Chestertown, Maryland

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The town of Chestertown is located in Kent County and is the county seat.

Chestertown is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Chestertown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

New York has a community that is also named Chestertown.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Chestertown had a population of 4,746 people^<2> (or 24.63% of the total population of Kent County). The population of Chestertown represented 0.09% of the total of Maryland, making it the state's 40th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Chestertown had a population of 4,899 people. This is an increase of 3.22% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Chestertown.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Betterton	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	354	5.85% decrease
	Cecilton	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	493	4.01% increase
	Centreville	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	3,458	75.53% increase
	Church Hill	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	670	26.42% increase
	Galena	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	504	17.76% increase
	Goldsboro	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	216	---

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Chestertown.

Websites for Chestertown

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The Commemorative Quarter for Maryland<4>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Chestertown. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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