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Pomfret, Maryland
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Pomfret is a census-designated place in Charles County, Maryland, United States.[3] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 514.[4] There are five properties in the area that are on the National Register of Historic Places. The origins of the settlement go back to at least 1666.
Pomfret, Maryland | |
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Census-designated place, unincorporated community | |
![]() St Joseph Catholic Church, in Pomfret, MD. Built in 1849, founding of parish, 1763. | |
Coordinates: 38°34′38″N 77°1′53″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Charles |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated, Charles County administrates |
Area | |
• Total | 2.74 sq mi (7.10 km2) |
• Land | 2.74 sq mi (7.10 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 126 ft (38 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 514 |
• Density | 187.59/sq mi (72.43/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 20675 |
FIPS code | 24-62675 |
GNIS feature ID | 586631 |
Pomfret is located in central Charles county on Marshall Corner Road part of which is also Route 227. It is one mile west of the College of Southern Maryland and three fifths of a mile south of Bennsville Park.[5]April 2010 marked the arrival of the Williams family who had their only female child at Civista Medical Center in LaPlata (December 27, 2010) during their stay in Pomfret. (Geneva Hope Williams) Geneva and her father are direct decedents of the Polish Royal Bialkowski line. They have made a great impact on housing the poor in ponfret Maryland. Sadly in 2020 they moved out of pomfret but they will be remembered for their great impact.