Bivalve, Maryland
Bivalve is an unincorporated community and census-designated place along the eastern shore of the lower Nanticoke River, near its mouth on the Chesapeake Bay, in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 201 as of the 2010 census.[2] Bivalve takes its name from the oyster, upon which the town's economy once depended. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Bivalve | |
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  Bivalve Location within the state of Maryland  Bivalve Bivalve (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′22″N 75°53′21″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Wicomico |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.349 sq mi (3.49 km2) |
| • Land | 1.312 sq mi (3.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.037 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 201 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 21814 |
| Area code(s) | 410 & 443 |
| GNIS feature ID | 589760[3] |
The Yellow Brick House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[4]
References
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- "Bivalve". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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