West Denton, Maryland

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West Denton, Maryland
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West
Denton
Coordinates: 38°53′19″N75°50′20″W / 38.88861°N 75.83889°W / 38.88861; -75.83889
CountryUnited States
State Maryland
County Caroline
Area
[1]
  Total0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
  Land0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
5 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total46
  Density158.62/sq mi (61.30/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21629 [2]
Area code 410
FIPS code 24-82625
GNIS feature ID0591517

West Denton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. [3] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 52. [4]

It is located on the west bank of the Choptank River, across from Denton, the Caroline County seat. Maryland Route 404 Business crosses the Choptank and the oldest portion of the community on a bridge constructed in 1979. Maryland Route 328 forms the western edge of the CDP, and the Maryland Route 404 bypass (Shore Highway) forms the northern edge, crossing the Choptank on the Governor Harry R. Hughes Bridge, constructed in 1982.

Located at West Denton are the Neck Meetinghouse and Yard and West Denton Warehouse-Wharf, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 46
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

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References

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  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Denton, Maryland
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