Marital Status in Croom, Maryland (Unincorporated Place)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Maryland and Croom
Female Male
Maryland
Croom
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-20.911310%-32.858421%-20.911310%21%20.911310%4.827820%32.858421%4.609105%25.739130%26%257296-63.954434%-44.469599%-63.954434%64%63.954434%4.132522%44.469599%5.106190%68.086957%68%786783-5.207486%-10.525823%-3.439803%-5.207486%5%5.207486%0.966427%10.525823%6.173913%6%6471-0.000000%-9.926770%-2.430862%-6.275492%-9.926770%10%0.000000%2.430862%0.000000%0%1220
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Maryland and Croom
Female Male
Maryland
Croom
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-20.911310%-32.858421%-20.911310%21%20.911310%4.827820%32.858421%4.609105%25.739130%26%257296-61.269325%-41.794927%-61.269325%61%61.269325%2.817632%41.794927%4.651887%64.086957%64%753737-0.000000%-2.147940%-0.411202%0.000000%0%0.000000%1.652174%2.147940%1.652174%2%019-2.685110%-2.674672%-2.685110%3%2.685110%1.314890%2.674672%0.454303%4.000000%4%3346-0.000000%-9.926770%-2.430862%-6.275492%-9.926770%10%0.000000%2.430862%0.000000%0%1220-4.521739%-0.685747%-8.377883%-3.028601%-5.207486%5%4.521739%8.377883%4.521739%5%6452
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Maryland and Croom
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1774.074%74.1%50.000%50.0%8.955%8.96%100.000%100%71.605%71.6%89.503%89.5%63.736%63.7%66.667%66.7%92.373%92.4%73.196%73.2%79.688%79.7%85.417%85.4%69.231%69.2%55.128%55.1%74.074%74.1%81.564%81.6%100.000%100%98.182%98.2%57.813%57.8%15.152%15.2%31.646%31.6%57.895%57.9%56.410%56.4%34.653%34.7%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Maryland and Croom
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1725.926%25.9%50.000%50.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%16.667%16.7%0.000%0%0.000%0%26.190%26.2%0.000%0%26.804%26.8%0.000%0%4.167%4.17%20.879%20.9%10.256%10.3%6.790%6.79%0.559%0.56%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Maryland and Croom
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%10.497%10.5%15.385%15.4%7.143%7.14%0.000%0%0.000%0%9.375%9.38%10.417%10.4%9.890%9.89%34.615%34.6%19.136%19.1%17.877%17.9%0.000%0%1.818%1.82%42.188%42.2%84.848%84.8%68.354%68.4%42.105%42.1%43.590%43.6%65.347%65.3%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Maryland and Croom
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%91.045%91.0%0.000%0%11.728%11.7%0.000%0%20.879%20.9%0.000%0%7.627%7.63%0.000%0%10.938%10.9%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Maryland.
Scope: population of Maryland and Croom
Croom
Maryland
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 17287527811418022510626614042367900
Count number of married in age cohort in Croom

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Maryland and Croom
Croom
Maryland
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%100%CountOther2White HispanicWhite1Asian2Black2Mixed2-47.909199%-2.838397%-7.385337%-0.000000%100.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%39.769671%2.097397%100.000000%100%3-4.000000%-40.619008%-2.853016%-7.196621%-4.000000%4%-0.000000%96.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%46.860844%2.470511%96.000000%96%275-22.348178%-1.538462%-5.506073%-27.922981%-1.764388%-10.121157%-29.392713%29%63.805668%6.801619%53.600945%6.590529%70.607287%71%1,235-29.545455%-27.395764%-1.170782%-4.099748%-29.545455%30%70.454545%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%63.207487%4.126219%70.454545%70%44-29.378531%-5.225989%-46.412189%-3.612784%-11.683395%-34.604520%35%64.124294%-0.000000%1.271186%32.808432%5.483200%65.395480%65%708-49.122807%-51.510151%-2.249930%-8.877352%-49.122807%49%25.438596%-0.000000%25.438596%-0.000000%34.248633%3.113933%50.877193%51%114
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Croom

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
30%36%42%48%53%60%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.6%10.0%11.4%12.8%14.2%15.6%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.3%3.0%3.7%4.4%5.1%5.8%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
26.3%31.1%35.9%40.6%45.3%50.1%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Croom

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
43.9%48.8%53.6%58.4%63.2%68.0%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.4%7.0%9.5%12.0%14.5%17.1%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.1%5.4%6.6%7.9%9.1%10.4%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
22.9%26.1%29.2%32.4%35.5%38.7%
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Marital Status by Place in the Washington Area

There are 345 places in the Washington Area. This section compares Croom to all of the places in the Washington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Croom.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Croom, selected other places in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Croom
0%50%100%Count#Port Tobacco VlgCliftonLoudoun Vly EstsMonroviaSperryvilleMidlandChevy Chase Section FiveChevy Chase Secti…Chevy ChaseBrambletonFort BelvoirGreat FallsChevy Chase VlgMartin's AdditionsAdamstownWolf TrapBroadlandsAndrews AFBArcolaBelmontStone RidgeChevy Chase Section ThreeChevy Chase Secti…FlorisNew MarketN Chevy ChaseSomersetFort HuntClarksburgTravilahMyersvilleSouth RidingCroomGlen EchoDamascusNewingtonKings Pk WMcNairGlenn DaleGermantownFair OaksWashingtonUnited StatesSouthSabillasvilleSouth AtlanticMarylandFairlandAlexandriaArlingtonThe PlainsAdelphiPrince George'sPrince George's CoMarlboro VlgWashingtonSilver HillCoral HillsMorningsideCollege ParkShepherdstown100.000000%100.000000%100%5179.096045%79.096045%79%140277.788555%77.788555%78%3,208376.847291%76.847291%77%156476.020408%76.020408%76%149574.522293%74.522293%75%117673.824131%73.824131%74%361772.714993%72.714993%73%1,615872.377653%72.377653%72%8,149971.759075%71.759075%72%3,5981071.539976%71.539976%72%9,0821171.304348%71.304348%71%1,1481270.605187%70.605187%71%4901370.543061%70.543061%71%1,2861470.529349%70.529349%71%9,3001570.523416%70.523416%71%6,6561670.368501%70.368501%70%1,3941770.232558%70.232558%70%1511870.108018%70.108018%70%3,3751969.508729%69.508729%70%5,1362069.270833%69.270833%69%3992169.180795%69.180795%69%4,3662269.179894%69.179894%69%5232369.156627%69.156627%69%2872468.598525%68.598525%69%6512568.527533%68.527533%69%9,0102668.467406%68.467406%68%9,8732768.344399%68.344399%68%6,3822867.979577%67.979577%68%9322967.515678%67.515678%68%13,99614.0k3065.952081%65.952081%66%1,5694265.447154%65.447154%65%1615061.812432%61.812432%62%7,4287459.043718%59.043718%59%6,1999957.485241%57.485241%57%6,52412355.152276%55.152276%55%8,78314852.503209%52.503209%53%5,72617352.047184%52.047184%52%36,53436.5k17850.122985%50.122985%50%13,65313.7k19748.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.692308%47.692308%48%12422247.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M45.348303%45.348303%45%8,88624643.885344%43.885344%44%55,91355.9k26443.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k26641.916168%41.916168%42%7027138.609020%38.609020%39%4,97429538.336967%38.336967%38%278,704279k38.336967%38.336967%38%278,704279k31.670644%31.670644%32%2,65432028.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k33023.264781%23.264781%23%90534122.616408%22.616408%23%1,83634220.218579%20.218579%20%25934320.110341%20.110341%20%5,97834410.431423%10.431423%10%162345
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 345 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Maryland

There are 518 places in Maryland. This section compares Croom to the 50 most populous places in Maryland and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Croom. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 25,878.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Croom, selected other places in Maryland, and entities that contain Croom
0%20%40%60%Count#PotomacCroomEllicott CitySeverna ParkBel Air NorthEldersburgOlneyBethesdaCroftonBel Air SouthIlchesterSevernPikesvilleColumbiaRockvillePasadenaGermantownPerry HallOdentonGaithersburgN BethesdaWashingtonUnited StatesSouthMontgomery VlgBowieSouth AtlanticAspen HillMarylandCatonsvilleCarneyMiddle RiverWheatonWaldorfFrederickSouth LaurelClintonSilver SpringEdgewoodWoodlawnReisterstownRandallstownParkvilleGlen BurnieEssexAnnapolisTowsonDundalkHagerstownOwings MillsPrince George'sPrince George's CoLochearnMilford MillChillumSalisburyBaltimoreCollege Park66.925662%66.925662%67%24,89324.9k165.952081%65.952081%66%1,56965.028757%65.028757%65%36,40736.4k262.285772%62.285772%62%18,64418.6k359.882893%59.882893%60%15,13615.1k459.548255%59.548255%60%15,37015.4k559.408396%59.408396%59%17,01117.0k658.608456%58.608456%59%29,73529.7k757.028244%57.028244%57%12,15512.2k856.684604%56.684604%57%21,59421.6k955.113333%55.113333%55%11,35511.4k1053.796838%53.796838%54%21,06221.1k1153.109543%53.109543%53%14,60314.6k1252.396375%52.396375%52%44,00344.0k1352.285151%52.285151%52%27,83427.8k1452.086850%52.086850%52%11,10711.1k1552.047184%52.047184%52%36,53436.5k1651.248079%51.248079%51%12,33912.3k1751.233397%51.233397%51%16,20016.2k1850.983361%50.983361%51%26,59726.6k1949.301669%49.301669%49%20,61520.6k2048.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.769696%47.769696%48%12,41212.4k2147.737648%47.737648%48%22,48322.5k2247.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M47.012028%47.012028%47%19,73819.7k2346.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M46.246263%46.246263%46%16,24416.2k2445.653060%45.653060%46%11,20611.2k2545.552702%45.552702%46%9,5772645.486050%45.486050%45%17,98218.0k2745.477823%45.477823%45%25,93125.9k2845.147048%45.147048%45%24,74624.7k2944.954700%44.954700%45%9,3783044.904203%44.904203%45%14,53114.5k3144.246699%44.246699%44%28,04428.0k3244.162235%44.162235%44%8,8853344.083680%44.083680%44%13,97114.0k3443.789693%43.789693%44%9,6533542.079967%42.079967%42%12,34512.3k3642.020679%42.020679%42%10,85110.9k3741.391338%41.391338%41%23,37723.4k3840.730944%40.730944%41%12,62712.6k3939.723419%39.723419%40%12,72512.7k4039.513842%39.513842%40%19,78319.8k4139.376832%39.376832%39%20,01820.0k4239.367482%39.367482%39%12,17412.2k4338.738403%38.738403%39%10,39710.4k4438.336967%38.336967%38%278,704279k38.336967%38.336967%38%278,704279k37.745008%37.745008%38%8,2424534.637260%34.637260%35%8,4654630.941870%30.941870%31%9,1824728.441807%28.441807%28%7,4294826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4920.110341%20.110341%20%5,97850
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Croom to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Croom. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Croom, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Croom
0%20%40%60%Count#CroomPlanoChesapeakeGarlandVirginia BchIrvingWashingtonAmarilloUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLaredoMarylandEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroSt. PetersburgPrince George'sPrince George's CoMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond65.952081%65.952081%66%1,56957.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k152.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k250.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k448.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.981030%46.981030%47%84,47884.5k746.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M46.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k846.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k946.139372%46.139372%46%116,716117k1045.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k1145.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k1243.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k1343.589744%43.589744%44%67,74567.7k1443.486083%43.486083%43%70,33770.3k1542.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k1642.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1742.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1842.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1942.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k2041.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k2141.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k2241.390009%41.390009%41%83,64383.6k2340.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2440.547232%40.547232%41%79,43079.4k2540.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k2640.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k2740.263690%40.263690%40%63,94863.9k2839.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2939.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k3039.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k3139.674300%39.674300%40%62,97763.0k3239.140568%39.140568%39%90,01990.0k3338.727687%38.727687%39%83,65883.7k3438.336967%38.336967%38%278,704279k38.336967%38.336967%38%278,704279k37.536285%37.536285%38%60,64760.6k3536.904453%36.904453%37%58,31958.3k3636.516643%36.516643%37%107,723108k3735.120519%35.120519%35%55,26655.3k3834.930146%34.930146%35%75,08275.1k3934.743792%34.743792%35%54,67754.7k4034.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4134.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4231.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4330.404410%30.404410%30%57,14657.1k4429.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4627.949199%27.949199%28%48,87748.9k4726.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4926.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Croom to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Croom. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Croom, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Croom
0%20%40%60%Count#CroomSan JoseColorado SpgsVirginia BchWashingtonUnited StatesSouthMesaSouth AtlanticWichitaMarylandEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesPrince George'sPrince George's CoOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit65.952081%65.952081%66%1,56950.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k348.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k447.295823%47.295823%47%24,135,51924.1M46.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.912785%46.912785%47%2,271,9742.27M46.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2040.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.336967%38.336967%38%278,704279k38.336967%38.336967%38%278,704279k38.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3636.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4131.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Croom aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
Maryland
County:
Prince George's
Metro Area:
Washington Area
Districts:
3, Marlboro, 4, Nottingham, 11, Brandywine, 15, Mellwood
ZIP Codes:
20613, 20772
Unified School District:
Prince George's County
Congressional District:
MD-5
State Senate Districts:
MD-23, MD-27
State Legislative Subdistricts:
MD-23B, MD-27B
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Baden, Brandywine, Brock Hall, Cedarville, Dunkirk, Marlboro Meadows, Marlton, Queensland, Rosaryville
Nearby Towns:
Morningside, Upper Marlboro
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Andrews AFB, Camp Springs, Clinton, Friendship, Marlboro Village, Melwood, Owings, Westphalia