Summary for Shanty Town

So far, we found very little information about Shanty Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shanty Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shanty Town, please Contact Us.

About Shanty Town (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Shanty Town is historic. The information below applies to the area where Shanty Town would have been located.

Time Zone: The area where Shanty Town was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes for surrounding area: (240), (301)<2>

Elevation: 620 feet [188.98 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Shanty Town:

Lat: 39.646800° (or 39°38'48" N)

Lon: -78.763100° (or -78°45'47" W)

USGS Topo Map: Cumberland<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Shanty Town

GNIS ID: 1713457

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Shanty Town)

About Allegany County

The community of Cumberland is the County Seat for Allegany County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Allegany)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<6>	70,527 (6.07% decrease since 2010)
2010	75,087 (0.21% increase since 2000)
2000:	74,930

Total Area:<7> 429.9 sq. miles [1,113.5 km²] - of which 1.34% is water (5.77 sq. miles [15 km²])

Housing Units: <8> 33,311

Official Website: www.gov.allconet.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Allegany

GNIS ID: 1713506

FIPS State / County Code: 24 / 001

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Shanty Town)

About Maryland

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	6,054,954 (4.87% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,773,552 (9.01% increase since 2000)
2000:	5,296,486

Websites for State of Maryland

Official Website: www.maryland.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitmaryland.org/

Parks: dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/

Fishing: dnr.maryland.gov/Fisheries/

Hunting: dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Maryland

GNIS ID: 1714934

FIPS State: 24

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Shanty Town)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shanty Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	Area code (240) is an overlay for area code (301).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shanty Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Shanty Town, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Shanty Town.
<6>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Shanty Town. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).