Wicomico County, Maryland

The Wicomico County is a county located U.S. state of Maryland. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Salisbury.

Geography

The County is located on the Delmarva Peninsula on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay and is bordered to the north by Delaware. The Wicomico County has an area of 1,035 square kilometers, of which 59 square kilometers ( 5.66 percent) of water. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Wicomico County was formed in 1867 from parts of Somerset and Worcester County. It was named after the Wicomico River, which flows through the county.

Demographic data

As of the census of 2010 lived in Wicomico County 98,733 people in 36,262 households. The population density was 101.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 36 262 households lived statistically 2.47 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 68.7 percent white, 24.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 2.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 4.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.4 percent were 65 years or older. 52.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 46,404. The per capita income was $ 25,935. 13.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

Citys

• Fruitland
• Salisbury

Towns

• Delmar
• Hebron
• Mardela Springs

• Pittville
• Sharpstown
• Willards

Unincorporated communities

• Allen
• Bivalve
• Nanticoke
• Parsonsburg

• Powellsville
• Quantico
• Tyaskin
• Whitehaven