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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Hagerstown, Maryland
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nicknames          = ''Hub City'', ''Maryland's Gateway to the West'',<ref name="Hag2" /> ''H-Town'', (formerly) ''Home of the Flying Boxcar''
| motto              = ''A Great Place to Live, Work, and Visit''
| image_skyline      = Downtown Hagerstown on Franklin Street.jpg
| imagesize          = 300px
| image_caption      = Downtown Hagerstown looking west on<br>[[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|Franklin Street]] in 2023
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = Hagerstown md seal.png
| image_map          = Washington_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Hagerstown_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location in Maryland and in Washington County
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| map_caption1       = 
| pushpin_map        = Maryland#USA
| pushpin_relief     = yes
| pushpin_label_position = 
| pushpin_label      = Hagerstown
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Maryland
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Maryland]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Maryland|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Washington County, Maryland|Washington]]
| government_type    = [[Mayor–council]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = [[Tekesha Martinez]]
| leader_title1      = City Council<ref>{{cite web | title = Meet the City Council | publisher = City of Hagerstown | url = https://www.hagerstownmd.org/134/Meet-the-City-Council | accessdate = July 19, 2024}}</ref>
| leader_name1       = {{Collapsible list
| title               =
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| list_style          = text-align:left;display:none;
| 1 =  Kristin B. Aleshire
| 2 = Tiara Burnett
| 3 = Shelley McIntire
| 4 = Peter E. Perini, Sr.
| 5 = Matthew J. Schindler
}}
| established_title  = Founded
| established_title2 = [[Municipal Corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = 1762
| established_date2  = 1813
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 12.56
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web |title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_24.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 26, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 32.54
| area_land_sq_mi    = 12.55
| area_land_km2      = 32.51
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.01
| area_water_km2     = 0.03
| area_urban_sq_mi   = 120.77
| area_urban_km2     = 312.8
| area_metro_sq_mi   = 1019
| area_metro_km2     = 2637
<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total   = 43527
| population_est     = 43487
| pop_est_as_of      = 2021
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_density_km2 = 1338.71
| population_density_sq_mi = 3467.18
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hagerstowncitymaryland/PST045222 |title=QuickFacts: Hagerstown city, Maryland |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 16, 2023}}</ref>
| population_urban_footnotes = <ref name="urban area">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/urban-rural.html|title=List of 2020 Census Urban Areas |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref>
| population_urban   = 197,557 (US: [[List of United States urban areas|194th]])
| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 1,635.8
| population_metro_footnotes = <ref name="metro area">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data |publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 16, 2023}}</ref>
| population_metro   = 293,844 (US: [[Metropolitan statistical area|167th]])
| population_density_metro_km2 = auto
| population_density_metro_sq_mi = 
| population_demonym = Hagerstonian
| timezone           = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset         = &minus;5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;4
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|37|24|N|77|44|12|W|region:US-MD_type:city(44,000)|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 551
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 21740, 21741, 21742, 21746, 21747 and 21749
| area_code          = [[Area codes 301 and 240|301, 240]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 24-36075
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2390597<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2390597}}</ref>
| footnotes          = 
| website            = [http://www.Hagerstownmd.org www.hagerstownmd.org]
| founder            = [[Jonathan Hager]]
| named_for          = Jonathan Hager
}}

'''Hagerstown''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|eɪ|ɡ|ər|z|t|aʊ|n}}; {{respell|HAY|gərz|town}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Hagerstown|title=the definition of hagerstown|website=Dictionary.com|access-date=November 21, 2018}}</ref>) is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Washington County, Maryland]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 43,527 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]]. Hagerstown ranks as Maryland's [[List of municipalities in Maryland|sixth-most populous incorporated city]] and is the most populous city in the [[Western Maryland|Maryland Panhandle]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Maryland Population|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/pop.html|publisher=State of Maryland|access-date=March 14, 2014}}</ref>

Hagerstown anchors the [[Hagerstown metropolitan area]] extending into [[West Virginia]]. It makes up the northwesternmost portion of the [[Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area]] in the heart of the [[Great Appalachian Valley]]. The population of the [[metropolitan area]] in 2020 was 293,844.<ref name="metro area" /> Greater Hagerstown was the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the state of Maryland and among the fastest growing in the United States, as of 2009.<ref name="Hag1">[https://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-07.csv Table 7. Cumulative Estimates of Population Change for Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Rankings: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604185735/http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-07.csv |date=June 4, 2011}}, Census Bureau 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2009.</ref>

Hagerstown has a distinct topography, formed by stone ridges running from northeast to southwest through the center of town. Geography accordingly bounds its neighborhoods. These ridges consist of upper [[Stonehenge Limestone]]. Many of the older buildings were built from this stone, which is easily quarried and dressed onsite. It whitens in weathering and the [[Conglomerate (geology)#Clast composition|edgewise conglomerate]] and wavy laminae become distinctly visible, giving an appearance unique to the [[Cumberland Valley]] as seen in the architecture of [[Saint John's Church (Hagerstown, Maryland)|St. John's Episcopal Church]].<ref>Ray Smith Bass, State of Maryland Geological Survey, Cambrian and Ordovician Deposits of Maryland (1919) at [https://books.google.com/books?id=B3m7AAAAIAAJ&dq=stonehenge+Hagerstown+St.+John%27s&pg=PA98 99].</ref>

Despite its semi-rural Western Maryland setting, Hagerstown is a center of transit and commerce. Interstates [[Interstate 81|81]] and [[Interstate 70|70]], [[CSX Transportation|CSX]], [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]], and the [[Winchester and Western Railroad|Winchester and Western]] railroads, as well as [[Hagerstown Regional Airport]] form an extensive transportation network for the city. Hagerstown is also the chief commercial and industrial hub for a greater Tri-State Area that includes much of Western Maryland as well as significant portions of [[South Central Pennsylvania|South Central]] [[Pennsylvania]] and the [[Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia|Martinsburg Panhandle Area]]. Hagerstown has often been referred to as, and is nicknamed, the ''Hub City''.<ref name="Hag2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdoe.org/hagerstown.html|title=Hagerstown, Maryland|website=Maryland Online Encyclopedia|last1=McAllister|first1=Elizabeth|access-date=September 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113183356/http://www.mdoe.org/hagerstown.html|archive-date=January 13, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Maryland - Hagerstown - NARA - 23941095 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Hagerstown in 1930]]

===Founding===
[[File:Hager House.jpg|thumb|The [[Hager House (Hagerstown, Maryland)|Hager House and Museum]] in [[Hagerstown City Park]] was once home to the city's founder, [[Jonathan Hager]].]]
In 1739, [[Jonathan Hager]], a German immigrant from [[Pennsylvania]] and a volunteer Captain of Scouts, purchased {{convert|200|acre|ha}} of land in the Great Appalachian Valley between the [[Blue Ridge Mountains|Blue Ridge]] and [[Allegheny Mountains]] in [[Maryland]] and called it Hager's Fancy. In 1762, Hager officially founded the town of Elizabethtown which he named after his wife, Elizabeth Kershner. Fourteen years later, Jonathan Hager became known as the "Father of Washington County" after his efforts helped Hagerstown become the county seat of newly created Washington County, which Hager also helped create from neighboring [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick County]]. The City Council changed the community's name to Hager's-Town in 1813 because the name had gained popular usage, and in the following year, the [[Maryland State Legislature]] officially endorsed the changing of the town's name.<ref name="Hag2" /><ref name="Maryland State Archives">{{cite book|title=Laws Made and Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland, at a Session Begun and Held at the City of Annapolis, on Monday, the Sixth Day of December, Eighteen Hundred and Thirteen, and Ending Monday, the Thirty First Day of January, in the Year of Our Lord, Eighteen Hundred and Fourteen|date=1814|publisher=Printed By Jehu Chandler|location=Annapolis|pages=108–113|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000632/html/am632--108.html|access-date=May 19, 2015|ref=“An act to alter and change the name of Elizabeth-Town, in Washington county, to Hager's-Town, and to incorporate the same,” Chapter 121, passed January 26, 1814}}</ref>

In 1794, government forces arrested 150 citizens during a [[riot|draft riot]] which was staged by protesters in response to the [[Whiskey Rebellion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/history/rev_war/whiskey.htm|title=How Whiskey Almost Started a War|website=Emmitsburg.net|access-date=November 21, 2018}}</ref>

===American Civil War===
[[File:Burnsidebridge.jpg|thumb|[[Burnside's Bridge]], a site of heavy combat in the [[Battle of Antietam]], which occurred south of Hagerstown.]]
Hagerstown's strategic location at the border between the North and the South made the city a primary staging area and supply center for four major campaigns during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. In 1861, General [[Robert Patterson]]'s troops used Hagerstown as a base to attack [[Virginia]] troops in the [[Shenandoah Valley]]. In the [[Maryland Campaign]] of 1862, General [[James Longstreet]]'s command occupied the town while en route to the [[Battle of South Mountain]] and [[Battle of Antietam|Antietam]]. In 1863, the city was the site of several military incursions and engagements as Gen. [[Robert E. Lee]]'s army invaded and retreated in the [[Gettysburg Campaign]]. In 1864, Hagerstown was invaded by the [[Confederate States Army|Confederate army]] under Lt. Gen. [[Jubal Early]]. On Wednesday, July 6, Early sent 1,500 cavalry, commanded by Brig. Gen. [[John McCausland]], into Hagerstown. The Confederates levied a ransom of $20,000 and a large amount of clothing,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digital.whilbr.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16715coll9|title=Hagerstown Herald and Torch Light|date=July 20, 1864|publisher=Western Maryland Historical Library|access-date=January 1, 2014}}</ref> in retribution for [[Union (American Civil War)|U.S.]] destruction of farms, feed and cattle in the [[Shenandoah Valley]]. This is in contrast to neighboring [[Chambersburg, Pennsylvania]], which McCausland razed on July 30 when the borough failed to supply the requested ransom of $500,000 in U.S. currency, or $100,000 in gold.

Following the war, in 1872 Maryland and Virginia cooperated to re-inter Confederate dead from their impromptu graves to cemeteries in Hagerstown, Frederick and [[Shepherdstown, West Virginia]]. Roughly 60% however, remained unidentified. In 1877, 15 years after the [[Battle of Antietam]], also known as the Battle of [[Sharpsburg, Maryland|Sharpsburg]], approximately 2,800 Confederate dead from that battle and also from the battles on South Mountain were re-interred in [[Washington Confederate Cemetery]], within Rose Hill Cemetery in Hagerstown.<ref>[http://www.marylandmemories.org/civil_war.html The Crossroads of the Civil War - Hagerstown] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101112954/http://www.marylandmemories.org/civil_war.html |date=November 1, 2007}}, Hagerstown-Washington County Convention & Visitor's Bureau, Civil War, Retrieved 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.whilbr.org/WashingtonConfederateCemetery/index.aspx Washington Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland], Western Maryland Historical Library, Retrieved 2014.</ref>

===Railroads===
[[File:Hagerstown Public Square c1900.jpg|thumb|Hagerstown Public Square circa 1900]]
Hagerstown's nickname of the "Hub City" originated from the large number of railroads (and roads) that served the city. Hagerstown was the center of the [[Western Maryland Railway]] and an important city on the [[Pennsylvania Railroad|Pennsylvania]], [[Norfolk and Western Railway|Norfolk and Western]], [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad|Baltimore and Ohio]], and Hagerstown and Frederick Railroads. Currently, the city is a vital location on [[CSX Transportation|CSX]], [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]], and the [[Winchester and Western Railroad]]s.

Hagerstown was formerly served by the [[Hagerstown & Frederick Railway]], an [[interurban]] [[tram|trolley]] system, from 1896 to 1947.

===Little Heiskell===
[[File:Little heiskell.png|thumb|The weathervane known as "Little Heiskell", a symbol of the city of Hagerstown, Maryland.]]
One of the most recognizable symbols of Hagerstown is the [[weathervane]] known as "Little Heiskell". Named after the German tinsmith Benjamin Heiskell who crafted it in 1769 in the form of a [[Hessian (soldiers)|Hessian soldier]],<ref name="Hag2" /> it stood atop the Market House first and City Hall second for a combined 166 years. It was moved from the Market House to City Hall in 1824.

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] era, the weathervane gained its characteristic bullet hole from a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] sharpshooter, who won a bet after shooting it from a full city block away. In 1935, the original was retired to the Museum of the Washington County Historical Society, later to be moved to its present display in the Jonathan Hager House. An exact replica has replaced it atop City Hall.

The weathervane has been depicted in the city's annual Mummers Day Parade by Charles Harry Rittenhouse, Sr. sporting the necessary accoutrements of a [[Germany|German]] [[mercenary]] soldier. Little Heiskell was at one time the mascot of [[North Hagerstown High School]].

===Aviation heritage===
Hagerstown's first aircraft production came in World War I with the [[Maryland Pressed Steel Company]] building the [[Bellanca CD]] biplane in hopes of securing government contracts. From 1931 to 1984, [[Fairchild Aircraft]] was based in Hagerstown and was by far the area's most prominent employer. The importance of the company to the city and the country as a whole earned Hagerstown its former nickname "Home of the Flying Boxcar," after the [[Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar]].

Fairchild moved to Hagerstown from [[Farmingdale, New York]], in 1931 after Sherman Fairchild purchased a majority stock interest in [[Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company]] of Hagerstown in 1929. Among Fairchild's products during World War II were [[PT-19]]/[[PT-23]]/[[PT-26]] (Cornell) and [[AT-21]] trainers, [[C-82 Packet|C-82]] "Packet" cargo planes and missiles. At its height in World War II, Fairchild employed directly and indirectly up to 80% of Hagerstown's workforce or roughly 10,000 people.

In the postwar era, Fairchild continued to produce aircraft in Hagerstown such as [[C-123 Provider]], [[Fairchild F-27]] and [[Fairchild Hiller FH-227]], [[FH-1100]], [[C-26 Metroliner]], [[UC-26 Metroliner]], [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II]], and the [[Fairchild T-46]] jet trainer.[[Image:Hgrterminal.jpg|right|thumb|Passenger terminal at [[Hagerstown Regional Airport|Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field]].]]
All production ceased in Hagerstown in 1984 and the company moved elsewhere. Presently, the company is based in [[San Antonio, Texas]], and after a series of mergers and acquisitions, is known as [[M7 Aerospace]].

The Hagerstown Aviation Museum shows many of these original aircraft. Among the ones on display are: 1939 F24/UC-61C, 1945 C-82A, 1943 PT-19A, and the 1953 [[C-119]].<ref>[[Fairchild Aircraft]], Retrieved 2007.</ref> The museum is located near Hagerstown Regional Airport in the airport's former terminal. Hagerstown is also the birthplace of [[Salisbury, Maryland]]-based [[Piedmont Airlines]] which started out as Henson Aviation. It was founded by [[Richard A. Henson]] in 1931. Today, [[Hagerstown Regional Airport|Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field]] is named as such in honor of the airlines' founder. Today, only small to medium-sized aviation companies remain in the area, e.g., [[Sierra Nevada Corporation]], a defense electronics engineering and manufacturing contractor.

==Geography==
===Location and topography===
Hagerstown is situated south of the [[Mason–Dixon line]] and north of the [[Potomac River]] and between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains in a part of the Great Appalachian Valley known regionally as [[Cumberland Valley]] and locally as [[Hagerstown Valley]]. The community also lies within proximity of [[Pennsylvania]], [[West Virginia]], and [[Virginia]]. Hagerstown, by driving distance, is approximately {{convert|70|mi|km}} northwest of [[Washington, D.C.]], {{convert|72|mi|km}} west-northwest of [[Baltimore]] and {{convert|74|mi|km}} southwest of [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.80|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|11.79|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2013 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref> Major waterways within Hagerstown include Hamilton Run and [[Antietam Creek]] that are tributaries of the Potomac River. Natural landscape around Hagerstown consists of low, rolling hills with elevations of {{convert|500|ft|m}} to {{convert|800|ft|m}} above sea level and rich, fertile land that is well-suited and utilized for dairy farming, cornfields, and fruit orchards typical of [[Mid-Atlantic States|Mid-Atlantic]] agriculture.

===Climate===
Hagerstown is situated in the transition between the [[humid subtropical climate]] zone ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa'') and the [[humid continental climate]] zone (Köppen ''Dfa''), with hot, humid summers and cool to moderately cold winters. Normal monthly mean temperatures range from {{convert|32.9|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|77.6|°F|1}} in July, while record temperatures range from {{convert|−27|°F|0}} on January 13, 1912, up to {{convert|107|°F|0}} on July 23, 1999.<ref name="NWS Baltimore/Washington (LWX)" /> Precipitation is moderate, averaging {{convert|39.29|in|abbr=on}} annually, and is somewhat evenly distributed throughout the year, with a slight winter minimum and a maximum in May and June.<ref name="NWS Baltimore/Washington (LWX)" />

{{Weather box
|location = Hagerstown, Maryland (Washington County Airport), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1899–present<ref>Records were kept at the "Hagerstown 1E" [[Cooperative Observer Program|COOP]] station from January 1, 1899, until October 2, 1998, and at Washington County Airport since October 3, 1998.</ref>
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 78
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 75
|year record high F = 107
|Jan high F = 40.5
|Feb high F = 43.6
|Mar high F = 52.8
|Apr high F = 64.9
|May high F = 74.4
|Jun high F = 82.6
|Jul high F = 87.3
|Aug high F = 84.9
|Sep high F = 77.8
|Oct high F = 66.0
|Nov high F = 54.4
|Dec high F = 44.0
|year high F = 64.4
|Jan mean F = 32.9
|Feb mean F = 35.5
|Mar mean F = 43.4
|Apr mean F = 54.6
|May mean F = 64.4
|Jun mean F = 73.1
|Jul mean F = 77.6
|Aug mean F = 75.3
|Sep mean F = 68.4
|Oct mean F = 56.7
|Nov mean F = 45.9
|Dec mean F = 36.9
|year mean F = 55.4
|Jan low F = 25.3
|Feb low F = 27.3
|Mar low F = 34.0
|Apr low F = 44.3
|May low F = 54.5
|Jun low F = 63.7
|Jul low F = 67.9
|Aug low F = 65.7
|Sep low F = 58.9
|Oct low F = 47.4
|Nov low F = 37.4
|Dec low F = 29.8
|year low F = 46.3
|Jan record low F = −27
|Feb record low F = −20
|Mar record low F = −7
|Apr record low F = 9
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 39
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = 18
|Nov record low F = −4
|Dec record low F = −13
|year record low F = -27
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.46
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.97
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.04
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.33
|May precipitation inch = 3.55
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.36
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.94
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.90
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.83
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.76
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.63
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.83
|year precipitation inch = 35.60
|Jan snow inch = 5.9
|Feb snow inch = 5.5
|Mar snow inch = 6.7
|Apr snow inch = trace
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 1.4
|Dec snow inch = 2.4
|year snow inch = 21.9
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.0
|Feb precipitation days = 8.9
|Mar precipitation days = 10.3
|Apr precipitation days = 11.7
|May precipitation days = 14.0
|Jun precipitation days = 11.8
|Jul precipitation days = 11.4
|Aug precipitation days = 10.0
|Sep precipitation days = 9.5
|Oct precipitation days = 9.2
|Nov precipitation days = 8.4
|Dec precipitation days = 9.2
|year precipitation days = 124.4
|unit snow days = 0.01 in
|Jan snow days = 5.6
|Feb snow days = 5.1
|Mar snow days = 4.6
|Apr snow days = trace
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 3.9
|Dec snow days = 12.9
|year snow days = 32.1
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name="NWS Baltimore/Washington (LWX)">{{cite web |url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=lwx |title=NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=June 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NCDC txt KHGR">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00093706&format=pdf |title=Station: Hagerstown Washington CO AP, MD |work=U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=June 16, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1820 = 2670
| 1830 = 3371
| 1840 = 3625
| 1850 = 3879
| 1860 = 4132
| 1870 = 5779
| 1880 = 6627
| 1890 = 10118
| 1900 = 13591
| 1910 = 16507
| 1920 = 28064
| 1930 = 30851
| 1940 = 32491
| 1950 = 36260
| 1960 = 36660
| 1970 = 35862
| 1980 = 34132
| 1990 = 35445
| 2000 = 36687
| 2010 = 39662
| 2020 = 43527
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 43701
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hagerstowncitymaryland/POP060210|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Hagerstown city, Maryland|publisher= www.census.gov.|access-date= July 27, 2023}}</ref>
| footnote = [https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<br>2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 39,662 people, 16,449 households, and 9,436 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3364.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 18,682 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1584.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 75.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 15.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 5.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.6% of the population.

There were 16,449 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.6% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the city was 34.5 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.6% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female. Between 2011 and 2015, 26.8% of the population lived in poverty.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hagerstowncitymaryland/IPE120216#viewtop  US Census Bureau, Quick Figures, 2016] Retrieved September 22, 2017</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the U.S. [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 36,687 people, 15,849 households, and 9,081 families residing in the city. Updated July 1, 2008, census estimates reflect Hagerstown having 39,728 people, an increase of 8.3% from the year 2000.

According to [[United States Census, 2000|Census 2000]] figures, the population density was {{convert|3,441.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 17,089 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,603.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 85.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.15% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 1.77% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.96% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.83% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.83% from two or more races. There were 17,154 males and 19,533 females residing in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html |publisher=Census 2000 Gateway |title=DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000<br />Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data<br />Geographic Area: Hagerstown city, Maryland |access-date=January 6, 2008}}</ref>

There were 15,849 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html |publisher=Census 2000 Gateway |title=QT-P1. Age Groups and Sex: 2000<br />Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data<br />Geographic Area: Hagerstown city, Maryland |access-date=January 6, 2008}}</ref>

The median income for a household in the city was $30,796, and the median income for a family was $38,149. Males had a median income of $31,200 versus $22,549 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,153. About 15.1% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html |publisher=Census 2000 Gateway |title=DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000<br />Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 4 (SF 4) - Sample Data<br />Geographic Area: Hagerstown city, Maryland |access-date=January 6, 2008}}</ref>

===Metropolitan area===
{{Main|Hagerstown metropolitan area}}
Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD–WV MSA consists of three counties:
* [[Washington County, Maryland]]
* [[Berkeley County, West Virginia]]
* [[Morgan County, West Virginia]]

The primary cities are Hagerstown and [[Martinsburg, West Virginia]]. The metropolitan area's population in 2000 was 222,771. The 2008 estimate is 263,753, making Greater Hagerstown the 169th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The growth rate from 2000 to 2008 is +18.4%, the 48th highest among metropolitan areas in the entire country and the highest in Maryland (and in West Virginia).<ref name="Hag1" /> The growth is mostly due to the influx of people from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, MD.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}

==Economy==
[[File:Truist Financial Center - Hagerstown, Maryland.jpg|thumb|[[Truist Financial]] Center]]
Once primarily an industrial community, Hagerstown's economy depended heavily on railroad transportation and manufacturing, notably of aircraft, trucks, automobiles, textiles, and furniture.<ref name="Hag2" /> Today, the city has a diversified, stable business environment with modern service companies in various fields as well as continued strength in manufacturing and transportation in railroads and highways. Surrounding Hagerstown, there has been and continues to be a strong agricultural presence while tourism, especially with respect to the retail sector, also provides support to the local economy.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce brands began searching for new places to do business. Due to high property prices near Interstate-95 businesses looked to develop along Interstate-81. The Hagerstown-Washington County area is attractive since it intersects Interstate-81 and Interstate-70, because of this, numerous warehouses have been built in Hagerstown and the surrounding area.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Tamela |last=Baker |title=Have you noticed all the new development in Washington County? There's a reason for it |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/local/2023/09/11/billions-in-development-is-fruit-of-long-term-planning-washington-county-hagerstown-md-officials-say/70387346007/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |date=2023-09-11 |website=[[The Herald-Mail]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Manufacturing, which was never entirely removed from the Hagerstown economy, returned to Hagerstown when Hitachi Rail began construction of a $70 million factory in Hagerstown.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Skyler |last=Sales |date=2023-03-01 |title=Hitachi Rail Factory 'on track' in Hagerstown |url=https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/washington-county/hitachi-rail-factory-on-track-in-hagerstown/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=DC News Now {{!}} Washington, DC |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Healthcare===
* Meritus Medical Center (a part of Meritus Health), acute care inpatient and outpatient facility.
* Western Maryland Hospital Center, chronic-care state-run health center.
* Brook Lane Psychiatric Center, private mental health facility.

===Shopping===
Hagerstown has 2 major shopping malls:
* [[Hagerstown Premium Outlets]], a 100+ store outlet mall which attracts visitors from Washington and Baltimore as well as nearby counties.
* [[Valley Mall (Hagerstown)|Valley Mall]], anchored by [[JCPenney]], [[Belk]], [[Old Navy]], and [[Regal Cinemas]] 16.

==Culture==
===Historical sites===
Hagerstown's location at the center of the Western Maryland region makes it an ideal starting point for touring, especially with respect to the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. [[Antietam National Battlefield]], the site of the bloodiest single day in American history, is located in nearby [[Sharpsburg, Maryland|Sharpsburg]]. [[Battle of South Mountain|South Mountain State Battlefield]] is also located in Washington County in [[Boonsboro, Maryland|Boonsboro]]. [[Gettysburg Battlefield|Gettysburg]], [[Monocacy National Battlefield|Monocacy]], and [[Harpers Ferry National Historical Park|Harpers Ferry]] battlefields are all located within a 30-minute drive of Hagerstown.

[[Fort Frederick State Park]], which features a restored fort used in the [[French and Indian War]], is west of the city in nearby [[Big Pool, Maryland]].

[[Washington Monument State Park]], near [[Boonsboro, Maryland|Boonsboro]], pays tribute to the country's first president, [[George Washington]]. It is the oldest structure to honor the 'father of our country.'

Hagerstown is also home to the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park]] Headquarters.

The city and surrounding vicinity also has a number of sites and districts listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Maryland|National Register of Historic Places]]. They include the [[Antietam Furnace Complex Archeological Site]], [[Antietam Hall]], [[Brightwood (Hagerstown, Maryland)|Brightwood]], [[Colonial Theatre (Hagerstown, Maryland)|Colonial Theatre]], [[Ditto Knolls]], [[Dorsey-Palmer House]], [[Elliot-Bester House]], [[Jacob M. Funk Farm]], [[Garden Hill]], [[Good-Hartle Farm]], [[Hager House (Hagerstown, Maryland)|Hager House]], [[Hagerstown Armory]], [[Hagerstown Charity School]], [[Hagerstown City Park|Hagerstown City Park Historic District]], [[Hagerstown Commercial Core Historic District]], [[Hagerstown Historic District]], [[Houses At 16-22 East Lee Street]], [[Lantz-Zeigler House]], [[Lehman's Mill Historic District]], [[Long Meadows]], [[Maryland Theatre (Hagerstown)|Maryland Theatre]], [[Henry McCauley Farm]], [[Oak Hill Historic District (Hagerstown, Maryland)|Oak Hill Historic District]], [[Old Forge Farm]], [[Old Washington County Library]], [[Paradise Manor]], [[Potomac-Broadway Historic District]], [[Price-Miller House]], [[Rockland Farm (Hagerstown, Maryland)|Rockland Farm]], [[Rockledge (Hagerstown, Maryland)|Rockledge]], [[Rohrer House]], [[South Prospect Street Historic District]], [[Trovinger Mill]], [[Valentia (Hagerstown, Maryland)|Valentia]], [[Washington County Courthouse (Maryland)|Washington County Courthouse]], [[Western Maryland Railway Station (Hagerstown, Maryland)|Western Maryland Railway Station]], [[Western Maryland 202|Western Maryland Railway Steam Locomotive No. 202]], and [[Wilson's Bridge]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20101022.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=October 22, 2010|quotation=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/12/10 through 10/15/10|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=July 25, 2014|archive-date=July 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728162355/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20101022.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Parks and museums===
[[File:Hagerstown City Park - America's 2nd most beautiful park!.jpg|thumb|[[Washington County Museum of Fine Arts]] in [[Hagerstown City Park]]]]
Within the city, there are numerous parks including [[Hagerstown City Park]], which is home to the [[Washington County Museum of Fine Arts]], Mansion House Art Gallery, [[Western Maryland 202|Western Maryland 202 Locomotive Display and Museum]], and the [[Hager House (Hagerstown, Maryland)|Hager House and Museum]] (once home of [[Jonathan Hager]], founder of Hagerstown).<ref name="Hag2" /> Outside of the Park, [[Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum]] showcases exhibits of Hagerstown's early railroad history. [[Discovery Station]], located downtown, is a hands-on science and technology museum featuring exhibits in numerous galleries and display areas, including the Hagerstown Aviation Museum. [[Fairgrounds Park]] is the city's largest active recreation park. It features a baseball field, a BMX track, exercise equipment, an in-line hockey rink, a skatepark, soccer fields, softball fields, and walking trails.<ref name="fairgrounds">{{Cite web |title=Fairgrounds Park {{!}} Hagerstown, MD - Official Website |url=https://www.hagerstownmd.org/314/Fairgrounds-Park |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=www.hagerstownmd.org}}</ref>

===Theater and arts===
Hagerstown is home to the [[Maryland Theatre (Hagerstown)|Maryland Theatre]],<ref name="Hag2" /> a symphony house that plays host to the [[Maryland Symphony Orchestra]] and the annual [[Miss Maryland USA]] Beauty Pageants. The city also has the Washington County Playhouse, which does dinner theater performances. The [[Barbara Ingram School for the Arts]] is a [[magnet school]] for gifted art students, located in downtown Hagerstown's arts and entertainment district on South Potomac Street.

===Festivals and events===
Downtown Hagerstown recently has enjoyed a resurgence<ref name="Hag2" /> and now hosts several popular annual events. The Quad State Beer Fest is a craft beer and music festival that features regional breweries, rock music and entertainment held at various times throughout the year. The Interstate BBQ Festival is a Kansas City Barque Society sanctioned competition which hosts dozens of professional and backyard teams and draws thousands of spectators as a huge regional event. The city draws thousands every year around May–June to the Western Maryland Blues Fest, which showcases blues artists from around the country. The Augustoberfest celebrates Hagerstown's German heritage.<ref name="Wesel1">{{cite web |title=Augustoberfest |publisher=City of Hagerstown, MD |url=http://www.augustoberfest.org/history.html |access-date=July 7, 2007 |archive-date=July 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702094346/http://www.augustoberfest.org/history.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Alsatia Mummers Parade is an annual parade during the Halloween season. It is run by Alsatia Club Inc. and was first run in 1921.

[[Fairgrounds Park]] hosts various events throughout the year like the annual Hagerstown Hispanic Festival held in mid-September and the cities annual July 4 firework show.<ref name="fairgrounds" /><ref>[http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=13239 Kaitlin McCarthy, "First Ever Hispanic Festival Takes Off In Washington County"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315184124/http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=13239 |date=March 15, 2008}}, Your4State.com, Published Sunday September 16, 2007, Retrieved November 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=203998&format=html Joshua Bowman, "Festival's growth reflects increase in local Hispanic population"], ''The Herald-Mail'', published September 20, 2008, retrieved September 21, 2008.</ref>

===Professional sports===

==== Professional baseball ====

===== Blue Ridge League (1915–1929) =====
From 1915 to 1929, [[Hagerstown Hubs|Hagerstown's Class D minor league team]] played in the [[Blue Ridge League]] at Willow Lane Park, now the site of Bester Elementary School, under several names: Blues (1915), Terriers (1916–18, 1922–23), Champs (1920–21), and Hubs (1924–1930). In 1930, [[Municipal Stadium (Hagerstown)|Municipal Stadium]] was constructed and the Hubs played their final season there. In 1931, prior to the next season beginning, the Blue Ridge League folded due to financial losses and the Hagerstown Hubs moved to [[Parkersburg, West Virginia]].<ref name="history">{{Cite web |title=Hagerstown Suns History |url=https://www.milb.com/hagerstown/history/suns-history |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=MiLB.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Willow Lane Park Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=46024 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref>

===== Various Negro Leagues (1935–1955) =====
From 1935 to 1955, various barnstorming Negro League teams played in Hagerstown on at least seven occasions; however, there is no complete history of Black baseball in Hagerstown as local news rarely covered it.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-06 |title=For Black community, ties to city's baseball traditions are complicated |url=https://cnsmaryland.org/2023/07/06/for-hagerstowns-black-community-stadium-could-cultivate-a-new-relationship-to-baseball/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |work=[[Capital News Service (Maryland)|Capital News Service]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

===== Interstate League and Piedmont League (1941–1955) =====
In 1941, professional baseball returned to Hagerstown when the Detroit Tigers moved their minor league affiliate there. The [[Hagerstown Owls]] competed in the Class B [[Interstate League#1939–1952|Interstate League]]. In 1950, the Owls were renamed the Hagerstown Braves as they became a minor league affiliate of the Boston Braves. In 1953, the Braves joined the Class B [[Piedmont League]]. In 1954, the Braves were renamed the Hagerstown Packets and became a minor league affiliate of the Washington Senators. The Piedmont League ceased operations in 1955 and Hagerstown was left without a team until 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Brett |date=2021-04-15 |title=Washington County Baseball – Washington County Historical Society |url=https://washcohistory.org/washington-county-baseball/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="history" />

===== Hagerstown Suns (1981–2020) =====
From 1981 to 2020, the [[Hagerstown Suns]] played in [[Municipal Stadium (Hagerstown)|Municipal Stadium]] and were initially the Class A affiliate of the [[Baltimore Orioles]]. The Suns became the Double-A affiliate of the Orioles in 1989. They were affiliated with the Orioles until 1992 when the Suns moved to [[Bowie, Maryland]] and became the [[Bowie Baysox]]. Shortly after the Suns departure in 1992, the [[Myrtle Beach Hurricanes]] relocated to Hagerstown, became the Hagerstown Suns, and became the Class A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. They would remain Class A for the remainder of their existence. In 2001, they affiliated with the San Francisco Giants. They affiliated with the New York Mets in 2005, and then with the Washington Nationals in 2007.<ref name="history" /> The Suns folded in 2021 when [[MiLB Reorganization of 2021|Minor League Baseball was restructured]] and reduced to 120 teams.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=2021-02-13 |title=MLB realigns its minor leagues following contraction to 120 teams |url=https://www.silive.com/sports/2021/02/mlb-realigns-its-minor-leagues-following-contraction-to-120-teams.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=silive |language=en}}</ref> Municipal Stadium was demolished in 2022 to make way for an indoor turf complex.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Despite attempts to slow process, demolition of Municipal Stadium could begin in 10 days |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/2022/03/16/baseball-stadium-hagerstown-slated-torn-down-within-months/7063360001/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |publisher=Herald-Mail Media |newspaper=[[The Herald-Mail]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Hagerstown's new indoor sports facility could be open by late 2023, planners say |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/2022/02/09/hagerstown-indoor-sports-facility-replace-municipal-stadium-memorial-boulevard-2023/6707432001/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |publisher=Herald-Mail Media |newspaper=[[The Herald-Mail]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

===== Hagerstown Flying Boxcars (2024-Present) =====
On September 1, 2021, the Atlantic League announced approval for a new baseball team in Hagerstown. The team will play in the new [[Meritus Park]]. The team was initially set to begin play in 2023, but delays in stadium construction pushed the inaugural season to 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Atlantic League approves new baseball team for Hagerstown |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/sports/2021/09/01/hagerstown-set-get-new-independent-league-baseball-team/5683249001/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |publisher=Herald-Mail Media |newspaper=[[The Herald-Mail]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Reichard |first=Kevin |date=2021-09-01 |title=Hagerstown formally approved for 2023 Atlantic League debut |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications|url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2021/09/01/hagerstown-formally-approved-for-2023-atlantic-league-debut/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |language=en-US}}</ref> Groundbreaking was held in October 2022 for the new stadium.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reichard |first1=Kevin |title=Work begins on new downtown Hagerstown ballpark |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2022/10/18/work-begins-on-new-downtown-hagerstown-ballpark/ |access-date=October 21, 2022 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications |date=October 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Weingarten |first1=Dwight A. |title=Play ball? Not yet, but ceremony held for new baseball stadium |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/local/2022/10/19/ceremony-held-baseball-stadium-in-hagerstown-gov-larry-hogan/69571980007/ |access-date=October 21, 2022 |publisher=Herald-Mail Media |newspaper=[[The Herald-Mail]] |date=October 19, 2022}}</ref> On July 20, 2023, the team name was announced as the [[Hagerstown Flying Boxcars]] after fan submissions and voting. The other options for voting were Haymakers, Battling Swans, Diezel Dogs, and Tin Lizards.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McMillion |first1=Dave |title=Hagerstown Flying Boxcars to be the name of new Atlantic League baseball team |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/local/2023/07/20/hagerstown-baseball-team-selects-fairchild-aircraft-for-its-name-flying-boxcars/70434475007/ |access-date=July 21, 2023 |publisher=Herald-Mail Media |newspaper=[[The Herald-Mail]] |date=July 20, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721003236/https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/local/2023/07/20/hagerstown-baseball-team-selects-fairchild-aircraft-for-its-name-flying-boxcars/70434475007/ |archive-date=July 21, 2023 |location=Hagerstown, Maryland}}</ref> The team opened their inaugural season on April 25, 2024 on the road against the [[York Revolution]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Andy |title=Historic! Hagerstown Flying Boxcars win season opener with no-hitter|url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/sports/minors/2024/04/25/hagerstown-flying-boxcars-defeat-york-revolution-in-2024-season-opener/73420295007/ |access-date=July 7, 2024 |publisher=Herald-Mail Media |newspaper=[[The Herald-Mail]] |date=April 25, 2024 }}</ref> and had their home opener at Meritus Park with limited attendance on May 4, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Andy |title=Hagerstown Flying Boxcars are walk-off winners in home opener at Meritus Park |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/sports/minors/2024/05/05/hagerstown-flying-boxcars-win-home-opener-over-long-island-ducks-with-10th-inning-rally/73471058007/ |access-date=July 7, 2024 |publisher=Herald-Mail Media |newspaper=[[The Herald-Mail]] |date=May 5, 2024 }}</ref>

==== Other professional sports ====
To the west of the city lies [[Hagerstown Speedway]], a nationally known dirt-track racing venue. Another professional racing track, Mason-Dixon Dragway, is located just southeast of Hagerstown.

==Government==
[[File:City Hall - Hagerstown, Maryland.jpg|thumb|Hagerstown City Hall]]

===Mayor===
The current city executive or Mayor of Hagerstown is [[Tekesha Martinez]]. She has served as the city's first black mayor since February 2023. Martinez was unanimously selected by the city council to become mayor after Emily Keller resigned to take a position in Governor Wes Moore's cabinet.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/2023/02/07/hagerstown-md-mayor-seat-councilwoman-tekesha-martinez-replacing-emily-keller/69881572007/ |title='It's surreal': Hagerstown celebrated Tekesha Martinez as its first black mayor |publisher=Herald-Mail Media |newspaper=[[The Herald-Mail]] |access-date=February 7, 2023 }}</ref> The mayor is a [[Nonpartisanism|nonpartisan]] position.

Past Mayors:
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* 2020–2023 Emily Keller ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
* 2016–2020 Robert E. Bruchey II ([[United States Republican party|R]])
* 2012–2016 David S. Gysberts ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
* 2006–2012 Robert E. Bruchey II ([[United States Republican party|R]])
* 2005–2006 Richard F. Trump ([[United States Republican party|R]])
* 2001–2005 William M. Breichner ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
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* 1997–2001 Robert E. Bruchey II ([[United States Republican party|R]])
* 1985–1997 Steven T. Sager ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
* 1981–1985 Donald R. Frush ([[United States Republican party|R]])
* 1973–1981 Varner L. Paddock ([[United States Republican party|R]])
* 1965–1973 Herman L. Mills ([[United States Republican party|R]])
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* 1953–1965 Winslow F. Burhans
* 1949–1953 Herman L. Mills ([[United States Republican party|R]])
* 1941–1949 Richard H. Sweeney
* 1937–1941 W. Lee Elgin
* 1933–1937 I. M. Wertz<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/37mun/hagerstown/html/hmayors.html|title=Hagerstown Mayors, Washington County, Maryland|website=Msa.md.gov|access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref>
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===City Council===
The [[Nonpartisanism|nonpartisan]] representative body of Hagerstown is known as the City Council. Its current members are Kristin Aleshire, Tiara Burnett, Shelley McIntire, and Matthew Schindler.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the City Council - Hagerstown, MD - Official Website |url=https://www.hagerstownmd.org/134/Meet-the-City-Council |access-date=July 21, 2023 |website=Hagerstownmd.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-21 |title=St. Maria Goretti High School faces uncertain future after difficult decision by archdiocese |url=https://catholicreview.org/st-maria-goretti-high-school-faces-uncertain-future/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Catholic Review |language=en-US}}</ref>

Florence Murdock served as the city's first female councilperson after being appointed in 1985. There have been two times since then where a majority of the council's five seats have been held by women; when there were three councilwomen during a period from 2005 to 2009, and from 2020 to 2023, where three councilwomen were inaugurated in November 2020.<ref name="heraldmailmedia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/new-hagerstown-administration-set-to-be-most-diverse-in-its-history/article_8176d6e0-7876-5037-b18c-7903dd075f99.html|title=New Hagerstown administration includes firsts for city|website=Heraldmailmedia.com|access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref> The council became three men and two women in March 2023 when Matthew Schindler was selected to fill the vacant council seat after Tekesha Martinez was selected to become mayor to fill the seat left by Emily Keller.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photos: Schindler sworn in as new Hagerstown City councilman |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/03/22/gallery-shots-councilman-matthew-schindlers-swearing/11520563002/ |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=www.heraldmailmedia.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2005, Alesia Parson was elected as the first person of color to serve on city council. Since then, Tiara Burnett and Tekesha Martinez have been elected in 2020 as the second and third black city councilmembers. Councilwomen Burnett and Martinez were the first black councilmembers to serve concurrently.<ref name="heraldmailmedia.com" />

===Other representation===
[[Paul D. Corderman]] ([[United States Republican party|R]]) serves the Hagerstown area in the [[Maryland Senate]] while [[Brooke Grossman]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]) represents Hagerstown in the [[Maryland House of Delegates]]. [[David Trone]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]) serves [[Maryland's 6th congressional district]] which includes Hagerstown.

==Education==
Initially Hagerstown had one high school known as Hagerstown High School located on Potomac Avenue between the years of 1927 and 1958. It later became North Potomac Middle School after North Hagerstown High School was built on Pennsylvania Avenue and opened in 1958. South Hagerstown High School had already been built and was opened in 1956.

===High schools===
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'''Public high schools'''
(Administered by [[Washington County Public Schools]])
* [[Antietam Academy]]
* [[Barbara Ingram School for the Arts]]
* [[Evening High School]]
* [[North Hagerstown High School]]
* [[South Hagerstown High School]]
* [[Washington County Technical High School]]

In addition, many Hagerstown students attend the following:
* [[Boonsboro High School]], [[Boonsboro, Maryland|Boonsboro]]
* [[Clear Spring High School (Maryland)|Clear Spring High School]], [[Clear Spring, Maryland|Clear Spring]]
* [[Smithsburg High School]], [[Smithsburg, Maryland|Smithsburg]]
* [[Williamsport High School]], [[Williamsport, Maryland|Williamsport]]
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'''Private high schools'''
* Broadfording Christian Academy
* Emmanuel Christian School
* Gateway Academy
* Grace Academy
* Heritage Academy
* St. Mary's Catholic School
* [[Highland View Academy]]
* [[St. James School, Maryland|St. James School]]
* Truth Christian Academy
* [[St. Maria Goretti High School]]
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===Colleges and Universities===
* [[Hagerstown Community College]], 2-year public community college.
* [[University System of Maryland at Hagerstown]], a regional higher education center of the University System of Maryland offering various bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in connection with other state colleges and universities in Maryland.

=== Former Colleges and Universities ===
* Antietam Bible College, Biblical Seminary, and Graduate School
* [[Kaplan University]], Hagerstown Campus, formerly known as Kaplan College and [[Hagerstown Business College]].
* [[Kee Mar College]], former women's college
* [[Mount Saint Mary's University]], Hagerstown Campus, offered Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degrees.

==Media==
===Radio===
Hagerstown shares a radio market, the [[List of United States radio markets|166th largest in the United States]], with Chambersburg and [[Waynesboro, Pennsylvania]].<ref>[http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/mm001050.asp Market Ranks and Schedules 151-200], Arbitron, Fall 2007, Retrieved March 22, 2008.</ref> The following box contains all of the radio stations in the area:

{{Hagerstown Radio}}

===Television===
Hagerstown is the base for three television stations and shares a [[media market|Designated Market Area]], the [[List of television stations in North America by media market|sixth largest in the United States]], with Washington, D.C.<ref>[http://www.nielsen.com/pdf/2008_09_DMA_Ranks.pdf Local Television Market Universe Estimates], Nielsen, September 27, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.</ref>
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* [[WDVM-TV]] 25 ([[Independent station|Ind]])
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* [[WWPB]] 31 ([[Maryland Public Television|MPT]]/[[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]])
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* [[WWPX]] 60 ([[ION Television|ION]])
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==Infrastructure==
[[File:2019-07-10 12 55 25 View north along Interstate 81 from the overpass for Maryland State Route 58 (Cearfoss Pike-Salem Avenue) in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|Looking north along I-81 from MD 58 in Hagerstown]]

===Highways===
* [[File:I-70.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 70 in Maryland|Interstate 70]] (runs east to Baltimore and west to Utah)
* [[File:I-81.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 81 in Maryland|Interstate 81]] (runs north to Northern New York and south to Eastern Tennessee)
* [[File:US 11.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 11 in Maryland|U.S. Route 11]] (runs parallel to I-81)
* [[File:US 40.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|U.S. Route 40]] (runs parallel to I-70)
* [[File:Alt plate.svg|20px]]<br />[[File:US 40.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 40 Alternate (central Maryland)|U.S. Route 40 Alternate]] (runs parallel to US 40 in Western Maryland)
* [[File:MD Route 58.svg|20px]] [[Maryland Route 58]]
* [[File:MD Route 60.svg|20px]] [[Maryland Route 60]]
* [[File:MD Route 64.svg|20px]] [[Maryland Route 64]]
* [[File:MD Route 65.svg|20px]] [[Maryland Route 65]]
* [[File:MD Route 144.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 144]]
* [[File:MD Route 632.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 632]]

===Mass transportation===
[[File:TrafficLights-HagerstownMD.jpg|thumb|A street corner on Broadway near downtown Hagerstown.]]
* [[Washington County Transit]] buses provide transportation within the city. More limited service is available to surrounding communities in Washington County.
* The [[Maryland Transit Administration]] operates the [[MTA Maryland Commuter Bus|505 Commuter Bus]] on weekdays to [[Shady Grove Metro Station]], where riders can transfer to [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|WMATA Red Line]] to reach [[Washington, D.C.]]
* Miller Cabs and Turner Vans service the Hagerstown area but are usually available only upon request. Downtown Taxi! offers cab service people can hail in the downtown vicinity.
* [[Greyhound Lines]] and Atlantic Charter Buses provide coach bus service to major cities near and far including directly to [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], and Washington.
* [[Hagerstown Regional Airport]] {{Airport codes|HGR|KHGR|HGR}}, also known as Richard A. Henson Field, is located approximately {{convert|5|mi|km}} due north of Hagerstown off U.S. Route 11 and Interstate 81. It is a frequent landing site for the [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] on the way to [[Camp David]]. The airport is commercially serviced by [[Allegiant Air]] with flights to and from [[Orlando Sanford International Airport]], [[Myrtle Beach International Airport|Myrtle Beach]], and [[St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport|St. Petersburg-Clearwater]],<ref>[http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=39691 Sarah Hopkins, ''Allegiant Air Takeoff To Orlando A Success''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222175351/http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=39691 |date=December 22, 2008}}, Your4State.com, Published Friday November 14, 2008, Retrieved Saturday November 15, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=58442 Jeannie Flitner, ''New Service to Baltimore Takes off From Hagerstown''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330013813/http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=58442 |date=March 30, 2009}}, Your4State.com, Published Tuesday March 24, 2009, Retrieved Tuesday March 24, 2009.</ref> Alternatively, [[Washington Dulles International Airport]], [[Washington National Airport]], [[BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport]], and [[Harrisburg International Airport]] offer more extensive flight destinations and are all within {{convert|60|mi|km}} to {{convert|75|mi|km}} of Hagerstown.
* Despite being at the crossroads of CSX, Norfolk Southern, and the Winchester and Western railroads, there is no passenger rail service in Hagerstown. The Maryland Transit Authority began a feasibility study in February 2023 on expanding the [[MARC Train]] Brunswick line into Hagerstown.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Tamela |last=Baker |title=Interested in train service to Washington? Take this survey |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/state/2023/02/08/should-marc-trains-go-farther-west-hagerstown-cumberland-weigh-in-by-taking-mta-survey/69871518007/ |access-date=March 22, 2023 |date=February 8, 2023 |publisher=Herald-Mail Media |newspaper=[[The Herald-Mail]] |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Martinsburg, West Virginia]], offers [[Amtrak]] and [[MARC Train]] service to [[Union Station (Washington, D.C.)|Union Station]] in Washington, D.C., while Frederick offers MARC commuter rail service as well.

==Notable people==
* See ''[[:Category:People from Hagerstown, Maryland|People from Hagerstown]]''.

==Sister cities and municipal partnerships==
* {{flagdeco|DEU}}{{flagdeco|North Rhine-Westphalia}} [[Wesel]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], Germany (since March 10, 1952)<ref name="Wesel1" />
* {{flagdeco|US}}{{flagdeco|Indiana}} [[Hagerstown, Indiana|Hagerstown]], [[Indiana]], United States (since October 1, 2013)<ref name="sis">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hagerstownmd.org/1341/Sister-Cities |title=Sister Cities |website=Hagerstown, MD - Official Website}}</ref>
* {{flagdeco|China}} [[Xinjin District|Xinjin]], [[China]] (since March 22, 2016)<ref name="sis" />

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Hagerstown, Maryland}}
{{Portal|Maryland}}
{{Wiktionary|Hagerstown}}
{{NIE Poster|year=1905|Hagerstown}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Hagerstown}}
* {{osmrelation|133712}}
* {{Cite NSRW|wstitle=Hagerstown, Md.|short=x}}
* [http://www.hagerstownmd.org/ City of Hagerstown website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070925183549/http://www.marylandmemories.org/home.html Hagerstown-Washington County Convention & Visitor's Bureau]
* [http://www.hagerstown.org/ Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090701134503/http://www.hagersdowntown.com/ Hagerstown Downtown Directory]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090113183356/http://www.mdoe.org/hagerstown.html Archive of Maryland Online Encyclopedia Hagerstown]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509100251/http://www.whilbr.org/ WHILBR - Western Maryland's Historical Library]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106192249/http://www.washcolibrary.org/localhistory/newsindex.asp Washington County Free Library - Historic Newspaper Indexing Project]

{{Geographic Location
 | Center    = Hagerstown
 | North     = [[Maugansville, Maryland|Maugansville]]<br/>[[File:I-81.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 81 in Maryland|I-81 North]]
 | Northeast = [[Leitersburg, Maryland|Leitersburg]]<br/>[[File:MD Route 60.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 60|MD 60 East]]
 | East      = [[Smithsburg, Maryland|Smithsburg]]<br/>[[File:MD Route 64.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 64|MD 64 East]]
 | Southeast = [[Funkstown, Maryland|Funkstown]]<br>[[Boonsboro, Maryland|Boonsboro]]<br/>[[File:US 40.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Keysers Ridge–Cumberland, Maryland)|U.S. Route 40 Alternate East]]<br>[[Keedysville, Maryland|Keedysville]]
 | Southwest = [[Williamsport, Maryland|Williamsport]]<br/>[[File:I-81.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 81 in Maryland|I-81 South]]<br>[[Downsville, Maryland|Downsville]]
 | South     = [[Sharpsburg, Maryland|Sharpsburg]]<br/>[[File:MD Route 65.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 65|MD 65 South]]
 | West      = [[Clear Spring, Maryland|Clear Spring]]<br/>[[File:US 40.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 40 in Maryland|U.S. Route 40 West]]
 | Northwest = [[Cearfoss, Maryland|Cearfoss]]<br/>[[File:MD Route 58.svg|25px]] [[Maryland Route 58|MD 58 West]]
}}
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{{Washington County, Maryland}}
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