Romancoke, Maryland

Romancoke
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 38°52′52″N 76°20′11″W
Country	United States of America
State	Maryland
County	Queen Anne's
Area [1]
• Total	1.91 sq mi (4.96 km^2)
• Land	1.27 sq mi (3.29 km^2)
• Water	0.65 sq mi (1.67 km^2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,855
• Density	1,461.78/sq mi (564.43/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	24-68265

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 was once linked with Claiborne via the Romancoke-Claiborne ferry; however, the ferry service terminated on December 31, 1952. This was five months after the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was opened. Today, Romancoke is almost purely residential and is part of Stevensville's postal area.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,855		—
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 February 26, 2021.
3. "Romancoke CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
4. "A Visit to A Colonial Estate, by Frederick S. Daniel". June 13, 2007. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
5. Austin, Gayle. "Genealogy of the Claiborne Family of Virginia". www.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved July 19, 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.

External links

• Romancoke on the Bay Community Website