Kennedyville, Maryland

Kennedyville, Maryland
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°18′19″N75°59′42″W / 39.30528°N 75.99500°W / 39.30528; -75.99500
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Kent
Area [1]
• 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 codes	410, 443, and 667
GNIS feature ID	590588 [2]
FIPS code	24-43475

Kennedyville Welcome Sign

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

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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	230		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Education

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

• Wayne Gilchrest, former congressman from the first district of Maryland
• John Needles (1786 – 1878), Quaker abolitionist and a master craftsman of fine furniture

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
2. "Kennedyville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "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.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. "Welcome to our school!". Worton Elementary School. October 2, 2006. Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
7. "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

• "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