Butlertown is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in Kent County,

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 520.

Demographics

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

History

Formed sometime after 1877

Education

Butlertown is in the

Kent County Public Schools Kent County Public Schools (KCPS) is a school district headquartered in Rock Hall, Maryland. It operates public schools in Kent County, where it is the sole school district. it had about 1,800 students, making it the smallest school district in ...

district. Kent County High School is in the CDP although it has a Worton postal address. Kent County Middle School is in Chestertown. Worton Elementary School was formerly in the CDP, with a Worton postal address. In 2017 the school board voted to close Worton Elementary School, with four members favoring and one against.

References

Census-designated places in Kent County, Maryland Census-designated places in Maryland {{KentCountyMD-geo-stub