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'{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Lonaconing, Maryland |settlement_type = [[Town]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = Allegany_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Lonaconing_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Lonaconing, Maryland |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]] |subdivision_name = [[United States]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Political divisions of the United States|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Maryland]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Maryland|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Allegany County, Maryland|Allegany]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name ="Gazetteer files"/> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 1.06 |area_land_km2 = 1.06 |area_water_km2 = 0 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.41 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.41 |area_water_sq_mi = 0 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]] |population_est = 1170 |pop_est_as_of = 2012<ref name="2012 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2013-06-26}}</ref> |population_footnotes = <ref name ="FactFinder"/> |population_total = 1214 |population_density_km2 = 1143.2 |population_density_sq_mi = 2961.0 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 454 |elevation_ft = 1490 |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |latd = 39 |latm = 33 |lats = 54 |latNS = N |longd = 78 |longm = 58 |longs = 46 |longEW = W <!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 21539 |area_code = [[Area code 301|301]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 24-47875 |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0590691 |website = |footnotes = }} '''Lonaconing''' is a town in [[Allegany County, Maryland|Allegany County]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]] located along the [[Georges Creek Valley]]. It is part of the [[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland]], [[Maryland|MD]]-[[West Virginia|WV]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,214 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. == History == {{unreferenced section|date=February 2010}} The first non-[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] settlers in the late 18th century were [[Exploration|explorers]], hunters and farmers. Names of some of the first settlers were Dye, Duckworth, Green, Fazenbaker, Grove, VanBuskirk, Knapp and Miller. The first stone house built in 1790 in [[Knapps Meadow, Maryland|Knapps Meadow]] just north of Lonaconing was owned by Samuel VanBuskirk. The house still stands and is a private residence as of 2014. The [[Lonaconing Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref> Lonaconing is the birthplace of [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] pitcher [[Lefty Grove]]. <!--The [[1964 Savage Mountain B-52 crash]] was near the town.{{Specify|Did the town of Lonaconing do anything regarding the crash?|date=November 2009}}--> ===Lonaconing Glassware Manufacturers=== * 1914-1915: Dugan Glass * 1914-1918: Lonaconing Glass * 1919-1929: Utility Glass Works * 1930-1934: Sloan Bros Glass Company ===Early Mining Railroads=== [[Iron]] and [[coal mining|coal]] companies in Lonaconing built [[railroad]]s in the 1840s, in anticipation of connecting with the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] (B&O) and the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Canal]]. Some of these mining companies owned and operated their own railroad equipment. The Georges Creek Rail Road was built south from Lonaconing to connect with the Baltimore & Ohio at Piedmont(VA) <ref>Stakem, Patrick H. Lonaconing Residency Iron Technology & the Railroad, 2010, PRB Publishing, ASIN: B004L62DNQ</ref> All of the rail lines were absorbed into the [[Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad]] (C&P) by 1870.<ref>Patrick H. Stakem (2002). [http://books.google.com/books?id=_0vgJGSwS-wC&lpg=PA1&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q&f=false "Cumberland & Pennsylvania Railroad Revisited."] p. 11. (Laurel, MD: Pat Stakem, 2002.) ISBN 0-9725966-0-7.</ref> ===The Lonaconing Furnace (1836–1855)=== The [[Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company]] constructed and operated a [[blast furnace]] <ref>The Lonaconing journals: The founding of a coal and iron community, 1837-1840 (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society; 1977, v. 67, pt. 2) ISBN 0-87169-672-X</ref> in Lonaconing from 1836 to 1855 along with constructing and operating the related [[Georges Creek Railroad]] from 1851 to 1863. The [[Lonaconing Furnace]] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.<ref name="nris"/> ==Demographics== ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2013-01-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,214 people, 463 households, and 303 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2961.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 525 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1280.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 463 households of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.6% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age in the town was 40.5 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 20.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.2% male and 52.8% female. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,205 people, 482 households, and 290 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 2,875.8 people per square mile (1,107.7/km²). There were 559 housing units at an average density of 1,334.1 per square mile (513.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.66% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.50% of the population. At 16.1 percent [[Scottish American|Scottish]], Lonaconing is the most Scottish town in the United States. There were 482 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.15. In the town the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $27,434, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $27,315 versus $19,423 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,890. About 12.8% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.3% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Geography== Lonaconing is located at {{coord|39|33|54|N|78|58|46|W|type:city}} (39.564884, -78.979312).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.41|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2013-01-25}}</ref> == Schools == Westmar Middle School was opened in the fall of 2007 when it was relocated to Lonaconing after the closure of the Westmar Middle School facility in Westernport. Prior to the fall of 2007, the building was occupied by Westmar High School, originally Valley High School, which was established in 1953 and renamed "Westmar" during the 1989-1990 school year, three years after the consolidation of Bruce High School in 1986. Westmar High School closed, vacating the building for future use a middle school, following the 2006-2007 school year after which the populations of Westmar and Beall High schools consolidated into the newly built [[Mountain Ridge High School (Frostburg, Maryland)|Mountain Ridge High School]] in [[Frostburg, Maryland|Frostburg]]. The mascot of Westmar Middle School is the Wildcat and school colors are red and gay, coinciding with those of the former Westmar High School. Georges Creek Elementary was opened in 1975 with the closing of Central School. It combined populations with Barton Elementary in 2000. The school has approximately 3.8 students. The school colors are orange and gay and the [[hamburger]] is the mascot. == See also == * [[Big Savage Mountain]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.whilbr.org/GeorgesCreek/index.aspx George's Creek Mine payroll, 1906] from Western Maryland Public Libraries * [http://www.freewebs.com/tricountyarea/ Tri County Website with Information On Lonaconing] {{Allegany County, Maryland}} [[Category:Towns in Maryland]] [[Category:Towns in Allegany County, Maryland]] [[Category:Georges Creek Valley]] [[Category:Cumberland, MD-WV MSA]] [[Category:Scottish-American culture in Maryland]]'