Salisbury metropolitan area






Map of Maryland highlighting the Salisbury Metropolitan Statistical Area before Worcester and Sussex counties were added.


The Salisbury Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2010, is a metropolitan area centered on the city of Salisbury, Maryland and including portions of the U.S. states of Delaware and Maryland on the Delmarva Peninsula. The metropolitan area consists of four counties: Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester in Maryland and Sussex in Delaware.[1] The MSA had a total population of 373,802 as of the 2010 census and an estimated population of 405,803 for 2017.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Counties


  • 2 Communities


    • 2.1 Places with more than 20,000 inhabitants


    • 2.2 Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants


    • 2.3 Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants


    • 2.4 Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants


    • 2.5 Places with less than 500 inhabitants




  • 3 History


  • 4 Demographics


  • 5 Transportation


    • 5.1 Major highways


    • 5.2 Airports


    • 5.3 Mass transit




  • 6 Colleges and universities


  • 7 Media


    • 7.1 Radio


    • 7.2 Television




  • 8 See also


  • 9 References





Counties



  • Somerset County, Maryland

  • Wicomico County, Maryland

  • Worcester County, Maryland

  • Sussex County, Delaware



Communities




Salisbury



Places with more than 20,000 inhabitants



  • Salisbury, Maryland (Principal City)


Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants




Ocean City




Seaford



  • Georgetown, Delaware


  • Milford, Delaware (part)

  • Ocean City, Maryland


  • Ocean Pines, Maryland (census-designated place)

  • Seaford, Delaware



Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants




Berlin




Crisfield




Rehoboth Beach



  • Berlin, Maryland

  • Bethany Beach, Delaware

  • Blades, Delaware

  • Bridgeville, Delaware

  • Crisfield, Maryland

  • Delmar, Delaware

  • Delmar, Maryland

  • Fruitland, Maryland

  • Laurel, Delaware

  • Lewes, Delaware


  • Long Neck, Delaware (census-designated place)

  • Millsboro, Delaware

  • Milton, Delaware

  • Ocean View, Delaware

  • Pittsville, Maryland

  • Pocomoke City, Maryland

  • Princess Anne, Maryland

  • Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

  • Selbyville, Delaware

  • Snow Hill, Maryland


  • West Ocean City, Maryland (census-designated place)



Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants



  • Dagsboro, Delaware


  • Deal Island, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Eden, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Fairmount, Maryland (census-designated place)

  • Frankford, Delaware

  • Greenwood, Delaware

  • Hebron, Maryland

  • Millville, Delaware


  • Mount Vernon, Maryland (census-designated place)

  • Sharptown, Maryland

  • Willards, Maryland



Places with less than 500 inhabitants




  • Allen, Maryland (census-designated place)

  • Bethel, Delaware


  • Bishopville, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Bivalve, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Chance, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Dames Quarter, Maryland (census-designated place)

  • Dewey Beach, Delaware

  • Ellendale, Delaware

  • Fenwick Island, Delaware


  • Frenchtown-Rumbly, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Girdletree, Maryland (census-designated place)

  • Henlopen Acres, Delaware


  • Jesterville, Maryland (census-designated place)

  • Mardela Springs, Maryland


  • Nanticoke, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Nanticoke Acres, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Newark, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Parsonsburg, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Powellville, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Quantico, Maryland (census-designated place)

  • Slaughter Beach, Delaware


  • Smith Island, Maryland (census-designated place)

  • South Bethany, Delaware


  • Stockton, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Tyaskin, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Waterview, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • West Pocomoke, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Whaleyville, Maryland (census-designated place)


  • Whitehaven, Maryland (census-designated place)



History


Prior to the 2010 Census, the Salisbury metropolitan area consisted only of Wicomico and Somerset counties in Maryland. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 109,391 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 120,181).[3] Worcester County, Maryland was considered a part of the Ocean Pines Micropolitan Statistical Area and Sussex County, Delaware was considered a part of the Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area.[4]




Components of the Salisbury-Ocean Pines Combined Statistical Area.

  Salisbury MSA


  Ocean Pines μSA



The Salisbury–Ocean Pines Combined Statistical Area consisted of the Salisbury metropolitan area and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 155,934 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 169,303).[5]



Demographics


As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 109,931 people, 40,579 households, and 27,223 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 68.92% White, 27.32% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.46% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.


The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,469, and the median income for a family was $42,386. Males had a median income of $29,989 versus $23,292 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,568.



Transportation



Major highways




  • US 9


  • US 13


  • US 50


  • US 113


  • DE 1


  • DE 16


  • DE 20


  • DE 24


  • DE 26


  • DE / MD 54


  • DE 404


  • MD 12


  • MD 90


  • MD 313


  • MD 413


  • MD 528



Airports



  • Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport

  • Bennett Airport

  • Crisfield Municipal Airport

  • Delaware Coastal Airport

  • Laurel Airport

  • Ocean City Municipal Airport



Mass transit




  • Shore Transit - Serves Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties with local routes in Salisbury and commuter routes between cities and towns in the three counties.


  • DART First State - Serves Sussex County, Delaware with six year-round routes along with seasonal routes in the beach communities and inter-county service to other parts of Delaware.


  • Ocean City Transportation - Bus service in Ocean City with connections to Shore Transit and DART First State.



Colleges and universities




  • Delaware Technical Community College Jack F. Owens Campus

  • Salisbury University

  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore

  • Wor–Wic Community College



Media



Radio




Television




See also



  • Maryland census statistical areas

  • Delaware census statistical areas



References





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  2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017 - United States -- Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico". Census American Factfinder. United States Census Burau. Retrieved 6 April 2018.


  3. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-29.


  4. ^ "METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS AND COMPONENTS, December 2009, WITH CODES". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2013.


  5. ^ "Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-02)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on April 20, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-29.


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