| Lewistown | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Maryland#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Maryland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Frederick |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.68 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.66 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.65 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.64 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 458 |
| Population Density Km2: | 276.41 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 715.63 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 427 |
| Coordinates: | 39.3769°N -77.4192°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-46650 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2806299 |
Lewistown is a census designated place and unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.[2] Lewistown Elementary school, part of Frederick County Public Schools, is located in Lewistown. The town, founded in 1841, has had a school since the 19th century. There is a large elderly population in the community.[3] It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 Census with a population of 458.[4]
The Lewistown Volunteer Fire Company was established in 1970, when the community purchased the first diesel engine in the county. Today, the fire department has six different apparatus: Engine Tanker 224, Engine 221, Tanker 22, Brush 226, Utility 22 and Ambulance 229. The fire station is staffed by volunteers from the community and two paid employees of the county.[5]
On June 23, 1863, General John F. Reynolds' I Corps marched through Lewistown on their way to Gettysburg in pursuit of the Confederate army.[6]
| White alone (NH) | 396 | 86.46% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 11 | 2.40% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 0.44% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.22% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 15 | 3.28% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 33 | 7.21% | |
| Total | 458 | 100.00% |