Editing Denton, Maryland (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[File:2022-06-22 11 55 07 View south along Maryland State Route 313 and east along Maryland State Route 404 (Shore Highway) from the overpass for Camp Road in Denton, Caroline County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|right|MD 313 southbound and MD 404 eastbound in Denton]]
The town is served by [[List of Maryland state highways|Maryland Routes]] [[Maryland Route 404|404]], [[Maryland Route 313|313]], [[Maryland Route 328|328]], [[Maryland Route 16|16]], and [[Maryland Route 619|619]]. MD 404 bypasses Denton to the north and east and serves as the main route between the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge]] to the west and the [[Delaware Beaches]] to the east. A business route, [[Maryland Route 404 Business|MD 404 Business]], passes through the center of Denton. MD 313 follows MD 404 around the east side of Denton and runs north to [[Greensboro, Maryland|Greensboro]] and south to [[Federalsburg, Maryland|Federalsburg]]. MD 328 begins at MD 404 in West Denton and heads southwest to [[Easton, Maryland|Easton]]. MD 16 passes to the south of Denton and heads west to [[Preston, Maryland|Preston]] and [[Cambridge, Maryland|Cambridge]] and east along MD 404 toward the Delaware border. MD 619 heads from MD 404 Business in the center of Denton north to MD 313 and MD 404 on the northern part of the town. Denton borders the Choptank River.<ref>{{Maryland road map|year=2013}}</ref> Delmarva Community Transit provides bus service to Denton along multiple routes offering service to Easton, Federalsburg, Preston, and Greensboro.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schedule|publisher=Maryland Upper Shore Transit|url=http://www.dcsdct.org/uploads/2/5/0/4/25044487/finalmustschedulenov2014.pdf|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref>

The [[American Discovery Trail]] runs through the town.

===Utilities===
[[Delmarva Power]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]], provides electricity to Denton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.delmarva.com/AboutUs/Pages/CompanyInformation.aspx|title=Company Information|website=www.delmarva.com|language=en-US|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> [[Chesapeake Utilities]] provides natural gas to the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delmarva Service Territory|publisher=Chesapeake Utilities|url=http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/|access-date=August 14, 2017|archive-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815063806/http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Denton Public Works provides water and sewer service along with trash collection to the town. The town's public works department provides water service to about 1,600 customers and can handle over 1,000,000 gallons in a day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Water Systems|publisher=Denton Public Works|url=http://www.dentonpublicworks.com/water/index.asp|access-date=May 29, 2018}}</ref> The town operates the Denton Wastewater Treatment Plant, which has an average daily flow of 800,000 gallons and can handle a peak hourly flow of 2.67 million gallons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wastewater Treatment Works For You|publisher=Denton Public Works|url=http://www.dentonpublicworks.com/wastewater/index.asp|access-date=May 29, 2018}}</ref> Curbside trash collection is provided once a week to households in Denton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Refuse Collection|publisher=Denton Public Works|url=http://www.dentonpublicworks.com/refuse_collection/index.asp|access-date=May 29, 2018}}</ref>