Chevy Chase Village is an incorporated municipality in Montgomery County,

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, United States, bordering

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It is made up of sections 1, 1a, and 2 of

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, as originally designated by

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. The population was 2,049 as of the 2020 census. The town was the wealthiest in Maryland as of 2017, with a median income of over $250,000, the highest income bracket listed by the census bureau, and a median home value of $1,823,800. Chevy Chase Village includes 727 housing units. It is known for its

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actions, which produce 24% of its annual revenue. The suburb was created to be all-white; it remains overwhelmingly so more than a century later. Chevy Chase Village is the location of the Chevy Chase Club, a private

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with an initiation fee of over $50,000.

History

Chevy Chase Village was created in 1890 as a

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. In 1914, it became a special taxing area. It was incorporated in 1951.

Geography

Chevy Chase Village is located along the southern edge of Montgomery County at (38.969560, -77.078967). It is bordered to the southeast by the

neighborhood of

, to the southwest by Friendship Heights Village, to the west by

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, to the northwest by the Chevy Chase Club, to the north by the town of Chevy Chase Section Three, and to the northeast by Martin's Additions. The town has total area of , all land. The town is in the

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watershed, with the west part of the town draining to the Little Falls Branch, and the east part draining to a tributary of Rock Creek.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,953 people, 697 households, and 609 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 726 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.9%

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, 0.6%

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, 0.2% Native American, 1.6%

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, 0.5% from

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, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.8% of the population. There were 697 households, of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.2% were

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living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 12.6% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age in the town was 49.1 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 13.5% were from 25 to 44; 36.3% were from 45 to 64; and 20% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 2,043 people, 704 households, and 601 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 718 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.64%

, 0.69%

, 1.62%

, 0.59% from

, and 1.47% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.71% of the population. There were 704 households, out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.5% were

living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.5% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.11 people per household. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 14.5% from 25 to 44, 38.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was in excess of $200,000, as is the median income for a family. Males had a median income of over $100,000 versus $76,067 for females. The

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for the town was $95,174. About 1.3% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the

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, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Government

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The village is managed by a board of managers, which consists of seven elected officials. The village has its own police department. About 46% of the village's revenue is from income taxes, 20% is from property taxes, and 24% is from citations from

along

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, a commuter route than runs through the village.

Transportation

Two state highways run through Chevy Chase Village: Maryland Route 185 (

), which extends north past Interstate 495 (the

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) and south to

; and Maryland Route 186 (Brookville Road), a minor local connector that parallels MD 185 to the east.

Education

Chevy Chase Village is served by the Montgomery County Public Schools system. Residents are zoned to Rosemary Hills Elementary School (PreK-2) (Unincorporated Montgomery County) and

Chevy Chase Elementary School Chevy Chase Elementary School is an elementary school containing grades 3–5 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Founded in 1917, the school today occupies a much-renovated and -expanded 1930 building that has been designated as an Historic Site by the Mar ...

(3-6) (in the town of Chevy Chase). Some residents are zoned to Somerset Elementary School (K-5) (in

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. All residents are zoned to

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and

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School (B-CC) is a public high school in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is named for two of the towns it serves; it also serves Kensington and Silver Spring. It is located at 4301 East-West Highway, in Bethesda. In May ...

, located in unincorporated Montgomery County.

Notable people

Current residents

Ann Brashares Ann Brashares (born July 30, 1967) is an American young adult novelist. She is best known as the author of ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' series. Life and career Brashares was born in Alexandria, Virginia, and grew up in Chevy Chase, ...

- author *

Marvin Kalb Marvin Leonard Kalb (born June 9, 1930) is an American journalist. Kalb was the founding director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press and Public Policy from 1987 to 1999. The Shor ...

- journalist *

Chris Matthews Christopher John Matthews (born December 17, 1945) is an American political commentator, retired talk show host, and author. Matthews hosted his weeknight hour-long talk show, ''Hardball with Chris Matthews'', on America's Talking and later on M ...

- commentator *

Jerome Powell Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell (born February 4, 1953) is an American attorney and investment banker who has served as the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve since 2018. After earning a degree in politics from Princeton University in 1975 and a Jur ...

- chairman of the

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John Roberts John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases, including ''Nati ...

- Chief Justice of the United States *

Mark Shields Mark Stephen Shields (May 25, 1937 – June 18, 2022) was an American political columnist, advisor, and commentator. He worked in leadership positions for many Democratic candidates' electoral campaigns. Shields provided weekly political anal ...

- political columnist *

George Will George Frederick Will (born May 4, 1941) is an American libertarian-conservative political commentator and author. He writes regular columns for ''The Washington Post'' and provides commentary for NBC News and MSNBC.Hadas Gold, Gold, Hadas (May ...

- commentator

Former residents

David Brinkley David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 – June 11, 2003) was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997. From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC's top-rated nightly news program, ''The Huntley–Brinkley Re ...