Charlton

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Charlton

Total population

0

Median home value

$0

Median income

$0

Elevation143 m

Land area0.42 km²

Weather64°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates39.63°, -77.89°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Charlton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 171 as of the 2010 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Charlton, MD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Samuel Sprigg

American politician (1783-1855)

J

John Van Lear Findlay

U.S. Representative from Maryland (1839-1907)

H

Henry Fitzhugh

American politician 1801-1866

Goodloe Byron

American politician from Maryland, US (1929–1978)

E

Elmer Holmes Bobst

American businessman

B

Boots Poffenberger

American baseball player (1915-1999)

Cadwalader Ringgold

United States Navy admiral, explorer and botanical collector (1802-1867)

C

Clay Beauford

United States army officer

Dave Cole

American baseball player

J

Jacob Beltzhoover

American pioneer (1770–1835)

John Chaney

American politician

T

Tench Ringgold

US Marshal (1777-1844)

George William Peterkin

episcopal Bishop of West Virginia (1841-1916)

John W. Wagner

Union Army soldier in the American Civil War

G

G. W. Webb

B

Bertha Stemm Norton

mother of Andre Norton (1872-1967)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maryland

• Kemps Mill
  4.3 mi away · pop. 49
• Williamsport
  4.8 mi away · pop. 1,949
• Big Pool
  6.5 mi away · pop. 41
• Pecktonville
  8.5 mi away · pop. 179
• Hagerstown
  9.1 mi away · pop. 43,527
• Breathedsville
  10.9 mi away · pop. 147
• Tilghmanton
  10.9 mi away · pop. 282
• Reid
  12.6 mi away · pop. 120
• Keedysville
  14.6 mi away · pop. 1,183
• Hancock
  15.1 mi away · pop. 1,625
• Mount Aetna
  15.2 mi away · pop. 637
• Mount Lena
  15.5 mi away · pop. 391

Browse all places in Maryland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Charlton

Sketch of the life of Mr. Lewis Charlton

Lewis Charlton · 1870

Exploring the past

Lorelei Maison Rockwell · 2005

Whose Black politics?

Andra Gillespie · 2009

A shining city

Ronald Reagan · 1998

Othello

William Shakespeare · 1622

Search results from Open Library.

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-13 21:45 UTC.