Editing Chevy Chase Village, Maryland

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Chevy Chase Village
|name=Chevy Chase Village, Maryland
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| image_map                = Montgomery_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Chevy_Chase_Village_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 250x200px
| map_caption              = Location of Chevy Chase Village within [[Montgomery County, Maryland]] (click to enlarge)
| image_flag               = Flag of Chevy Chase Village, Maryland.png
| image_shield             = Coat of arms of Chevy Chase Village, Maryland.png
|image_seal=Seal of Chevy Chase Village, Maryland.png
| image_blank_emblem       = Wordmark of Chevy Chase Village, Maryland.png
| blank_emblem_type        = Logo
| image_skyline            = File:Chevy Chase Village town building MD 20210424 094828 1.jpg
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Maryland|County]]
| subdivision_name         = {{Flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Maryland}}
| subdivision_name2        = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Montgomery County, Maryland.svg}} [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery]]
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Village manager
| leader_name              = Shana R. Davis-Cook
| established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date         = 1910<ref>{{cite web | title=Chevy Chase Village | url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/37mun/chevyvill/html/c.html | publisher=[[Government of Maryland]]}}</ref>
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Maryland |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_24.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=June 1, 2023}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 1.09
| area_land_km2            = 1.09
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.42
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.42
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 345
| coordinates              = {{coord|38|58|11|N|77|04|46|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2416787&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Chevy Chase Village town, Maryland: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref>
| population_total         = 2049
| population_density_sq_mi = 4878.57
| population_density_km2   = 1885.46
| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/}} 
|postal_code_type          = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code               = 20815<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/20815|title=Chevy Chase Village MD ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                 = [[Area code 301|301]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 24-16787
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2390790<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2390790}}</ref>
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Chevy Chase Village''' is an incorporated municipality in [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County]], [[Maryland]], United States, bordering [[Washington, D.C.]] The population was 2,049 as of the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> As of 2017, the [[Village (United States)|village]] was the wealthiest municipality in Maryland, [[Per capita income|per capita]], with a median income of over $250,000, the highest income bracket listed by the census bureau, and a median home value of $1,823,800.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.businessinsider.com/wealthiest-city-state-2017-6/ | title=The wealthiest city in each US state | first=Morgan | last=Quinn | website=[[Business Insider]] | date=June 14, 2017}}</ref>

Chevy Chase Village includes 727 housing units.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2416787&d=DEC+Demographic+and+Housing+Characteristics&tid=DECENNIALDHC2020.H1| title=H1. Housing Units – Chevy Chase Village town, Maryland: 2020 DEC Demographic and Housing Characteristics (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> It is known for its [[speed limit enforcement]] actions, which produce 24% of its annual revenue.<ref name=budget>{{cite web | url=http://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1677 | title=General Funds and SafeSpeed Budgets Proposed for Board Adoption on April 17, 2017 | publisher=Chevy Chase Village}}</ref>

The village is part of a larger community, colloquially referred to as [[Chevy Chase, Maryland|Chevy Chase]], that includes several adjoining settlements in Montgomery County and [[Chevy Chase (Washington, D.C.)|one neighborhood]] of Washington.

Chevy Chase Village is the location of the Chevy Chase Club, a private [[country club]] with an initiation fee of over $50,000.<ref name="diversity" />

==History==
{{Main|History of Chevy Chase, Maryland}}
In the 1890s, a [[The Chevy Chase Land Company|real estate syndicate]] led by [[Francis G. Newlands]] bought more than 1,700 acres in [[Northwest (Washington, D.C.)|upper Northwest D.C.]] and southern Montgomery County and began to develop a [[streetcar suburb]] he dubbed Chevy Chase.

Newlands' [[The Chevy Chase Land Company|Chevy Chase Land Company]] divided the Maryland land into subdivisions; Sections 1, 1a, and 2 became known as the Village of Chevy Chase.<ref>{{cite web |title=Village History - Chevy Chase Village Section 3 |url=http://www.chevychasesection3.org/c/252/village-history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065920/http://www.chevychasesection3.org/c/252/village-history |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref> In 1914, Village residents sought and received state sanction as a [[Special district (United States)|special taxing area]]. It was incorporated in 1951.<ref name="ccv">{{cite web | url=http://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/173/About | title=About the Village | publisher=Chevy Chase Village}}</ref>

The village was created to be [[Housing discrimination in the United States|all-white]];<ref name=":5">{{Cite journal |last=French |first=Roderick S. |date=1973 |title=Chevy Chase Village in the Context of the National Suburban Movement, 1870-1900 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40067746 |journal=Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. |volume=49 |pages=300–329 |issn=0897-9049}}</ref> it remains overwhelmingly so more than a century later.<ref name="diversity" />
==Geography==
Chevy Chase Village is located along the southern edge of Montgomery County. It is bordered to the southeast by the [[Chevy Chase (Washington, D.C.)|Chevy Chase]] neighborhood of [[Washington, D.C.]], to the southwest by [[Friendship Heights Village, Maryland|Friendship Heights Village]], to the west by [[Somerset, Maryland|Somerset]], to the northwest by the Chevy Chase Club, to the north by the town of [[Chevy Chase Section Three, Maryland|Chevy Chase Section Three]], and to the northeast by [[Martin's Additions, Maryland|Martin's Additions]].

The town has total area of {{convert|0.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The town is in the [[Potomac River]] watershed, with the west part of the town draining to the Little Falls Branch, and the east part draining to a tributary of [[Rock Creek (Potomac River tributary)|Rock Creek]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 2405
|1970= 2265
|1980= 2118
|1990= 749
|2000= 2043
|2010= 1953
|2020= 2049
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010,<ref name=factfinder>{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov | publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | title=U.S. Census website | access-date=November 1, 2017 }}</ref> there were 1,953 people, 697 households, and 609 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4650.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 726 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1728.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.8% of the population.

There were 697 households, of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 12.6% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7% 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 2.99.

The median age in the town was 49.1 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 13.5% were from 25 to 44; 36.3% were from 45 to 64; and 20% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name=factfinder/> of 2000, there were 2,043 people, 704 households, and 601 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|4,943.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 718 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,737.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.64% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.62% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.71% of the population.

There were 704 households, out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.5% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.11 people per household.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 14.5% from 25 to 44, 38.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was in excess of $200,000, as is the median income for a family. Males had a median income of over $100,000 versus $76,067 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $95,174. About 1.3% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
[[File:20120528 127 Chevy Chase Police - 7291588442.jpg|thumb|CCVPD car]]
The village is managed by a board of managers, which consists of seven elected officials.<ref name=govt>{{cite web | url=http://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/231/Village-Government | title=Village Government | publisher=Chevy Chase Village}}</ref>

The village has its own police department.<ref name=govt/>

As of 2017, about 46% of the village's revenue came from income taxes, 20% from property taxes, and 24% from citations from [[speed limit enforcement]] along [[Connecticut Avenue]], a commuter route that runs through the village.<ref name=budget/>

==Transportation==
[[File:2019-06-12 12 34 32 View south along Maryland State Route 185 (Connecticut Avenue) at Melrose Street in Chevy Chase Village, Montgomery County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|right|MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue) southbound in Chevy Chase Village]]
Two state highways run through Chevy Chase Village: [[Maryland Route 185]] ([[Connecticut Avenue]]), which extends north past [[Interstate 495 in Maryland|Interstate 495]] (the [[Capital Beltway]]) and south to [[Washington, D.C.]]; and [[Maryland Route 186]] (Brookville Road), a minor local connector that parallels MD 185 to the east.

==Education==
Chevy Chase Village is served by the [[Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)|Montgomery County Public Schools]] system.

Residents are zoned to Rosemary Hills Elementary School (PreK-2) (Unincorporated Montgomery County) and [[Chevy Chase Elementary School]] (3-6) (in the [[Chevy Chase (town), Maryland|town of Chevy Chase]]). Some residents are zoned to [[Somerset Elementary School]] (K-5) (in [[Somerset, Maryland]].

All residents are zoned to [[Westland Middle School]] and [[Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School]], located in unincorporated Montgomery County.

==Notable people==
===Current residents===
* [[Ann Brashares]] - author<ref name=diversity/>
* [[Marvin Kalb]] - journalist<ref name=diversity/>
* [[Chris Matthews]] - commentator
* [[Jerome Powell]] - chairman of the [[Federal Reserve Board of Governors]]
* [[John Roberts]] - [[Chief Justice of the United States]]<ref name=diversity>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/04/chevy-chase-maryland-super-rich-town-diversity | title=Chevy Chase, Maryland: the super-rich town that has it all – except diversity | first=Rupert | last=Neate | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=December 4, 2015}}</ref>
* [[George Will]] - commentator<ref name=diversity/>

===Former residents===
* [[David Brinkley]] - journalist<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/10/luxury-home-brinkleys-chevy-chase-estate-impresses/ | title=Luxury home: Brinkley’s Chevy Chase estate impresses | first=Michele | last=Lerner | newspaper=[[The Washington Times]] | date=June 10, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] - United States Supreme Court justice; lived in Chevy Chase Village until 2005
* [[Mark Shields]] - political columnist<ref name="diversity" />

==References==
{{Reflist|1}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Chevy Chase Village, Maryland}}
* {{official website|www.chevychasevillagemd.gov}}
* [https://web.greaterbethesdachamber.org/The_Chamber/ Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce], including Chevy Chase

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[[Category:Towns in Maryland]]
[[Category:Towns in Montgomery County, Maryland]]