Swanton is an unincorporated town in Garrett County, Maryland

Garrett County, Maryland

Garrett County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. Created from Allegany County, Maryland in 1872 it was the last Maryland county to be formed. It was named for John Work Garrett , railroad executive, industrialist, and financier. Garrett served as president of the Baltimore...

. Swanton is close to several recreation areas like Deep Creek Lake State Park.

Anderson Chapel

Anderson Chapel

Anderson Chapel, also known as St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel, is a historic Episcopal church located at Swanton, Garrett County, Maryland. It is a late-19th century frame, one-story, gable-roofed church built in the Carpenter Gothic board-and-batten style...

 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 1984.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,500 people, 700 households, and 600 families residing in town. The population density was 2000 people per square mile. There were 312 housing units at an average density of 156.3/sq mi. The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White, African American 0.00%, Native American 0.00%, Asian 0.00%, Hispanic,0.0%.