Darlington

History

There is [http://www.virtualharford.com/darlington.html evidence] for settlement in the town around 1700, but not much before that time. Darlington had a stagecoach line to Baltimore and a [http://www.virtualharford.com/darlington.html lot of traffic] from the Susquehanna and the Tidewater Canal had to go through it. The [http://www.virtualharford.com/darlington.html Darlington Academy] was built in 1836 and used to be a popular school in Harford County. Additionally, almost 100 years later in 1928 the Conowingo Dam was built and made it easier to travel across.

Geography

Darlington is located in northeastern Harford County at (39.502757, −76.318971), along Maryland Route 161. U.S. Route 1 crosses the northern side of the community, leading northeast to Philadelphia and southwest to Baltimore. Route 1 crosses the Susquehanna River at Conowingo Dam, northeast of Darlington. Havre de Grace is to the southeast via Routes 161 and 155. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Darlington CDP has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,116
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  11,999
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  9,964
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  9,744
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,478
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  9,431
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,215
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,066

Largest nearby schools

• Aberdeen High
  High · Aberdeen · 1,495 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• C. Milton Wright High
  High · Bel Air · 1,266 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Southampton Middle
  Middle · Bel Air · 1,175 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Aberdeen Middle
  Middle · Aberdeen · 1,082 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• Harford Technical High
  High · Bel Air · 979 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Havre de Grace High
  High · Havre de Grace · 818 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• Hickory Elementary
  Elementary · Bel Air · 657 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Havre de Grace Middle
  Middle · Havre de Grace · 626 students · 14.6:1 ratio