Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
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Chesapeake Beach is a town located in Calvert County, Maryland. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,180.
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Geography
Chesapeake Beach is located at 38°41'42" North, 76°32'10" West (38.695070, -76.536125)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²). 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 3,180 people, 1,217 households, and 862 families residing in the town. The population density is 441.7/km² (1,144.7/mi²). There are 1,331 housing units at an average density of 184.9/km² (479.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 91.51% White, 5.28% African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.10% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. 1.42% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,217 households out of which 35.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% are married couples living together, 12.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% are non-families. 21.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.61 and the average family size is 3.03.
In the town the population is spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $68,365, and the median income for a family is $74,167. Males have a median income of $43,125 versus $35,865 for females. The per capita income for the town is $29,616. 3.8% of the population and 1.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.8% of those under the age of 18 and 5.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
History
Chesapeake Beach was established as a resort community at the end of a short line railroad from Washington, DC. Between steamer ships from Baltimore and trains from Washington, the weekend population of Chesapeake Beach reached into the 10,000s during the 1920s, until the economic depression brought an end to the railroad. The construction of the Bay Bridge to the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the 1950s enabled many of the visitors who used to spend their summers in Chesapeake Beach to now spend their time in Ocean City, MD instead. A museum at the old railroad station still exists today in Chesapeake Beach.
External links
- Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum (http://www.cbrm.org/)
- Chesapeake Beach official website (http://www.chesapeake-beach.md.us/)