Chesapeake City, Maryland

Chesapeake City, Maryland
Chesapeake City along the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Chesapeake City along the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Flag of Chesapeake City, Maryland
Official seal of Chesapeake City, Maryland
Location of Chesapeake City, Maryland
Location of Chesapeake City, Maryland
Coordinates: 39°31′40″N 75°48′44″W / 39.52778°N 75.81222°W / 39.52778; -75.81222
Country United States
State Maryland
County Cecil
Incorporated1850[1]
Government
 • MayorRich Taylor
Area
 • Total0.72 sq mi (1.88 km2)
 • Land0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total736
 • Density1,388.68/sq mi (535.84/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21915
Area code410
FIPS code24-15950
GNIS feature ID0589952
Websitewww.chesapeakecity-md.gov

Chesapeake City is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 736 at the 2020 census.

The town was originally named by Bohemian colonist Augustine Herman[3] the Village of Bohemia — or Bohemia Manor — but the name was changed in 1839 after the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (C&D Canal) was built in 1829. Today, the town contains numerous old homes from that era that have been converted into bed and breakfasts, restaurants and the local historical museum.

  1. ^ "Chesapeake City". Maryland Manual. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Nead (1980). The Pennsylvania-German in the Settlement of Maryland. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. ISBN 978-0-8063-0678-0.