Butlertown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 520.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	505		—
2020	520		3.0%
U.S. Decennial Census 2010 2020

2020 census

Butlertown CDP, Maryland – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	188	182	37.23%	35.00%
Black or African American alone (NH)	292	279	57.82%	53.65%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.38%
Asian alone (NH)	2	1	0.40%	0.19%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	3	4	0.59%	0.77%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	15	28	2.97%	5.38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	24	0.99%	4.62%
Total	505	520	100.00%	100.00%

History

Formed sometime after 1877

Education

Butlertown is in the Kent County Public Schools district.

Kent County High School is in the CDP although it has a Worton postal address. Kent County Middle School is in Chestertown.

Worton Elementary School was formerly in the CDP, with a Worton postal address. In 2017 the school board voted to close Worton Elementary School, with four members favoring and one against.