Barton, Maryland Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 478. Estimated population in July 2024: 464 (-2.9% change)
Males: 237 (49.6%), Females: 241 (50.4%)
Allegany County
Zip code: 21521
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $30,104
Median house value: $58,400
Population by Race
Races in Barton:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)
Ancestries: German (24.1%), English (12.3%), Scottish (12.1%), United States (9.2%), Irish (8.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%).
Elevation: 1251 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Barton
- High school or higher: 79.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Barton town
- Never married: 16.3%
- Now married: 58.6%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 14.9%
- Divorced: 8.2%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+7.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Barton:
- POTOMAC VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; KEYSER, WV)
- MEMORIAL HOSP & MED CTR CUMBERLAND (about 19 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Barton:
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 55 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 58 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 62 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Barton:
- MEXICO FARMS (about 20 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD; Abbreviation: 1W3)
- GREATER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL (about 20 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD; Abbreviation: CBE)
- GARRETT COUNTY (about 23 miles; OAKLAND, MD; Abbreviation: 2G4)
Amtrak station near Barton:
- 20 miles: CUMBERLAND (E. HARRISON ST. & QUEEN CITY DR.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barton:
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 54 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; MIDDLETOWN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 71 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)