Chevy Chase Village is an incorporated municipality in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, bordering Washington, D.C. The population was 2,049 as of the 2020 census.
Chevy Chase Village includes 727 housing units. It is known for its speed limit enforcement actions, which produce 24% of its annual revenue.
The village is part of a larger community, colloquially referred to as Chevy Chase, that includes several adjoining settlements in Montgomery County and one neighborhood of Washington.
Chevy Chase Village is the location of the Chevy Chase Club, a private country club with an initiation fee of over $50,000. In 1914, Village residents sought and received state sanction as a special taxing area. It was incorporated in 1951.
The village was created to be all-white; it remains overwhelmingly so more than a century later.
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Racial and ethnic composition
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|+Chevy Chase Village town, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,924
|1,825
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,790
|94.18%
|93.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87.36%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|14
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.69%
|0.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|33
|31
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45
|1.62%
|1.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.20%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|11
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.54%
|0.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|26
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |103
|1.27%
|1.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.03%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|35
|54
|style='background: #ffffe6; |99
|1.71%
|2.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.83%
|-
|Total
|2,043
|1,953
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,049
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 2,049 people living in the town. The median age was 48.8 years. 27.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 697 households, of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 84.2% were married-couple households, 4.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 10.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 10.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 1,953 people, 697 households, and 609 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 726 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.9% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.
There were 697 households, of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.2% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 12.6% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 2.99.
The median age in the town was 49.1 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 13.5% were from 25 to 44; 36.3% were from 45 to 64; and 20% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.
2000 census
As of the census
The village has its own police department.
- George Will - commentator
- Sandra Day O'Connor - United States Supreme Court justice; lived in Chevy Chase Village until 2005
- Mark Shields - political columnist