Galena, Maryland Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 428. Estimated population in July 2024: 473 (+10.5% change)
Males: 195 (45.6%), Females: 233 (54.4%)

Kent County

Zip code: 21635

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $47,813
Median house value: $111,700

Population by Race

Races in Galena:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
• Black (3.5%)
• Hispanic (0.7%)
• American Indian (0.7%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: Irish (21.5%), German (19.9%), English (14.5%), United States (11.9%), Italian (4.9%), Polish (3.0%).

Elevation: 63 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Galena

• High school or higher: 78.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
• Unemployed: 2.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Galena town

• Never married: 17.4%
• Now married: 66.0%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 7.9%
• Divorced: 7.9%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +85 (+24.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Galena:

• KENT & QUEEN ANNES HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CHESTERTOWN, MD)
• UPPER SHORE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CT (about 18 miles; CHESTERTOWN, MD)
• UNION HOSPITAL-CECIL COUNTY (about 20 miles; ELKTON, MD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Galena:

• NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 30 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
• DOVER AFB (about 34 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
• BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 56 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Galena:

• MASSEY AERODROME (about 8 miles; MASSEY, MD; Abbreviation: MD1)
• CECIL COUNTY (about 16 miles; ELKTON, MD; Abbreviation: 58M)
• RAINTREE (about 16 miles; ELKTON, MD; Abbreviation: 1C4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Galena:

• DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 23 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
• UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 25 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
• DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
• WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 31 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)
• HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BEL AIR, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
• WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 46 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,419)
• ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ARNOLD, MD; Full-time enrollment: 6,467)

Public primary/middle school in Galena:

• GALENA MIDDLE (Students: 245; Location: 114 S MAIN ST; Grades: 05 – 08)