Thurmont, Maryland Thurmont, Maryland Town of Thurmont Corner of Main and Water in downtown Thurmont.
Corner of Main and Water in downtown Thurmont.
Location of Thurmont, Maryland Location of Thurmont, Maryland Website Town of Thurmont, Maryland Thurmont is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
The town is positioned in the northern part of Frederick County (north of Frederick, Maryland, the county seat), approximately ten miles from the Pennsylvania border, along U.S.
Thurmont is also home to Catoctin Colorfest, an arts and crafts festival that draws in about 125,000 citizens each autumn. In 2005, Thurmont was designated as a "Main Street Maryland Community." Originally incorporated as the Town of Mechanicstown in 1751, the name of the town was changed to Thurmont by an act of Maryland General Assembly on January 18, 1894. The Western Maryland Railway assembled its chief barns line to Thurmont in 1871, connecting the town with Baltimore, and later with Hagerstown and Cumberland. In May 2012, the 38th G8 summit was held at Camp David, a short distance from the town of Thurmont itself.
Protesters in Thurmont, MD amid the 2012 G8 Summit, hosted at close-by Camp David.
Oblique air photo of Thurmont, facing northeast, with Catoctin Mountain to the left.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 3.13 square miles (8.11 km2), of which, 3.12 square miles (8.08 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Thurmont has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The median income for a homehold in the town was $49,530, and the median income for a family was $56,138.
The median age in the town was 39.5 years.
"Town of Thurmont, Maryland".
Town of Thurmont, Maryland.
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, Baltimore, MD.
Town of Thurmont, MD.
"Thurmont, Maryland".
Climate Summary for Thurmont, Maryland Town of Thurmont my - Thurmont.net Thurmont Community Website The News-Journal Thurmont Community Newspaper "Thurmont - First" The Thurmont Economic Development and Main Street web site featuring the online company directory, company news, affairs and photo albums.
Kinnaird Collection of Historic Thurmont Images" A compilation of over 4,200 images of Thurmont and encircling communities.
Geographic data related to Thurmont, Maryland at Open - Street - Map Municipalities and communities of Frederick County, Maryland, United States Burkittsville Emmitsburg Middletown Mount Airy Myersville New Market Thurmont Walkersville Woodsboro
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