| Butlertown, Maryland | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Maryland#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Butlertown |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kent |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.14 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.12 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.82 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.82 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 520 |
| Population Density Km2: | 245.33 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 635.70 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 82 |
| Coordinates: | 39.2825°N -76.1044°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 21678[2] |
| Area Code: | 410 & 443 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-11900 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 589868 |
Butlertown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 520.[3]
| White alone (NH) | 188 | 182 | 37.23% | 35.00% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 292 | 279 | 57.82% | 53.65% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.38% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 1 | 0.40% | 0.19% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 3 | 4 | 0.59% | 0.77% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 15 | 28 | 2.97% | 5.38% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5 | 24 | 0.99% | 4.62% | |
| Total | 505 | 520 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Formed sometime after 1877
Butlertown is in the Kent County Public Schools district.
Kent County High School is in the CDP although it has a Worton postal address.[6] [7] Kent County Middle School is in Chestertown.
Worton Elementary School was formerly in the CDP, with a Worton postal address.[6] [8] In 2017 the school board voted to close Worton Elementary School,[9] with four members favoring and one against.[10]