Chesapeake City, Maryland Chesapeake City, Maryland Chesapeake City along the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Chesapeake City along the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Official seal of Chesapeake City, Maryland Location of Chesapeake City, Maryland Location of Chesapeake City, Maryland Chesapeake City is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, USA.
The town was originally titled by Bohemian colonist Augustine Herman the Village of Bohemia or Bohemia Manor but the name was changed in 1839 when the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (C&D Canal) was built.
The town was separated into north and south sections when the C&D Canal was assembled through the middle of the town.
Chesapeake City is the locale of the Old Lock Pump House of the C&D Canal, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The South Chesapeake City Historic District was listed in 1974. In the late 20th century, Chesapeake City was the home of one of the world's most meaningful stud farms, Windfields Farm.
Chesapeake City is positioned at 39 31 40 N 75 48 44 W (39.527826, -75.812270). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 0.69 square miles (1.79 km2), of which, 0.50 square miles (1.29 km2) is territory and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) is water. There were 390 housing units at an average density of 780.0 per square mile (301.2/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 96.6% White, 2.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% from other competitions, and 0.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 335 homeholds of which 20.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 47.2% were non-families.
The median age in the town was 47.9 years.
15% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 35.5% were from 45 to 64; and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 94.92% White, 3.56% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.51% from other competitions, and 0.38% from two or more competitions.
There were 330 homeholds out of which 27.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $46,917, and the median income for a family was $52,813.
About 5.2% of families and 6.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.
Chesapeake City is a part of the Cecil County Public Schools System.
Chesapeake City Elementary School Chesapeake City is served by the Chesapeake City Branch of the Cecil County Public Library positioned on Maryland Route 213.
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