maryland Route 669]] also serve Grantsville.

Grantsville was served by [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] bus until 2005. Since January 2011, it has been served by a Bayrunner Shuttle that originates in Grantsville and serves [[Frostburg, Maryland|Frostburg]], [[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland]], [[Allegany College of Maryland]] Cumberland Campus, [[Hancock, Maryland|Hancock]], [[Hagerstown, Maryland|Hagerstown]], [[Frederick, Maryland|Frederick]] Transit Center, [[Frederick Municipal Airport (Maryland)|Frederick Airport]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport|BWI]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport|BWI]] Amtrak Station, and [[Baltimore]] Greyhound Station.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.98|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

=== Climate ===
Grantsville has a [[humid continental climate]] under the [[Köppen climate classification]], with warm summers and cold winters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/united-states-of-america/maryland/grantsville-139150/|title=Grantsville climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Grantsville weather averages - Climate-Data.org|website=en.climate-data.org|access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1880= 220
|1900= 175
|1910= 248
|1920= 264
|1930= 400
|1940= 465
|1950= 461
|1960= 446
|1970= 517
|1980= 498
|1990= 505
|2000= 619
|2010= 766
|2020= 968
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
In the 1960s the town had a stable population of approximately 400 individuals.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 766 people, 350 households, and 213 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|781.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 397 housing units at an average density of {{convert|405.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 350 households, of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.77.

The median age in the town was 38.4 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 619 people, 278 households, and 177 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|877.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 298 housing units at an average density of {{convert|422.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 278 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,778, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,625. About 22.2% of families and 23.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.0% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[George C. Edwards]], Maryland state senator.
* [[Alta Schrock]], Founder of Penn Alps, Springs Folk Festival, Springs Historical Society, Springs Museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshall/html/schrock.html|title=Alta Schrock, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame|access-date=March 21, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.visitgrantsville.com Town of Grantsville, MD]
* [http://www.relib.net Ruth Enlow Library]
* [http://www.blogdeepcreek.com Grantsville Area Blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903045856/http://blogdeepcreek.com/ |date=September 3, 2011 }}
* [http://www.thecasselman.com Casselman Inn]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110131131504/http://sellingdeepcreek.com/ Grantsville Real Estate]
* [http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshall/html/schrock.html Alta Schrock, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame]

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[[Category:Amish in Maryland]]
[[Category:Mennonitism in Maryland]]
[[Category:Towns in Maryland]]
[[Category:Towns in Garrett County, Maryland]]
[[Category:National Road]]