Town guide

Millington, Maryland

Millington is a town in Kent County, Maryland, home to about 469 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 21651.

Homes sold for a median of $231 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population469651 per sq mi
Median home value$232,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$231Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking14%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Millington

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Millington

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)42 miles away
Closer regional airportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD38 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA65 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Millington; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Millington

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Millington had 549 residents in the 2020 census, up 32% since 2000.

It’s the 389th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.

Kent County grew from 18,786 residents in 1900 to 19,198 in 2020.

Millington population by census2000: 416, 2010: 642, 2020: 549416200064220105492020

Kent County, 1900–2020

Kent County population, 1900 to 20201900: 18,786, 1910: 16,957, 1920: 15,026, 1930: 14,242, 1940: 13,465, 1950: 13,677, 1960: 15,481, 1970: 16,146, 1980: 16,695, 1990: 17,842, 2000: 19,197, 2010: 20,197, 2020: 19,19819K’00’1015K’20’3013K’40’5015K’60’7017K’80’9019K’00’1019K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 46.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MillingtonJan: high 41°F, low 27°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 28°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 35°F, 4.3 in; Apr: high 64°F, low 45°F, 3.7 in; May: high 74°F, low 55°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 64°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 69°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 67°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 60°F, 4.9 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 48°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 38°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 31°F, 3.8 in41°27°Jan3.344°28°Feb2.953°35°Mar4.364°45°Apr3.774°55°May3.982°64°Jun4.487°69°Jul4.485°67°Aug3.678°60°Sep4.967°48°Oct3.756°38°Nov3.245°31°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chestertown, MD weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Kent County

6,462 jobs at 570 businesses in Kent County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Kent CountyManufacturing: 1,107 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 956 jobs; Retail trade: 851 jobs; Educational services: 666 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 635 jobs; Construction: 405 jobs; Other services: 360 jobs; Administrative and support: 344 jobsManufacturing 17% Health care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 13% Educational services 10% Hotels and restaurants 10% Construction 6% Other services 6% Administrative and support 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Millington.

Nearest hospitals

  • University of Md Shore Medical Ctr at ChestertownGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Chestertown9.9 miles
  • Va Maryland Healthcare System - Perry PointVA hospital · no emergency room · Perry Point21.4 miles
  • Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Dover21.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers2
Pharmacies1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Millington

Grocery stores

  • Food Lion1.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Galena Pharmacy4.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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