Butlertown, Maryland

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]

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
Country United States
State Maryland
County Kent
Area
[1]
 • Total0.82 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)
 • Total520
 • 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]

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. "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. "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. "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. "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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