Editing Cecilton, Maryland

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|official_name            = Cecilton, Maryland
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Cecil County, Maryland|Cecil]]
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|established_date         = 1864<ref>{{cite web|title=Cecilton|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/37mun/cecilton/html/c.html|website=Maryland Manual|access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref>

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|population_total         = 676
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'''Cecilton''' is a town in [[Cecil County, Maryland|Cecil County]], [[Maryland]], United States. The population was 663 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==Geography==
Cecilton is located at {{coord|39|24|11|N|75|52|10|W|type:city}} (39.402919, -75.869430).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==History==
The Maryland Legislature incorporated the town in 1864. That May the first officials, Dr. Samuel V. Mace, Wm. T. Weldon, John Morris., Wm. H. Pearce and Edward Seamans, were elected for a one year term.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cecilcountyhistory.com/cecilton-elects-first-town-board-in-1864/ |website=Window on Cecil County's Past |title=Cecilton Elects First Town Board in 1864 |date= May 17, 2012}}</ref>

It is the location of [[Greenfields (Cecilton, Maryland)|Greenfields]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1972.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:2021-08-19 13 28 30 View north along Maryland State Route 213 (Bohemia Avenue) just north of Maryland State Route 282 (Main Street) in Cecilton, Cecil County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|left|MD 213 in Cecilton]]
The primary method of transportation to and from Cecilton is by road. [[Maryland Route 213]] is the main north-south highway serving the town, following Bohemia Avenue through the center of the community. To the north, MD 213 connects Cecilton to [[Chesapeake City, Maryland|Chesapeake City]] and [[Elkton, Maryland|Elkton]], while heading south, it passes though [[Galena, Maryland|Galena]] and [[Chestertown, Maryland|Chestertown]], among other communities. The other state highway serving Cecilton is [[Maryland Route 282]], which follows Main Street on an east-west path through town. MD 282 heads west to [[Crystal Beach, Maryland|Crystal Beach]], while to the east, it passes through [[Warwick, Maryland|Warwick]] before crossing into [[Delaware]] and becoming [[Delaware Route 299]].

[[Cecil Transit]] operates a Demand Response route twice a month between Cecilton and [[Middletown, Delaware]], providing residents of southern Cecil County access to shopping and healthcare in Middletown.<ref name=mdcounties>{{cite web|last=Kinnaly|first=Kevin|title=Cecil Transit Adds New "Demand Response" Route|publisher=Maryland Association of Counties|date=November 16, 2017|url=https://conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2017/11/16/cecil-transit-adds-new-demand-response-route/|access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 462
|1880= 473
|1890= 485
|1900= 447
|1910= 518
|1920= 439
|1930= 458
|1940= 498
|1950= 510
|1960= 596
|1970= 581
|1980= 508
|1990= 489
|2000= 474
|2010= 663
|2020= 676
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref> there were 663 people, 237 households and 173 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1441.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. There were 264 housing units at an average density of {{convert|573.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial make-up of the town was 80.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]] and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.1% of the population.

There were 237 households, of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.9% had a male householder with no wife present and 27.0% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% 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 3.19.

The median age was 35.4 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18, 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 28.2% were from 25 to 44, 22.2% were from 45 to 64 and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The sex make-up of the town was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 474 people, 198 households and 129 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,054.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 212 housing units at an average density of {{convert|471.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial make-up of the town was 74.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 23.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] and 1.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.43% of the population.

There were 198 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.8% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.

26.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64 and 17.1% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

The [[median household income]] was $38,971 and the median family income was $41,563. Males had a median income of $36,071 and females $23,068 . The [[per capita income]] was $21,719. About 8.4% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

The Cecilton area has a small [[Amish]] community that was founded in 1999.<ref name=amishamerica>{{cite web|title=Maryland Amish|date=March 2011 |publisher=Amish America|url=http://amishamerica.com/maryland-amish/|access-date=October 6, 2017}}</ref> Amish families moved to the area from [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]], because of increasing costs and the declining amount of farmland there.<ref>{{cite news|last=Guy|first=Chris|title=Match made in Cecil County|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=June 27, 2003|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2003/06/27/match-made-in-cecil-county/|access-date=October 9, 2017}}</ref>

==Notable person==
[[David Davis (Supreme Court justice)|David Davis]], a close adviser to President [[Abraham Lincoln]], was born a few miles outside Cecilton, on March 9, 1815. He was appointed to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] in 1862 and served until 1877, when he resigned to become the [[United States Senate|U.S. senator]] from [[Illinois]].<ref>Encyclopedia Britannica, United States Jurist and Politician<br>- {{Cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=d000097|title =DAVIS, David |website=Biographical Directory of the United States Cobgress}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* Mary Haggerty (1991), ''[https://cecilcountyhistory.com/cecilton-history/ Chronicles of a Small Town in Rural America]'', a collection of recollections by people who lived in Cecilton during the 20th-century.

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[[Category:Amish in Maryland]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania Dutch culture in Maryland]]
[[Category:Towns in Maryland]]
[[Category:Towns in Cecil County, Maryland]]