Editing Vienna, Maryland

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|official_name            = Vienna, Maryland
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|motto                    = "Gateway to the Nanticoke"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.viennamd.org/|title=Town of Vienna, Maryland|publisher= Town of Vienna, Maryland |access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref>

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Dorchester County, Maryland|Dorchester]]
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|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Pamela R. Travers 2021-<ref>{{cite web|title=Vienna Presidents of Town Commission & Mayors, Dorchester County, Maryland|website=Maryland State Archives|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/37mun/vienna/html/vmayors.html|access-date=November 23, 2023 }}</ref>
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|population_total         = 270
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|postal_code              = 21869
|area_code                = [[Area code 410|410]]
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'''Vienna''' is a town in [[Dorchester County, Maryland]], United States. The population was 271 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
Prior to [[European colonization of the Americas|European colonization]], a [[Nanticoke people|Nanticoke]] town called "Chicacone" existed where Vienna is now located. The Nanticokes are an [[Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] people. Chicacone was the largest Nanticoke settlement at the time of [[John Smith (explorer)|John Smith]]'s exploration of the Chesapeake Bay in 1608.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kentcountyhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/The-Early-Indians-of-Kent-County.pdf |title=The Early Indians of Kent County |publisher=Historical Society of Kent County |access-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> By 1742, ongoing violations of Indian reservation rights by English colonizers caused the Nanticoke people to abandon Chicacone. In 1768–69, the Colony of Maryland dissolved the Nanticoke reservation. Many of the Nanticokes of Chicacone migrated north to [[Pennsylvania]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and [[Canada]], while others stayed and assimilated into the white or black communities of lower [[Dorchester County, Maryland|Dorchester]] and [[Wicomico County, Maryland|Wicomico]] counties.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 10, 2019 |url=https://baytobaynews.com/stories/usna-midshipman-to-visit-chicone-village,26558 |title=USNA Midshipman to visit Chicone Village |newspaper=Dorchester Banner |access-date=March 31, 2023 }}</ref>

Vienna was founded in 1706. It thrived on trade, shipbuilding and tobacco farming. The wreck of a 45-foot cargo ship that was likely built at a small shipyard or plantation in Maryland was found in 2015 under the US 50 Bridge over the [[Nanticoke River]]. Charring suggests it was torched by British sympathizers in the 1780s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moore |first=Elizabeth Armstrong |title=Workers Removing Debris Find 18th-Century Shipwreck |url=http://www.newser.com/story/211828/workers-removing-debris-find-18th-century-shipwreck.html|website=[[Newser]] |access-date=September 28, 2015|date=August 25, 2015 }}</ref> The British raided the town repeatedly during the [[American Revolutionary War]], and again during the [[War of 1812]]. This led to the building of a wall across the city's waterfront on the Nanticoke River. This wall is in ruins today.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Brief History of Vienna, Maryland|url=http://www.viennamd.org/legacy.html|work=The Town of Vienna, Maryland|publisher=Town of Vienna, Maryland|access-date=August 11, 2013|date=January 2011}}</ref> [[Handsell]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2008.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a|refnum=08000216}}</ref>

Vienna was incorporated in 1833.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.city-data.com/city/Vienna-Maryland.html |title= Vienna, Maryland |publisher= Town City-Data.com |access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
Vienna is located at {{coord|38|29|7|N|75|49|37|W|type:city}} (38.485152, -75.827020).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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|0.19|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]]|access-date=January 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 424
|1910= 332
|1920= 257
|1930= 311
|1940= 385
|1950= 414
|1960= 420
|1970= 358
|1980= 300
|1990= 264
|2000= 280
|2010= 271
|2020= 270
|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|access-date=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]]|access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 271 people, 115 households, and 71 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1426.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 143 housing units at an average density of {{convert|752.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 90.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 115 households, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the town was 46.9 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.7% were from 45 to 64; and 23.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 280 people, 120 households, and 81 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,519.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 138 housing units at an average density of {{convert|748.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 90.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.79% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 120 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,886, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $28,542 versus $20,313 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,082. About 4.7% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 1.7% of those 65 or over.

==Infrastructure==

===Major highways===
Vienna is traversed by several [[Delmarva peninsula|Delmarva]] highways:

* [[Maryland Route 731]] leads straight into the center of town, meeting a dead end where the old drawbridge span over the Nanticoke River was located. The road is also known as Old Route 50, as it was once US 50.
* [[Maryland Route 331]] (Rhodesdale-Vienna Road) travels north out of the town, bound for [[Rhodesdale, Maryland|Rhodesdale]]. It starts at Old US 50 and travels north through the middle of town, interchanging with US 50.
* [[U.S. Route 50 in Maryland|U.S. Route 50]] bypasses Vienna to the northeast on a small, four-lane freeway section completed in 1991. This section also incorporates the Nanticoke Memorial Bridge, which replaced the original drawbridge span.

===Navigable rivers===
Vienna is on the north bank of the [[Nanticoke River]].

===Public transportation===
Vienna is accessible by the Delmarva Community Transit commuter bus service.

==Notable people==
* [[Josiah Kerr]], Republican Congressman from Maryland representing [[Maryland's 1st congressional district]], 1900–1901.
* [[Thomas Holliday Hicks]], governor of the State of Maryland during the [[American Civil War]].
* [[James M. Cain]], author of "The Postman Always Rings Twice".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nhaq3qUxjDwC&q=vienna|title=James M. Cain: Hard-Boiled Mythmaker|year=2011|publisher=Scarecrow Press, Inc.|isbn=978-0-8108-8118-1|page=11|author=David Madden|author2=Kristopher Mecholsky |access-date=August 11, 2013|author-link=David Madden (novelist)}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.viennamd.org/ Town of Vienna, Maryland]

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{{Dorchester County, Maryland}}

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[[Category:1706 establishments in Maryland]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1706]]
[[Category:Towns in Dorchester County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Towns in Maryland]]