Moving to Chestertown, Maryland
Population: 4,746. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,673 (-1.5% change)
Males: 2,034 (42.9%), Females: 2,712 (57.1%)
Kent County
Zip codes: 21620.
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $31,530
Median house value: $131,600
Population by Race
Races in Chestertown:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.6%)
- Black (21.9%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
Ancestries: English (16.4%), German (14.5%), Irish (12.8%), United States (4.9%), Italian (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%).
Elevation: 22 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Chestertown
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Chestertown town
- Never married: 41.6%
- Now married: 35.8%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 8.7%
3.6% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 1.3% Europe, 0.4% Asia, 0.4% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +746 (+18.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Chestertown:
- KENT & QUEEN ANNES HOSPITAL (100 BROWN ST)
- UPPER SHORE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CT (SCHEELER ROAD PO BOX 229)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Chestertown:
- HARFORD MEMORIAL HOSP (about 24 miles; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD)
- UPPER CHESAPEAKE MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; BEL AIR, MD)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT EASTON (about 31 miles; EASTON, MD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chestertown:
- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 42 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)
- DOVER AFB (about 44 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 45 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chestertown:
- MASSEY AERODROME (about 21 miles; MASSEY, MD; Abbreviation: MD1)
- HAVRE DE GRACE (about 22 miles; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Abbreviation: M06)
- RIDGELY AIRPARK (about 24 miles; RIDGELY, MD; Abbreviation: RJD)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Chestertown:
- WASHINGTON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,166; Location: 300 WASHINGTON AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.washcoll.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chestertown:
- HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; BEL AIR, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ARNOLD, MD; Full-time enrollment: 6,467)
- UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (about 33 miles; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,172)
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 38 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 12,330)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-BALTIMORE (about 39 miles; Baltimore, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,456)
- UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE (about 39 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,230)
Private high school in Chestertown:
- CHESTERTOWN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 142; Location: 401 MORGNEC ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Chestertown:
- CHESTERTOWN MIDDLE (Students: 389; Location: 402 E CAMPUS AVENUE; Grades: 05 – 08)
- H. H. GARNETT ELEMENTARY (Students: 249; Location: 320 CALVERT ST; Grades: PK – 07)
Private primary/middle schools in Chestertown:
- KENT SCHOOL (Students: 175; Location: P O BOX 507; Grades: PK – 8)
- RADCLIFFE CREEK SCHOOL (Students: 58; Location: 201 TALBOT BLVD SUITE A; Grades: 1 – 8)
Libraries
Library in Chestertown:
- KENT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $479,433; Location: 408 HIGH STREET; 60,400 books; 1,771 audio materials; 2,599 video materials; 105 serial subscriptions)