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Notable locations in Chestertown: Chestertown Business Park (A), Radcliff Creek Industrial Park (B), Scott Point Marina (C), Schottland Tennis Pavilion (D), Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated Station 6 (E), Kent and Queen Annes Rescue Squad (F), Chestertown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (G), The Customs House (H), White Swan Tavern (I), Wide Hall (J), Worcester Hall (K), William Smith Hall (L), Truslow Boat House (M), The John S Toll Science Center Complex (N), Talbot House (O), Somerset House (P), Sears House (Q), Saint Mary's House (R), Rose O'Neill Literary House (S), Queen Anne's House (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Crestview Square Shopping Center (1), Kent Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Chestertown include: Church on the Rock (A), Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Chestertown Baptist Church (C), Chestertown Seventh Day Adventist Church (D), Christ United Methodist Church (E), Emmanuel Episcopal Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), First United Methodist Church (H), Janes United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Chestertown Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Chestertown include: Chestertown Historic District (1), Wilmer Park (2), Athey Field (3), Kibler Field (4), Kirwan Meditation Garden (5), Shriver Field (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Kent County Public Libraries (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 400 High Street), Kent County Public Libraries - Rock Hall Branch Rock Hall (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 408 High Street), Stories Of The Chesapeake Hertiage Area (101 Church Aly).
Hotels: Court Yard Inn (6336 Church Hill Rd), Gracious Inns of the Chesapeake (110 Wilton Road), Imperial Hotel (208 High Street), Great Oak Landing Lodge & Restaurant (22170 Great Oak Landing Road), Comfort Suites Chestertown (160 Scheeler Road).
Courts: Kent County - Circuit Court- Clerk's Office- Family Support Services (103 North Crossing Street), District Court of Maryland (103 North Crossing Street), Kent County - Court Commissioner (Courthouse), Kent County - Circuit Court Courthouse- Clerk's Office (103 North Crossing Street).
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Kent County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.5. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.91. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.6 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 12.2. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 22.6 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 25.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 24.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.7 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Chestertown and their reported violations in the past:
CHESTERTOWN (Address: 118 NORTH CROSS STREET  , Population served: 5400, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 42 regular monitoring violations
FAIRLEE (Address: 709 MORGNEC ROAD SUITE 201 , Population served: 725, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-04-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2003)
- 21 regular monitoring violations
KENNEDYVILLE (Address: 709 MORGNEC ROAD SUITE 201 , Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-04-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2003)
EDESVILLE (Address: 709 MORGNEC ROAD SUITE 201 , Population served: 296, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-04-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-04-2003)
WORTON CREEK MARINA INC (Population served: 290, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2005)
PINE SPRINGS (Population served: 160, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-08-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-08-2003)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.2%
(19.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.3% for Black residents, 38.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 31.8% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.0 people | | Maryland: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 49.9% | | Whole state: | 69.2% |
| This town: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 5.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chestertown, MD
People in group quarters in Chestertown:
- 743 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 201 people in nursing homes
- 46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 34 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 14 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5 people in other group homes
Chestertown compared to Maryland state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students above state average.
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Banks with branches in Chestertown (2011 data):
- PNC Bank, National Association: Chestertown Branch, Washington Avenue Branch, Heron Point Branch. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- The Chesapeake Bank & Trust Co.: at 245 High Street, branch established on 1986/12/15; Chestertown Drive-In Branch at 301 Morgnec Road, branch established on 1962/07/02. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $92.1 mil, Deposits: $62.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Chesapeake Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan With 401(K) Provisions
- The Peoples Bank: Lees Corner Branch at Routes 291 And 213, branch established on 1979/04/02; at 100 Spring Avenue, branch established on 1910/10/01. Info updated 2006/07/03: Bank assets: $252.3 mil, Deposits: $204.3 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Bancorp, Inc.
- CNB: Washington Square Branch at 899 Washington Avenue, branch established on 2006/06/26. Info updated 2011/03/02: Bank assets: $435.9 mil, Deposits: $385.2 mil, headquarters in Centreville, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Shore Bancshares, Inc.
- SunTrust Bank: Chestertown Branch at 611 Washington Avenue, branch established on 1879/01/01. Info updated 2010/05/27: Bank assets: $171,291.7 mil, Deposits: $129,833.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1716 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Chestertown Branch at 501 Washington Avenue, branch established on 1966/12/16. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Chestertown, Maryland:
- Brampton Bed & Breakfast, 25227 Chestertown Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620 , Phone: (410) 778-1860
- Imperial Hotel, 208 High St, Chestertown, MD 21620 , Phone: (410) 778-5000, Fax: (410) 778-9662
- River Inn Rolph's Wharf, 1008 Rolphs Wharf Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620 , Phone: (410) 778-6347
- Inn At Mitchell House, 8796 Maryland Pkwy, Chestertown, MD 21620 , Phone: (410) 778-6500
- Comfort Suites, 160 Scheeler Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620 , Phone: (410) 810-0555, Fax: (410) 810-0286
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 150 Scheeler Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620 , Phone: (410) 778-0778, Fax: (410) 778-6178
All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in Chestertown, Maryland
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Utility gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Kent County Maryland:
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Religion statistics for Chestertown (based on Kent County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.21%
| Here | | 46.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church | Lutheran Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church |
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| Adherents | 48.0% | 25.3% | 12.1% | 3.7% | 3.0% |
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| Congregations | 55.6% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 2.2% | 4.4% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Southern Baptist Convention | Friends (Quakers) | Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.4% |
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| Congregations | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 8.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | This county: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | This county: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | Kent County: | 3.52 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 25 | Kent County: | 12.58 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 28.1% | | Maryland: | 26.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Kent County: | 14.0% | | Maryland: | 15.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $4,258 | $51,096 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $15,965 | $63,860 | 5 | $1,142 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
13 | $52,377 | $48,348 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
2 | $4,895 | $29,370 | 1 | $1,196 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $24,102 | $41,318 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
8 | $27,239 | $40,859 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
34 | $128,836 | $45,472 | 6 | $2,338 |
Chestertown government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $484,000 ($92.12)
Parking Facilities: $33,000 ($6.28)
Solid Waste Management: $8,000 ($1.52)
All Other: $4,000 ($0.76)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $627,000 ($119.34)
Regular Highways: $569,000 ($108.30)
Sewerage: $522,000 ($99.35)
Water Utilities: $348,000 ($66.24)
Central Staff Services: $213,000 ($40.54)
Solid Waste Management: $143,000 ($27.22)
Housing & Community Development: $103,000 ($19.60)
Parks & Recreation: $58,000 ($11.04)
Financial Administration: $48,000 ($9.14)
Fire Protection: $41,000 ($7.80)
General - Other: $35,000 ($6.66)
General Public Buildings: $32,000 ($6.09)
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000 ($1.90)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $239,000 ($45.49)
- General - Interest on Debt: $119,000 ($22.65)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $371,000 ($70.61)
All Other: $74,000 ($14.08)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $824,000 ($156.83)
Water Utilities: $421,000 ($80.13)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $920,000 ($175.10)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $900,000 ($171.30)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $801,000 ($152.46)
Water Utilities: $389,000 ($74.04)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $23,000 ($4.38)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $32,000 ($6.09)
Other, NEC: $19,000 ($3.62)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $160,000 ($30.45)
General Revenue, NEC: $106,000 ($20.18)
Property Sale Other: $26,000 ($4.95)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $281,000 ($53.48)
Regular Highways: $255,000 ($48.53)
Parks & Recreation: $158,000 ($30.07)
Fire Protection: $39,000 ($7.42)
Police Protection: $39,000 ($7.42)
Housing & Community Development: $23,000 ($4.38)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,175,000 ($223.64)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $479,000 ($91.17)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $801,000 ($152.46)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $302,000 ($57.48)
Housing & Community Development: $128,000 ($24.36)
All Other: $96,000 ($18.27)
- Tax - Property: $996,000 ($189.57)
NEC: $84,000 ($15.99)
Other Selective Sales: $21,000 ($4.00)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,081,000 ($205.75)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000 ($3.24)
6.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,275 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.38% | | Maryland average: | 7.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,978 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.99% | | Maryland average: | 8.13% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Chestertown:
- WCTR (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CHESTERTOWN, MD)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
- WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
- WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Chestertown:
- WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WLIF (101.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WLIF, INC.)
- WIYY (97.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPOC (93.1 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSMJ (104.3 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WXYV (105.7 FM; CATONSVILLE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WRNR-FM (103.1 FM; GRASONVILLE, MD; Owner: EMPIRE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WZBA (100.7 FM; WESTMINSTER, MD; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WERQ-FM (92.3 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKHS (90.5 FM; WORTON, MD; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION OF KENT COUNTY)
TV broadcast stations around Chestertown:
- WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
- WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
- WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Chestertown, Maryland:
- Fatal accident count: 41
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 51
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
- Fatalities: 43
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 83
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Maryland average:
- Fatal accident count: 260
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 377
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 62
- Fatalities: 280
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 678
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 91
See more detailed statistics of Chestertown fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 44 meters (144ft)
Total costs: $2,978,000
Total average daily traffic: 14,731
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,178
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 16,985
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Chestertown
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Chestertown, MD
| Most common first names in Chestertown, MD among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 340 | 76.0 years |
| James | 246 | 73.3 years |
| Mary | 238 | 79.3 years |
| John | 234 | 74.8 years |
| George | 186 | 75.8 years |
| Robert | 176 | 75.7 years |
| Charles | 162 | 76.5 years |
| Helen | 148 | 78.8 years |
| Thomas | 116 | 74.3 years |
| Elizabeth | 110 | 82.8 years |
| Most common last names in Chestertown, MD among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 144 | 76.0 years |
| Smith | 106 | 78.8 years |
| Brown | 98 | 76.4 years |
| Jones | 94 | 77.9 years |
| Miller | 72 | 74.0 years |
| Thompson | 68 | 76.9 years |
| Moore | 56 | 77.4 years |
| Williams | 56 | 77.4 years |
| Wilson | 52 | 73.9 years |
| Davis | 50 | 80.8 years |
| Businesses in Chestertown, MD |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Arby's | 1 | | New Balance | 1 |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| FedEx | 3 | | SAS Shoes | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| Jones New York | 2 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | | UPS | 3 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
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