Page Contents for Barnesville, Maryland

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Government

Historical Events

Chamber of Commerce.

Organizations, Churches, and Sports.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Maryland state capital is Annapolis.
The population of Barnesville is approximately 191 (2007), 172 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 65 (2000), 67 (2010).
The amount of land area in Barnesville is 1.26 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Barnesville is 0.5 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Barnesville to Washington DC is 29 miles.
The distance to the Maryland state capital is 52 miles. (as the crow flies)
Barnesville is positioned 39.21 degrees north of the equator and 77.38 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Barnesville elevation is 554 feet above sea level.
Barnesville per capita income is $ 38,001 (2000).
Barnesville median income is $ 101,127 (2007).
The Barnesville median home price is $ 685,150 (2007).

Location

in central Maryland about eight miles from Germantown and about 33 miles from Washington, D.C.. Other nearby communities include Poolesville, Clarksburg, Buckeystown, Darnestown, Ballenger Creek, Gaithersburg and Damascus.
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History & History Related Items

Barnesville was named for William Barnes who built the first town within its Boundaries. Barnesville was incorporated in May, 1988 as the "Commissioners of Barnesville."

Here is a history page for Barnesville. Here is another history page for Barnesville.
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Barnesville City Government

Town of Barnesville
P.O. Box 95
Barnesville, MD 20838
Phone: 301-972-8411

Barnesville is governed by a group of three commissioners who are elected every two years. One of them is chosen to be the President who is also considered to be an informal mayor.

Barnesville Historical Events

1969
The first Barnesville Day celebrations were in October 1969.(To see many other interesting facts like these, go to this page from the town of Barnesville.

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1939
Street Lights were installed in Barnesville

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1909
First telephone poles were put up.

Barnesville Chamber

Montgomery County, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
51 Monroe Street, Suite 1800
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Phone: 301-739-0015

Barnesville Organizations

Montgomery County, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
51 Monroe Street, Suite 1800
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Phone: 301-739-0015 Barnesville

Miscellany

The population of Barnesville was:
1990 - 170
2000 - 161
2007 - 191

Number of Housing units:
1990 - 63
2000 - 65

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Median age:
2000 - 40.9 years

Median Household Income:
2000 - $ 78,791
2007 - $ 101,127

Median house value:
2000 - $ 275,000
2007 - $ 685,150

Barnesville is located in the Eastern Time Zone and does participate in daylight savings time during a portion of the year.