Choptank, Maryland

Choptank, Maryland
Census-designated place
Choptank
Coordinates: 38°40′50″N 75°56′54″W / 38.68056°N 75.94833°W / 38.68056; -75.94833Coordinates: 38°40′50″N 75°56′54″W / 38.68056°N 75.94833°W / 38.68056; -75.94833
Country United States
State Maryland
County Caroline
Area
 • Total 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
 • Land 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 5 ft (2 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 129
 • Density 542/sq mi (209.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 410
FIPS code 24-17000
GNIS feature ID 0589973

Choptank is an unincorporated town and census-designated place on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in Caroline County, Maryland, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 129.[2]

The town was founded in the 17th century. It is on the tidal Choptank River, which runs into Chesapeake Bay. Tradition has it that the name "choptank" was a crude Anglicisation of the Algonquian name for the river, probably in the Nanticoke language. There was also a group of Algonquians called the Choptank tribe.[3]

The town is located at the southwestern corner of Caroline County on the northeast bank of the Choptank River, just north of where Hunting Creek enters the river from the east. The Choptank River flows southwest 11 miles (18 km) to the city of Cambridge and 25 miles (40 km) to Chesapeake Bay. Choptank Road leads northeast 3 miles (5 km) to the town of Preston and the nearest state highways, Maryland Routes 16 and 331.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Choptank, Maryland
  2. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Choptank CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ Maryland: A Colonial History. p. 22


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