Still Pond, Maryland
Still Pond, Maryland | |
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Coordinates: 39°19′45″N 76°02′44″W / 39.32917°N 76.04556°W | |
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Area | |
• Total | 0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
• Land | 0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 118 |
• Density | 708.11/sq mi (273.17/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 21667 |
Area code(s) | 410, 443, and 667 |
GNIS feature ID | 591351[2] |
Still Pond is a census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Still Pond is located at the intersection of Maryland routes 292 and 566 on Still Pond Neck, south-southeast of Betterton and north of Chestertown.[2] Much of the community is included in the Still Pond Historic District and it is notable as the first place in Maryland in which women gained the right to vote.[3]
In addition to the Still Pond Historic District, the George Harper Store, Hebron, and Shepherd's Delight are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Still Pond, formerly an unincorporated community without a census-designated place, received one for the 2020 Census[5] listing a population of 131.[6]
Description: Still Pond Historic District is a rural crossroad community of approximately 75 buildings dating from the early 19th century through the 1930s, located in north-central Kent County at the intersection of Still Pond Road (MD 292) and Old Still Pond Road (MD 566). The five-point intersection of Still Pond Road, Main Street, Medders Road, and Old Still Pond Road forms the core of the small town, with the residential streets of Maple Avenue and Trustee Street located north and east of the town’s center. The district is surrounded by agricultural fields, with minimal modern development. The majority of the resources within the district are free-standing, single-family dwellings. The district also includes several historic commercial properties, including several stores, a warehouse, and a former post office building. Community resources include two churches with associated cemeteries, a stand-alone cemetery, a former Odd Fellows Hall, and a former schoolhouse. Most principal facades face the roadways. Older properties in the center of town are located close to the road, while large houses further outside town are set back on their lots. Concrete sidewalks have been installed along portions of Still Pond Road and Old Still Pond Road. A few properties are fronted by fencing or hedges, and most residential yards contain ornamental landscaping and mature vegetation. Most dwellings within the district are rural examples of late-19th-century and early-20th-century architecture. There are several houses built in Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman styles, however the majority of houses are vernacular building forms with decorative elements of these popular national styles. The district displays the variation of features that occur within styles and also shows the transitions between styles. Several properties contain historic outbuildings, sheds, or garages.
Significance: The Still Pond Historic District is historically significant, as a town reflective of the historical development of rural communities on Maryland’s Upper Eastern Shore. Located at a crossroads surrounded by family farms, the town served as a commercial hub and center of community life. The district derives additional historical significance as the first place in Maryland that women gained the right to vote. In addition, Still Pond Historic District has architectural significance, embodying distinctive characteristics of types, periods, and methods of construction of architecture, as it contains numerous examples of Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman styles, as well as vernacular building forms. The district displays the variation of features that occur within styles and also shows the transitions between styles. The district possesses a significant concentration of buildings that are united historically and aesthetically by physical development. The interrelationship of the district’s resources conveys a visual sense of the overall historic environment. Within the district, a number of individually distinctive resources, such as the Still Pond Methodist Church (K-434), the George Harper Store (K-432), and the Medders-Krebs House (K-437), serve as focal points for the district. The oldest buildings in the district were constructed in the early 19th century. The majority of the town’s structures were in place by the end of the 1930s, and the district had substantially achieved its historic character and appearance.
credits: mht.maryland.gov
Education
[edit]It is in the Kent County Public Schools. Kent County Middle School is in Chestertown, and Kent County High School is in an unincorporated area, in the Butlertown census-designated place with a Worton postal address.
The community was formerly assigned to Worton Elementary School.[7] In 2017 the school board voted to close Worton Elementary.[8]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 131 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 2020[10] |
2020 census
[edit]Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[10] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 122 | 93.13% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 1 | 0.76% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1 | 0.76% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 6 | 4.58% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1 | 0.76% |
Total | 131 | 100.00% |
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.
Notable people
[edit]- Ryan Grim (born 1978), journalist, author, and co-founder of Strong Arm Press.
- George Hepbron (1863–1946) wrote basketball's first book titled How to Play Basketball.
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Still Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Still Pond Historic District. Maryland Historical Trust. June 5, 2010.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "TIGERweb v18.0". Decennial IT Division for Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Still Pond CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to our school!". Worton Elementary School. October 2, 2006. Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "Board of Education Action and Written Decision to Close Millington Elementary School and Worton Elementary School" (PDF). Kent County Public Schools. March 22, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Still Pond CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau.
External links
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- Map of Still Pond, from the Historical Society of Kent County collection
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