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Home to 670 people, the town was settled in 1878.
Among 262 Maryland towns, just one has a lower peak summer temperature than Eckhart Mines. Eckhart Mines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2016 and 7 maps from 1898 on.
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65% of Eckhart Mines’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 10%. On expected storm and flood damage, Eckhart Mines sits below 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.6% of working residents work locally in Eckhart Mines. In Eckhart Mines, the average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Maryland’s towns sit at 32 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Cumberland (25%), Frostburg (17%) and La Vale (3%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
| Eckhart Mines | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Eckhart Mines, the January low is 20°F, below both Maryland’s towns (26°F) and U.S. towns (22°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Eckhart Mines is ahead of Maryland on 1 and behind on 16. In Eckhart Mines, 37% of adults have obesity. Among adults in the town, 33% get no exercise outside work and 18% smoke cigarettes. Only 5 of the 262 Maryland towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Eckhart Mines.
| Eckhart Mines | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 23% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Eckhart Mines | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.3% | 76.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.4% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.3 miles of trail. Eckhart Mines’ trail density stands at 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Eckhart Mines | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Eckhart Mines’ midpoint rent comes in at $806 a month. For households in the town, the share who live in a home they own is 46%.
| Eckhart Mines | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 46% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $806 a month | $1,809 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eckhart Mines. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw27 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
18 mi MountainMount Davis
7 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
38 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
32 mi State parkOhiopyle State ParkFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0
Eckhart Mines is unincorporated, so Allegany County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Where Eckhart Mines’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 within 15 miles of the center of Eckhart Mines
About 0 of every 100 Eckhart Mines residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Eckhart Mines is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 932. Eckhart Mines lies at the southwestern base of Federal Hill, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of Frostburg and 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northwest of Clarysville. Braddock Run begins near Eckhart Mines. The town was founded as a company town for the nearby Eckhart Mines. According to the Maryland Mining Heritage Guide, it was "the first coal company town in Maryland." The original owner was George Eckhardt, an immigrant from Germany. The outcrop of the Pittsburgh coal seam here is known locally as "the big vein" or the "14 foot coal". …
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