Page Contents for Colesville, Maryland

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Chamber of Commerce.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Maryland state capital is Annapolis.
The population of Colesville is approximately 21,008 (2007), 14647 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 6,615 (2000), 4881 (2010).
The amount of land area in Colesville is 23.918 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Colesville is 9.2 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0.005 sq kilometers.
The distance from Colesville to Washington DC is 12 miles.
The distance to the Maryland state capital is 29 miles. (as the crow flies)
Colesville is positioned 39.08 degrees north of the equator and 77.00 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Colesville elevation is 436 feet above sea level.
Colesville per capita income is $ 34,942 (2000).
Colesville median income is $ 117,691 (2007).
The Colesville median home price is $ 612,150 (2007).

Location

in central Maryland about four miles from Wheaton-Glenmont and about 12 miles from Washington, D.C.. Other nearby communities include Cloverly, Kemp Mill, White Oak, Fairland, Calverton, Hillandale and Ashton-Sandy Springs.
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History & History Related Items

The first known resident of what would become Colesville was William Beall in 1723. Later, in 1747, his grandson, James Odell, began to farm the land there. A gristmill was built in the 1790’s by Peter Kemp. The first use of the name of Colesville came on 25 January 1806 when the state changed the polling place for the election to Edward Berry’s, locally known as Coale’s-Ville. Some believe the name was from the maiden name of Elizabeth (Coale) Snowden, wife of Richard Snowden who owned Snowden’s Manor in a nearby area. The name continued to be used and by 1824, it was established as the name for the town.
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Colesville Chamber

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

Colesville Organizations

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

Miscellany

The population of Colesville was:
1990 - 18,819
2000 - 19,810
2007 - 21,008

Number of Housing Units:
1990 - 5,995
2000 - 6,615

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Median age:
2000 - 42.4 years

Median household income:
2000 - $ 91,696
2007 - $ 117,691

Median house value:
2000 - $ 245,700
2007 - $ 612,150

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