Havre de Grace

city in Harford County, Maryland, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Maryland
County: Harford
Mayor: William Martin
Total: 6.32 sq mi (16.37 km )
Land: 5.89 sq mi (15.25 km )
Water: 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km ) 20.17%
Elevation: 56 ft (17 m)
Density: 2,514.4/sq mi (970.83/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (Eastern)
Fips code: 24-37600
Gnis feature id: 0590437

Article

Satellite image of the Chesapeake Bay's confluence with Susquehanna River and the Maryland cities of Havre de Grace (southwest bank) and Perryville (northeast bank) Havre de Grace (/hævər dɪˈɡreɪs/), abbreviated HdG, is a city in Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is situated at the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the head of Chesapeake Bay. It is named after the port city of Le Havre, France, which in full was once Le Havre de Grâce (French for 'Harbor of Grace').

As of the 2020 census, Havre de Grace had a population of 14,807. In 2014, Smithsonian magazine called it one of the 20 best small U.S. towns to visit.