Butlertown, Maryland

Butlertown, Maryland
Census-designated place
Butlertown is located in Maryland
Butlertown
Butlertown
Butlertown is located in the United States
Butlertown
Butlertown
Coordinates: 39°16′57″N 76°06′16″W / 39.28250°N 76.10444°W / 39.28250; -76.10444
Country United States
State Maryland
County Kent
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.82 sq mi (2.14 km2)
 • Land0.82 sq mi (2.12 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
82 ft (25 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
520
 • Density635.70/sq mi (245.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21678[2]
Area code(s)410 & 443
FIPS code24-11900
GNIS feature ID589868[3]

Butlertown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States.[3] Per the 2020 census, the population was 520.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010505—
20205203.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2010[6] 2020[7]

2020 census

Butlertown 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) 188 182 37.23% 35.00%
Black or African American alone (NH) 292 279 57.82% 53.65%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 0.38%
Asian alone (NH) 2 1 0.40% 0.19%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 3 4 0.59% 0.77%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 15 28 2.97% 5.38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5 24 0.99% 4.62%
Total 505 520 100.00% 100.00%

History

Formed sometime after 1877

Education

Butlertown is in the Kent County Public Schools district.

Kent County High School is in the CDP although it has a Worton postal address.[8][9] Kent County Middle School is in Chestertown.

Worton Elementary School was formerly in the CDP, with a Worton postal address.[8][10] In 2017 the school board voted to close Worton Elementary School,[11] with four members favoring and one against.[12]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Butlertown MD ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Butlertown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Butlertown CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  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) – Butlertown 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) – Butlertown CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ a b "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Butlertown CDP, MD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Home". Kent County High School. Retrieved June 10, 2021. Kent County High School 25301 Lambs Meadow Rd Worton, MD 21678
  10. ^ "Home". Worton Elementary School. October 31, 2016. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2021. 11085 Worton Road, Worton, MD 21678
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Divilio, Daniel (February 19, 2016). "4-1 vote closes Millington and Worton schools". My Eastern Shore, Maryland. Adams Publishing Group. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
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