THE DUNKIRK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake Rolling Coastal Plain setting.
Dunkirk CDP has 6.59 square miles of land in Calvert County. Its Census reference point is in Chesapeake Rolling Coastal Plain, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Dunkirk and Calvert County
Dunkirk is associated with Calvert County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Dunkirk by land and water
The Census records 0.75 square miles of water within Dunkirk, or 10.2% of its total area. It is 28 percentage points lower than the 38.2% recorded for Calvert County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dunkirk CDP has 1.7 times the land area of nearby Owings CDP (3.94 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

