About the town » Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland, United States

Chesapeake City is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, USA. The population was 673 at the 2010 census.The town was originally named by Bohemian colonist Augustine Herman the Village of Bohemia — or Bohemia Manor — but the name was changed in 1839 when the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (C&D Canal) was built. Today, the town contains numerous old homes from that era that have been converted into bed and breakfasts, restaurants and the local historical museum.