Editing Walkersville, Maryland

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'''Walkersville''' is a town in [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick County]], [[Maryland]], United States. The population was 5,800 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
[[Crum Road Bridge]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref> The [[Woodsboro and Frederick Turnpike Company Tollhouse]] was listed in 1979 and [[Harris Farm (Walkersville, Maryland)|Harris Farm]] in 1994.<ref name="nris"/>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|4.36|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|4.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:2019-05-19 17 30 01 View north along Maryland State Route 194 (Woodsboro Pike) just north of Crum Road in Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|MD 194 northbound in Walkersville]]

The primary method of travel to and from Walkersville is by road. [[Maryland Route 194]] is the only significant highway serving the town. MD 194 traverses the region southwest-to-northeast, providing connections to [[Maryland Route 26]] and the [[Frederick, Maryland|Frederick]] area to the south, and to [[Woodsboro, Maryland|Woodsboro]] and [[Taneytown, Maryland|Taneytown]] to the north.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 160
|1890= 255
|1900= 359
|1910= 582
|1920= 596
|1930= 623
|1940= 731
|1950= 761
|1960= 1020
|1970= 1269
|1980= 2228
|1990= 4145
|2000= 5192
|2010= 5800
|2020= 6156
|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>
}}
The median income for a household in the town was $65,581, and the median income for a family was $69,476. Males had a median income of $47,309 versus $31,817 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $24,103. About 2.1% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

===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 5,800 people, 2,094 households, and 1,583 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1333.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,206 housing units at an average density of {{convert|507.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 88.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.1% of the population.

There were 2,094 households, of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.16.

The median age in the town was 40.6 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 29.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

== Community ==

There are four [[schools]] in the town of Walkersville: Glade Elementary, Walkersville Elementary, Walkersville Middle, and Walkersville High. The mascot of Glade Elementary is the Jaguar.  The mascot of the other schools is the Walkersville Lion and the rival school are the Middletown Knights.  There is also an Adult Education center on W. Frederick St., across from the middle school.

Some activities in Walkersville are participating in the Glade Valley Athletic Association (GVAA) where kids 5-18 can participate in baseball, softball, soccer, basketball, football, lacrosse, wrestling, poms and cheerleading. There are also active Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops.

There are four parks within the local area of Walkersville: Walkersville Community Park, Heritage Farm Park, Creamery Park, and Gilmore C. Trout Memorial Park.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Melanie|title=Town of Walkersville- Parks & Recreation|url=http://www.walkersville-md.com/temp_parkRec.html|access-date=March 2, 2011}}</ref>

Baseball, Softball, soccer and lacrosse fields, playground equipment, a running loop, and covered pavilions are found at Heritage Farm Park. Tennis courts can be found at Walkersville Community Park along with a one-mile paved trail.

Walkersville has a [[fire hall]], where various activities are held, including cookouts, auctions, and the annual Volunteer Fire Company Carnival which occurs over the week of July 4.

Town meetings are held at the Town Hall on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month.

The Walkersville Southern Railroad offers regularly scheduled scenic train rides from the month of May through October.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Melanie|title=Walkersville Southern Railroad Schedule|url=http://wsrr.org/schedule.htm|work=Walkersville Southern Railroad|access-date=March 2, 2011}}</ref> The train was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad that was built in 1872.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Melanie|title=Walkersville Southern Railroad Home|url=http://wsrr.org/|access-date=March 2, 2011}}</ref>

Walkersville is served by [[TransIt]], the Frederick County bus system.

==Notable people==
* [[John D. Nicodemus]] (1864–1934), member of the Maryland House of Delegates<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-dr-nicodemus-funeral-will-be/157974936/ |title=Dr. Nicodemus' Funeral Will Be Held on Tuesday |date=1938-04-11 |newspaper=The Daily News |page=10 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-10-28}}{{Open access}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Towns in Maryland]]
[[Category:Towns in Frederick County, Maryland]]