Havre de Grace, Maryland
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Havre de Grace, Maryland | |
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Concord Point Lighthouse, The Iconic Representation of HdG. Sits at the mouth of the Susquehanna River in Havre de Grace | |
Location in Maryland | |
Coordinates: 39°32′54″N 76°5′51″W / 39.54833°N 76.09750°WCoordinates: 39°32′54″N 76°5′51″W / 39.54833°N 76.09750°W | |
Kintra | Unitit States |
State | Maryland |
County | Harford |
Incorporated | 1785 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Wayne Dougherty |
Area | |
• Total | 17.85 km2 (6.89 sq mi) |
• Laund | 14.24 km2 (5.50 sq mi) |
• Water | 3.60 km2 (1.39 sq mi) 20.17% |
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,952 |
• Estimate (2012[3]) | 13,392 |
• Density | 909.2/km2 (2354.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastren) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastren) |
ZIP code | 21078 |
Area code(s) | 410 |
FIPS code | 24-37600 |
GNIS featur ID | 0590437 |
Website | www.havredegracemd.com |
Havre de Grace i/ˌhævər dᵻˈɡreɪs/,[4] abbreviated HdG, is a ceety in Harford Coonty, Maryland, USA, situatit at the mooth o the Susquehanna River an the heid o Chesapeake Bay. It is namit efter the port ceety o Le Havre, Fraunce, which in full wis ance Le Havre de Grâce (French, "Haven o Grace"). The population wis 12,952 at the 2010 census
In 1789, Havre de Grace wis in serious consideration tae be the permanent caipital o the Unitit States.[5]
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- ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 Juin 2013.
- ↑ John Kelly's Washington Live
- ↑ ""All about Havre de Grace, MD," retrieved September 6, 2012" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 9 Mey 2011. Retrieved 9 Mey 2011.
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