Kennedyville, Maryland
Kennedyville, Maryland | |
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  Kennedyville | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′19″N 75°59′42″W / 39.30528°N 75.99500°WCoordinates: 39°18′19″N 75°59′42″W / 39.30528°N 75.99500°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Kent |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1.45 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.02 km2 (0.008 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 199 |
| • Density | 137.6/km2 (356/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 21645 |
| Area code(s) | 410, 443, and 667 |
| GNIS feature ID | 590588[2] |
| FIPS code | 24-43475 |
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.[1]
Knocks Folly, Shrewsbury Church, and Woodland Hall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
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.[1] The community is drained by tributaries of Morgan Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Chester River.
Education[]
It is in the Kent County Public Schools. Kent County Middle School is in Chestertown, and 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.[4] In 2017 the school board voted to close Worton Elementary.[5]
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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kennedyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Welcome to our school!". Worton Elementary School. 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "Board of Education Action and Written Decision to Close Millington Elementary School and Worton Elementary School" (PDF). Kent County Public Schools. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
External links[]
- "Village Master Plan Kennedyville, Maryland" (PDF). State of Maryland. 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- Village of Kennedyville
- Map of Kennedyville, from the Historical Society of Kent County collection
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