Galesville, Maryland
Galesville, Maryland | |
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| Aerial image of Galesville, Maryland Aerial image of Galesville, Maryland | |
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 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| State | File:Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland |
| County | File:Flag of Anne Arundel County, Maryland.png 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 |
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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 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
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 623 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
History
The 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
- Tulip Hill, plantation house near Galesville
- Galesville Rosenwald School, former Black school
References
- ↑ "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.
