Georgetown (CDP), Maryland

Summary

Georgetown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Kent County, Maryland, United States.[2] Per the 2020 census, the population was 117.[3] It should not be confused with the community of the same name 22 miles (35 km) to the northeast on the Kent/Cecil County border.

Georgetown, Maryland
Georgetown is located in Maryland
Georgetown
Georgetown
Georgetown is located in the United States
Georgetown
Georgetown
Coordinates: 39°13′16″N 76°11′47″W / 39.22111°N 76.19639°W / 39.22111; -76.19639
Country United States
State Maryland
County Kent
Area
 • Total1.48 sq mi (3.82 km2)
 • Land1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
43 ft (13 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total117
 • Density79.59/sq mi (30.73/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)410 & 443
FIPS code24-31875
GNIS feature ID2583629[2]

Geography edit

The Georgetown CDP is 7 miles (11 km) west of Chestertown, the Kent county seat. It is bordered to the east by the community of Fairlee, and Tolchester Beach on the shore of Chesapeake Bay is 2 miles (3 km) to the west.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Georgetown CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.38%, are water.[4]

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010143
2020117−18.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2010[6] 2020[7]

2020 census edit

Georgetown CDP, Maryland – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[6] Pop 2020[7] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 33 51 23.08% 43.59%
Black or African American alone (NH) 96 60 67.13% 51.28%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 1 0 0.70% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 1 0 0.70% 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 8 2 5.59% 1.71%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4 4 2.80% 3.42%
Total 143 117 100.00% 100.00%

References edit

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Georgetown Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Georgetown CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Georgetown CDP, Maryland". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Georgetown CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Georgetown CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau.