Darlington, Maryland
{{short description|Historic district in Maryland, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Darlington, Maryland
|settlement_type = Census-designated place
|image_skyline = Darlington, Maryland.jpg
|imagesize = 290px
|image_caption = Downtown Darlington (August 2021)
|pushpin_map = Maryland#USA
|pushpin_label = Darlington
| subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Maryland
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Harford
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_total_km2 = 2.71
|area_land_km2 = 2.71
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi = 1.04
|area_land_sq_mi = 1.04
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 398
|population_density_km2 = 147.02
|population_density_sq_mi = 380.86
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = −5
|timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = −4
|elevation_ft = 330
|coordinates = {{coord|39|38|21|N|76|12|10|W|region:US-MD_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 21034{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/21034|title=Darlington MD ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=April 18, 2023}}
|area_code = 410 and 443 and 667
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 24-21800
}}
Darlington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern Harford County, Maryland, United States.[http://www.darlingtonapplefest.org The Darlington Apple Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051230202917/http://www.darlingtonapplefest.org/ |date=2005-12-30 }}, Darlington Apple Festival. Accessed 2007-11-26. The population was 409 at the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2421800| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Darlington CDP, Maryland| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=July 13, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The center of the community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Darlington Historic District in 1987. Median household income is [https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?q=darlington+maryland&page=1&stateGeo=none&searchtype=web&cssp=SERP&_charset_=UTF-8 $66,563]. The percentage of people in poverty is [https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?q=darlington+maryland&page=1&stateGeo=none&searchtype=web&cssp=SERP&_charset_=UTF-8 5.3%].
Geography
Darlington is located in northeastern Harford County at {{coord|39|30|10|N|76|19|8|W|type:city}} (39.502757, −76.318971),{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} along Maryland Route 161. U.S. Route 1 crosses the northern side of the community, leading northeast {{convert|65|mi}} to Philadelphia and southwest {{convert|35|mi}} to Baltimore. Route 1 crosses the Susquehanna River at Conowingo Dam, {{convert|2|mi|0}} northeast of Darlington. Havre de Grace is {{convert|11|mi}} to the southeast via Routes 161 and 155.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Darlington CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.72|km2|order=flip}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010= 409
|2020= 398
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
}}
Historic sites
{{Main|Darlington Historic District}}
The southern part of the CDP, south of Shuresville Road, is part of the Darlington Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1987. There are approximately 100 contributing properties, including buildings by architects such as Theophilus Parsons Chandler Jr. and Walter Cope. The village was also home to Harry Webb Farrington.
Other sites listed on the NRHP in the community and surrounding region are the Deer Creek Friends Meetinghouse along Main Street near US 1; Berkley Crossroads Historic District and Berkley School, less than {{convert|1|mi}} north of Darlington on Maryland Route 623; Gray Gables and Wildfell, less than 1 mile to the northwest on US 1; the Lower Deer Creek Valley Historic District, {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the southwest; and the Silver Houses Historic District, {{convert|2.5|mi}} south of town on Route 161.
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.
Community
File:Darlington Apple Festival.jpg
Local children attend the Darlington Elementary School near the center of town. The elementary school has one class per grade level (K through 5), and two autism classrooms. There is no high school in Darlington, so students usually enroll in Havre De Grace High School.[http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/md/729 Darlington Elementary School], GreatSchools.net, 2007. Accessed 2007-11-26.
An annual apple festival is held in Darlington the first Saturday in October, and attracts almost 60,000 people.
Darlington and the surrounding communities are provided fire and EMS service by the Darlington Volunteer hobbyist Company.
The Darlington public library, formally located within the town, was moved to the nearby intersection of Maryland Route 136 and U.S. Route 1 in October 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/cng-ag-darlington-library-ribbon-cutting-oct-2022-20221020-oj5s7m5gxnhenavfz7ikrgpk5i-story.html | title=Harford County celebrates opening of new Darlington Library }} Darlington also has several houses of worship, including Franklin Baptist Church, Harmony Presbyterian Church, Grace Episcopal Church, Darlington United Methodist Church, Deer Creek Friends Meetinghouse, and Hosanna AME Church located in historic Berkley, Maryland.
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Photos of Darlington
File:View_of_Darlington,_Maryland.jpg|View of Darlington
File:The old Kirk House.jpg|The old Kirk House
File:Deer Creek Friends Meeting.jpg|Deer Creek Friends Meetinghouse
File:Darlington village July 2011.jpg|Darlington village
File:Grace Memorial Episcopal Church.jpg|Grace Memorial Episcopal Church (1876–78), Theophilus Parsons Chandler Jr., architect
File:Darlington Methodist Church March 2012.jpg|Darlington Methodist Church
File:Darlington Elementary School.jpg|Darlington Elementary School
File:Harmony Presbyterian Church in Darlington, MD.jpg|Harmony Presbyterian Church
File:Lloyd's Store.jpg|Scarborough General Store and Garage
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120111213925/http://mdihp.net/dsp_county.cfm?search=county&criteria1=D&criteria2=HA&criteria3=&id=15349&viewer=true Darlington Historic District, Harford County], Maryland Historical Trust
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Category:Census-designated places in Harford County, Maryland
Category:Census-designated places in Maryland
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Harford County, Maryland