Kennedyville, Maryland
Kennedyville, Maryland | |
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.jpg) Aerial image of Kennedyville | |
  Kennedyville  Kennedyville | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′19″N 75°59′42″W / 39.30528°N 75.99500°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Kent |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2) |
| • Land | 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 230 |
| • Density | 450.10/sq mi (173.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 21645 |
| Area code(s) | 410, 443, and 667 |
| GNIS feature ID | 590588[2] |
| FIPS code | 24-43475 |
Kennedyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 199.[3]
Knocks Folly, Shrewsbury Church, and Woodland Hall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Geography[edit]
Kennedyville is in eastern Kent County, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Chestertown, the county seat, and the same distance southwest of Galena, along Maryland Route 213. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 1.15%, are water.[3] The community is drained by tributaries of Morgan Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Chester River.
Demographics[edit]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 230 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
Education[edit]
It is in the Kent County Public Schools. Kent County Middle School is in Chestertown, and Kent County High School is in an unincorporated area, in the Butlertown census-designated place with a Worton postal address.
The community was formerly assigned to Worton Elementary School.[6] In 2017 the school board voted to close Worton Elementary.[7]
Notable people[edit]
- Wayne Gilchrest, former congressman from the first district of Maryland
- John Needles (1786 – 1878), Quaker abolitionist and a master craftsman of fine furniture
References[edit]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kennedyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Kennedyville CDP, Maryland". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Welcome to our school!". Worton Elementary School. October 2, 2006. Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "Board of Education Action and Written Decision to Close Millington Elementary School and Worton Elementary School" (PDF). Kent County Public Schools. March 22, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
External links[edit]
- "Village Master Plan Kennedyville, Maryland" (PDF). State of Maryland. 2007. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
- Village of Kennedyville
- Map of Kennedyville, from the Historical Society of Kent County collection
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