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Moving to Chestertown, Maryland

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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

Map of Chestertown, MD

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:

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)

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