Editing Lusby, Maryland (section)

==Geography==
Lusby is located near the southern end of Calvert County at {{coord|38|21|13|N|76|26|12|W|type:city}} (38.353555, &minus;76.436615).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the southwest by [[Solomons, Maryland|Solomons]], a tourist resort town, to the south by Drum Point (across tidal Mill Creek), and to the southeast by Chesapeake Ranch Estates, a large community governed by a homeowners' association.

[[Dominion Cove Point LNG]], one of the nation's largest [[liquefied natural gas]] import facilities, is located just northeast of Lusby, and the [[Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant]] is {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the north. Maryland Routes [[Maryland Route 2|2]] and [[Maryland Route 4|4]] run along the western edge of Lusby, leading south to the [[Patuxent River Naval Air Station]] and north to [[Andrews Air Force Base]] and the [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]] areas.

There is one public [[High school (North America)|high school]] in Lusby, [[Patuxent High School]], with the mascot being the Panthers. In 2015 the Panthers won states in football. In 2016, the Panthers won states in marching band and got third place at nationals. In 2002 and 2013, the Panthers won Maryland high school volleyball championships, with multiple other teams reaching the state finals such as the football team in 2013 and 2001, the baseball team in 2012, and the field hockey team in 2008. Lusby also has a public middle school, Mill Creek Middle (6th grade through 8th grade) and two public elementary schools, Patuxent Elementary (Pre-K through 2nd grade) and Appeal (3rd-5th grade). While there are no private schools in Lusby, there is one in Solomon's Island at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church that serves the area and has Pre-K through 8th grade.

Lusby's central business district has been growing rapidly in recent years. Three shopping centers have recently been built, bringing in new grocery stores, restaurants, and other businesses. Several new roads have either been built or are in planning stages in order to ease traffic congestion to and from the Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point communities. Lusby also features Cove Point Park, which has numerous baseball, soccer, and lacrosse fields as well as a public swimming pool. There is a public golf course, Chesapeake Hills Golf Course, near Cove Point Park. There is also a private air field owned and operated by the Chesapeake Ranch Estates and Drum Point communities.

Places of note in the Lusby area include the [[Cove Point Light]]house on the [[Chesapeake Bay]] and [[Calvert Cliffs State Park]]. The lighthouse was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1973.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref> Also on the National Register are [[Middleham Chapel]] and [[Morgan Hill Farm]].<ref name="nris"/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Lusby CDP has a total area of {{convert|9.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|9.1|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|km2|disp=flip}}, or 4.51%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>