Romancoke, Maryland

Romancoke is a census-designated place on Queen Anne's in Maryland, United States, located at the southern terminus of Maryland Route 8. Romancoke was changed from an unincorporated community to a census-designated place for the 2020 Census[2] listing a population of 1,855.[3] The name "Romancoke" comes from the Algonquian word for "circling of the water."[4] William Claiborne, who founded Kent Island, also had a plantation in Virginia named Romancoke.[5]

Romancoke
Census-designated place
Country United States of America
State Maryland
CountyQueen Anne's
Area
[1]
 • Total1.91 sq mi (4.96 km2)
 • Land1.27 sq mi (3.29 km2)
 • Water0.65 sq mi (1.67 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,855
 • Density1,461.78/sq mi (564.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code24-68265

Romancoke was once linked with Claiborne via the Romancoke-Claiborne ferry; however, the ferry service was canceled the year after the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was opened. Today, Romancoke is almost purely residential and is part of Stevensville's postal area.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
20201,855—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census
Romancoke CDP, Maryland - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 1,692 91.21%
Black or African American alone (NH) 17 0.92%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 5 0.27%
Asian alone (NH) 21 1.13%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 5 0.27%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 75 4.04%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 40 2.16%
Total 1,855 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. "TIGERweb v18.0". Decennial IT Division for Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. "Romancoke CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. "A Visit to A Colonial Estate, by Frederick S. Daniel". 13 June 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. Austin, Gayle. "Genealogy of the Claiborne Family of Virginia". www.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Romancoke CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau.

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