Havre de Grace, Maryland

Havre de Grace, Maryland
City
City of Havre de Grace
Havre de Grace waterfront at Concord Point Light
Flag Seal
Nickname:  "HdG"
Location in Harford County and Maryland
Coordinates: 39°32′54″N 76°5′51″W / 39.54833°N 76.09750°W / 39.54833; -76.09750
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Harford
Incorporated	1785
Government
• Mayor	William Martin
Area [1]
• Total	6.32 sq mi (16.37 km2)
• Land	5.89 sq mi (15.25 km2)
• Water	0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)  20.17%
Elevation	56 ft (17 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	14,807
• Density	2,514.35/sq mi (970.83/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	21078
Area code	410
FIPS code	24-37600
GNIS feature ID	0590437
Website	www.havredegracemd.com

Havre de Grace (/hævər dɪˈɡreɪs/),^[2] 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, "Harbor of Grace").

The population was 12,952 at the 2010 U.S. census. In 2014, Smithsonian magazine called it one of the 20 best small U.S. towns to visit.^[3]