Kemp Mill is a census-designated place and an unincorporated census area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,564 at the 2010 census.Kemp Mill census area consists of the separate communities of Kemp Mill Estates and Kemp Mill Farms.GeographyAs an unincorporated area, Kemp Mill's boundaries are not officially defined. However, Kemp Mill is recognized by the United States Census Bureau as a census-designated place, and by the United States Geological Survey as a populated place located at (39.033832, -77.024541).According to the United States Census Bureau, the neighborhood has a total area of 2.54 square miles (6.2 km²), all of it land.Kemp Mill is considered by many of its residents, particularly those members of the Orthodox Jewish community, to be part of unincorporated Silver Spring, Maryland. It is served by the Wheaton Post Office.CultureKemp Mill hosts a number of synagogues serving Orthodox Jews (Modern Orthodox, Chassidic, and Yeshivish) including Young Israel Shomrai Emunah, Silver Spring Jewish Center, Kemp Mill Synagogue, the Yeshiva of Greater Washington, Chabad of Silver Spring, Kehillas Ohr Hatorah and Minchas Yitzhak. Additionally, there are many smaller orthodox Jewish minyanim (prayer groups) throughout the neighborhood including a Sephardic Minyan that meets at Shomrai Emunah and the Lower Lamberton Minyan. There are also many in the area that are served by Conservative synagogues, such as Har Tzeon Agudath Achim, and other branches of Judaism. Several Jewish and Catholic parochial schools are also located there including the boys division of the Yeshiva of Greater Washington, Silver Spring Learning Center, and the Jewish Montessori School. Two public schools are also situated in the area, including Kemp Mill Elementary and Colonel E. Brooke Lee Middle School. The former Spring Mill Elementary school is now an administrative office.
