Editing Wicomico County, Maryland (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|400|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|374|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|26|sqmi}} (6.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_24.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 14, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913171515/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_24.txt|archive-date=September 13, 2014}}</ref>

The county's boundary with [[Delaware]] is composed of the [[Mason-Dixon line]] and the [[Transpeninsular Line]]. The intersection of these two historical lines is the midpoint of the Transpeninsular Line, fixed by [[Charles Mason|Mason]] and [[Jeremiah Dixon|Dixon]] between 1763 and 1767. The midpoint is located about {{convert|8|mi|km}} northwest of Salisbury, near the center of the [[Delmarva Peninsula]]. The county is generally flat, characteristic of the region, with a few small hills in the northeast. The lowest elevation is at sea level and the highest elevation is {{convert|98|ft|m|abbr=on}}.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Dorchester County, Maryland|Dorchester County]], Maryland (northwest)
* [[Somerset County, Maryland|Somerset County]], Maryland (southwest)
* [[Sussex County, Delaware]] (north)
* [[Worcester County, Maryland|Worcester County]], Maryland (southeast)

===Major highways===
* {{Jct|state=MD|US|13}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|US-Bus|13|dab1=Salisbury}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|US|50}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|US-Bus|50}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|12}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|54}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|313}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|346}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|347}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|348}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|349}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|350}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|352}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|353}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|354}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|374}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|513}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|670}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|675}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|815}}
* {{Jct|state=MD|MD|992}}

===Climate===
The county has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') according to the [[Köppen climate classification]]. According to the [[Trewartha climate classification]], the subtropical boundary of eight months of daily averages of at least {{convert|50|°F|°C|abbr=on}} runs through the northern part of Wicomico County. The [[hardiness zone]] is mainly 7b.