Worton, Maryland

Worton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kent County, Maryland, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 249.[2]

Worton, Maryland
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°16′28″N 76°05′32″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Kent
Area
• Total	0.94 sq mi (2.44 km^2)
• Land	0.92 sq mi (2.38 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km^2)
Elevation	72 ft (22 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	249
• Density	271/sq mi (104.7/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	21678
Area code(s)	410, 443, and 667
GNIS feature ID	591611[1]
FIPS code	24-87000

The Christ Church, Graveyard and Sexton's House complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[3]

Geography

Worton is located along Maryland Route 297 at the crossing of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad, 4 miles (6 km) north of Chestertown, the Kent county seat. It is bordered to the north by Butlertown. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Worton CDP has an area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km²), or 2.48%, is water.[2]

References

1. "Worton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Worton CDP, Maryland". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.