Galesville is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 685.[3]
Galesville, Maryland | |
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  Location within the state of Maryland  Galesville, Maryland (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°50′35″N 76°32′37″W / 38.84306°N 76.54361°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Anne Arundel |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.69 sq mi (4.37 km2) |
| • Land | 1.32 sq mi (3.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2) |
| Elevation | 15 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 623 |
| • Density | 473.04/sq mi (182.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 20765 |
| FIPS code | 24-31275 |
| GNIS feature ID | 590272 |
Galesville is located at 38°50'35" north, 76°32'37" west (38.8431707 -76.5435702),[4] along the western shore of the West River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. By road it is approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of Annapolis, the state capital.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 685 | — | |
| 2020 | 623 | −9.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
History
editThe area was an early center of Quaker settlement in America[6] and, through the West River Friends meeting, it is considered the birthplace of organized Quakerism in Maryland. The town was once the terminus of a steamship line connecting to Annapolis and Baltimore. Once a thriving community of Chesapeake Bay watermen and their families, the town has developed an industry around pleasure boating.
See also
edit- Tulip Hill, plantation house near Galesville
- Galesville Rosenwald School, former Black school
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galesville, Maryland
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Galesville CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Kelly, J. Reaney (1963). Quakers in the Founding of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Maryland Historical Society. p. 92.
External links
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