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Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Bivalve
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 38°18′22″N 75°53′21″W / 38.30611°N 75.88917°W / 38.30611; -75.88917
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyWicomico
Area
 • Total1.49 sq mi (3.87 km)
 • Land1.45 sq mi (3.77 km)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km)
Elevation13 ft (4 m)
Population
 • Total185
 • Density127.24/sq mi (49.12/km)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code21814
Area codes410 & 443
FIPS code24-07675
GNIS feature ID589760

Bivalve is an unincorporated community and census-designated place along the eastern shore of the lower Nanticoke River, near its mouth on the Chesapeake Bay, in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 201 as of the 2010 census. Bivalve takes its name from the oyster, upon which the town's economy once depended. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Yellow Brick House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020185—
U.S. Decennial Census

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. "Bivalve". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Wicomico County, Maryland, United States
County seat: Salisbury
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