Chevy Chase Village is an incorporated municipality in Montgomery County,

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, United States, bordering

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The population was 2,049 as of the 2020 census. As of 2017, the

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was the wealthiest municipality in Maryland,

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, 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 speed limit enforcement actions, which produce 24% of its annual revenue. The village is part of a larger community, colloquially referred to as

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, that includes several adjoining settlements in Montgomery County and one neighborhood of Washington. 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

In the 1890s, a real estate syndicate led by Francis G. Newlands bought more than 1,700 acres in upper Northwest D.C. and southern Montgomery County and began to develop a

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he dubbed Chevy Chase. Newlands' Chevy Chase Land Company divided the Maryland land into subdivisions; Sections 1, 1a, and 2 became known as the Village of Chevy Chase. In 1914, Village residents sought and received state sanction as a special taxing area. It was incorporated in 1951. The village was created to be all-white; it remains overwhelmingly so more than a century later.

Geography

Chevy Chase Village is located along the southern edge of Montgomery County. 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

2020 census

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% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino 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% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races.

or Latino 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. As of 2017, about 46% of the village's revenue came from income taxes, 20% from property taxes, and 24% from citations from speed limit enforcement along Connecticut Avenue, a commuter route that runs through the village.

Transportation

Two state highways run through Chevy Chase Village: Maryland Route 185 ( Connecticut Avenue), 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 (3-6) (in the town of Chevy Chase). Some residents are zoned to Somerset Elementary School (K-5) (in Somerset, Maryland. All residents are zoned to

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and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, located in unincorporated Montgomery County.

Notable people

Current residents

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- author * Marvin Kalb - journalist *

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- commentator * Jerome Powell - chairman of the

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- commentator

Former residents

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- journalist *

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- United States Supreme Court justice; lived in Chevy Chase Village until 2005 * Mark Shields - political columnist

References

External links

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Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce
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