West Denton, Maryland

West Denton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Caroline County, Maryland, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 52.[2]

West Denton, Maryland
West
Denton
Coordinates: 38°53′19″N 75°50′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyCaroline
Area
  Total0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
  Land0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
5 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total52
  Density176/sq mi (67.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)410
FIPS code24-82625
GNIS feature ID0591517

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.[3]

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