Editing Trappe, Maryland

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|official_name = Trappe, Maryland
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|motto = "19th Century Charm - 21st Century Progress"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://trappemd.net/|title= Town of Trappe Maryland |publisher= Town of Trappe Maryland|accessdate= September 26, 2012}}</ref>

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|population_total         = 1177
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|postal_code = 21673
|area_code = [[Area code 410|410]]
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'''Trappe''' is a town in [[Talbot County, Maryland|Talbot County]], [[Maryland]], United States. The population was 1,077 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is the site of one of the largest mixed-use developments on the U.S. East Coast called Trappe East or "Lakeside" with controversy arising over its wastewater treatment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wboc.com/story/44694732/county-council-to-reconsider-controversial-trappe-housing-development |title=County Council to Reconsider Controversial Trappe Housing Development |date=September 8, 2021 |access-date=October 16, 2021 |publisher=WBOC}}</ref>

==History==
Trappe was incorporated in 1827.<ref name="Trappe, Maryland">{{cite web|url= http://www.city-data.com/city/Trappe-Maryland.html|title= Trappe, Maryland
|publisher= City-Data.com|accessdate= September 26, 2012}}</ref> It may have been named for either wolf traps or a Trappist monastery.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2815|title= Profile for Trappe, Maryland, MD|publisher= ePodunk|accessdate= September 26, 2012}}</ref>

[[Compton (Trappe, Maryland)|Compton]] and [[The Wilderness (Trappe, Maryland)|The Wilderness]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

A [[Little Free Library|Blessing Box]] was installed at the Trappe Volunteer Firehouse in 2019 by Josh Cherry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wboc.com/story/41408934/talbot-county-teen-creates-the-blessing-box-to-help-others-in-need|title=Talbot County Teen Creates The Blessing Box to Help Others in Need|last=Douglass|first=Cate|date=December 4, 2019|website=WBOC|language=en|access-date=December 28, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
Trappe is located at {{Coord|38|39|36|N|76|3|29|W|type:city}} (38.659870, -76.058053).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.78|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 25, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1860= 305
|1870= 272
|1880= 301
|1890= 261
|1900= 279
|1910= 273
|1920= 236
|1930= 226
|1940= 296
|1950= 325
|1960= 358
|1970= 426
|1980= 739
|1990= 974
|2000= 1146
|2010= 1077
|2020= 1177
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 25, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,077 people, 434 households, and 299 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|387.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 491 housing units at an average density of {{convert|176.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 65.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 28.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.3% of the population.

There were 434 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the town was 39.5 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 30% were from 45 to 64; and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,146 people, 425 households, and 328 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,387.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 450 housing units at an average density of {{convert|545.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 72.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 23.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.70% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.09% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.62% of the population.

There were 425 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The [[median]] age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,625, and the median income for a family was $42,188. Males had a median income of $30,398 versus $26,302 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,451. About 9.6% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[File:2022-06-21 09 14 34 View west along U.S. Route 50 (Ocean Gateway) at Barber Road in Trappe, Talbot County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|US 50 westbound in Trappe]]
Transportation to and from Trappe is primarily by road. The main highway serving the town is [[U.S. Route 50 in Maryland|U.S. Route 50]], which links the town to [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Ocean City, Maryland|Ocean City]]. The other state highway serving the town is [[Maryland Route 565]], which follows an old alignment of US 50.

==Notable people==
* [[Home Run Baker|Frank "Home Run" Baker]], Hall of Fame [[third baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]]; born in Trappe.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://baseballhall.org/hof/baker-frank|title= Baker, Frank|publisher= National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|accessdate= September 26, 2012}}</ref>
*[[William C. Jason]], longest-serving president of [[Delaware State University]]
* [[John Dickinson]], [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]]; born in Trappe.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000321|title= DICKINSON, John, (1732 - 1808)|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= September 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[John Eisenhower|Brigadier General John S. D. Eisenhower]], US Army Reserve (Ret), former US Ambassador to Belgium (1969–71), career military officer and military historian, lived in Trappe after moving from [[Kimberton, Pennsylvania]] until his death on December 21, 2013.
* [[Robert Mitchum]]; Mitchum and his family lived in Trappe from 1959 to 1965.

==Notable place==
* [[The Wilderness (Trappe, Maryland)]] (historic site)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://trappemd.net/ Town of Trappe Maryland]
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[[Category:Towns in Maryland]]
[[Category:Towns in Talbot County, Maryland]]