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  Georgetown | |
| Coordinates: 39°13′16″N 76°11′47″W / 39.22111°N 76.19639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Kent |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.48 sq mi (3.82 km2) |
| • Land | 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 117 |
| • Density | 79.59/sq mi (30.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 410 & 443 |
| FIPS code | 24-31875 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583629[2] |
Geography
editThe 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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 143 | — | |
| 2020 | 117 | −18.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2010[6] 2020[7] | |||
2020 census
edit| 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- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Georgetown Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Georgetown CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.