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Asian-Americans Spread Throughout Montgomery County's Suburban Enclaves

By Capital News Service and Maryland Newsline staffs
Wednesday, May 2, 2001

 

NORTH POTOMAC - Almost half of the state's Asian population lives in Montgomery County, where the 2000 census said the greatest number of Asian-Americans is in tract 7006.07, a typical upper-middle-income suburban enclave in North Potomac. The tract is bounded on the north by Darnestown Road, on the east and south by Travilah Road and on the west by Dufief Mill Road.



Data  North Potomac (Tract 7006.07) Maryland
Population 7,957 5,296,486
Demographic Composition

(%)

White 54.3 64
Black 3.3 28
Asian 39.4 4
American Indian/Native Alaskan 0.01 0.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 Z
Other Race 1.0 1.8
Two or More Races 1.9 2.0
Hispanic 3.3 4.3
Under Age 18 35.6 25.6



 
 

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