More historic than 17% of U.S. towns · #188 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Most of Huntingtown was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: 3 old photos and papers and maps from 1892 on.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Huntingtown is more historic than 17% of U.S. towns, #188 of 261 in Maryland. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Huntingtown’s overall grade.
Few Maryland towns list much on the Register (a typical Maryland town has 0.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Huntingtown’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (20% of Maryland towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.5 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Huntingtown’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Huntingtown’s post office has been open since 1796.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Beverly KnollsDeerfieldGibson MeadowsHallmark EstatesHunting Creek WoodsHuntingtown SquareJoy Lee AcresRadcliffeShady HillSherbertThe AlamedaThe OaksWhite Marsh Estates
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Huntingtown
CalvaryMirandaPatuxent United Methodist Church
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Huntingtown on the map, 1892 to 1993
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Huntingtown. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1892Prince Frederick sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Huntingtown.
The story so far
Huntingtown, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Huntingtown yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Huntingtown, established 1683, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,311 at the 2010 census, up from 2,436 in 2000. Many large estate homes have recently been built in small developments off routes 2/4. It has a public high school called Huntingtown High. The Calverton School is located just south of the town center. State-operated commuter buses and private vanpools carry residents to Washington.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Huntingtown is more historic than 17% of U.S. towns, #188 of 261 in Maryland. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Huntingtown?
5% of Huntingtown’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.5 points), against a typical 3.3% for a Maryland town; the median home was built in 1995.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (7), the Library of Congress (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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