Editing Mayo, Maryland

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|name                     = Mayo, Maryland
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'''Mayo''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel County]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]]. The population was 8,298 in the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2451575| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212192919/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2451575| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mayo CDP, Maryland| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 31, 2013}}</ref> The Mayo CDP of 2010 includes all of the area that used to be counted as the [[Selby-on-the-Bay, Maryland|Selby-on-the-Bay]] CDP. The beach in Mayo used to be a popular weekend resort.

==Geography==
Mayo is located at {{Coord|38|53|36|N|76|30|16|W|type:city}},(38.893264, &minus;76.504371)<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> south of [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]]. It occupies a peninsula between the [[South River (Maryland)|South River]] to the northeast and the [[Rhode River]] to the southwest, both of which are tidal arms of [[Chesapeake Bay]]. It is bordered by the CDP of [[Edgewater, Maryland|Edgewater]] to the northwest, and (across the South River) by the CDP of [[Annapolis Neck, Maryland|Annapolis Neck]] to the northeast. [[Saunders Point Maryland|Saunder's Point]], Shoreham Beach, [[Beverly Beach, Maryland|Beverly Beach]], Cloverlea, Turkey Point, Holly Hill Harbor, [[Selby-on-the-Bay, Maryland|Selby Beach]], and Cape Loch Haven are some of the neighborhoods found in Mayo.<ref>U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute quadrangles</ref>

[[Maryland Route 214]] is the main road through the center of the CDP, coming to its eastern end in Beverly Beach on Chesapeake Bay.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|24.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|14.6|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|9.9|km2|disp=flip}}, or 40.47%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2010 = 8298
| 2020 = 8832
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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===2010 Census===
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|- 
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | '''Population by Race in Mayo Maryland (2010)''' 
|-  
! Race !! Population !! % of Total 
|- 
| Total || 8,298 || 100 
|- 
| [[White American|White]] || 7,790 || 93 
|- 
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]] || 266 || 3 
|- 
| [[Race (U.S. Census)|Two or More Races]] || 166 || 2 
|- 
| [[African American]] || 144 || 1 
|- 
|colspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://suburbanstats.org/population/maryland/how-many-people-live-in-mayo| title=Mayo Maryland Population Statistics | publisher=US Census Bureau | accessdate=May 10, 2013}}</ref> 
|}

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,153 people, 1,195 households, and 862 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,243.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,303 housing units at an average density of {{convert|514.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.51% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.67% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.78% of the population.

There were 1,195 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,909, and the median income for a family was $81,634. Males had a median income of $47,500 versus $36,450 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $30,552. About 1.8% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
Mayo takes its name from Commodore [[Isaac Mayo]], who distinguished himself in the [[Mexican–American War]].<ref name=Warfield/> Commodore Mayo held a large tract of land on the [[South River (Maryland)|South River]], known in the early 1900s as "Mayo's Neck", that had been the home estate of Captain Nicholas Gassaway, the son of Maryland politician Colonel [[Nicholas Gassaway]].<ref name=Warfield>{{cite book| last=Warfield| first=Joshua Dorsey| title=The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A genealogical and biographical review from wills, deeds and church records| url=https://archive.org/details/foundersofannear00warf| year=1905| publisher=Kohn & Pollock| location=[[Baltimore, Maryland]]| page=[https://archive.org/details/foundersofannear00warf/page/323 323]}}</ref> His home, known as [[Gresham (Edgewater, Maryland)|Gresham]], was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1990.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Jacob Bender]], [[American football]] player
*[[Phillip D. Bissett]], American politician,  MD House of Delegates

==References==
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*{{cite book| last=Mullins| first=Caroline L. Britt| title=The History of Mayo, Maryland| year=1996| publisher=Gateway Press| location=[[Baltimore, Maryland]]| isbn=978-0-9665607-0-1}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Maryland]]
[[Category:Maryland populated places on the Chesapeake Bay]]