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Notable locations in Denton: Holiness Camp (A), Caroline County Courthouse (B), Caroline Public Library (C), Denton Town Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Bullocks Plaza Shopping Center (1), Denton Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Denton include: Saint Lukes Methodist Church (A), Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Kings Apostolic Holiness Church (C), Denton Church of the Brethren (D), First Wesleyan Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Elizabeths Cemetery (1), Old Saint Lukes Cemetery (2), Spring Grove Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Saulsbury Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Denton include: Denton Historic District (1), Daniel Crouse Memorial Park (2), Olive Branch Lodge Park (3), Denton Community Park (4), Lions Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Denton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Museum of Rural Life (16 North 2nd Street), Old Harford Town Maritime Center (Museums; 10215 River Landing Road), Four Points Travel (Ski & Helicopter Tours; 317 S 3rd St), Caroline County Chamber of Commerce (110 Franklin Street), Caroline Office Of Tourism (16 North Second St).
Hotel: Best Western Denton Inn (521 Fleetwood Road).
Courts: Caroline County - Question- District Court Office- Supervisor Of Elect (301 Randolph), Caroline County - Property Tax Assesment Income-Related Property Tax- Circuit C (207 South 3rd Street), Caroline County - District Court- Human Resources Office (207 South 3rd Street), Caroline County - State's Attorney's Office- Courthouse (109 Market Street), District Court of Maryland - District Court Commissioner (207 South 3rd Street), Caroline County - Circuit Court- Land Records Civil And Criminal Records Marriag (109 Market Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Denton and their reported violations in the past:
RELIANCE M.H.P. (Address: 509 KERR AVE, Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-22-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-23-2002)
- Public Education - Between JUL-01-1996 and JAN-02-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1997), St Compliance achieved (JAN-02-1998)
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-01-1996 and NOV-18-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from SEP-30-1997 to SEP-30-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-18-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JAN-09-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (NOV-29-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-09-2001)
- Initial, Follow-up, or Routine SOWT M&R - Between JUL-01-1996 and OCT-21-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-1997)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and OCT-09-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-05-1995), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-19-1996), St Compliance achieved (OCT-09-1996)
HILLTOP TRAILER PARK (Serves DE, Population served: 135, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-13-2004), St Public Notif issued (OCT-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-23-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-25-2002), St Public Notif issued (NOV-25-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-26-1997), St Public Notif issued (AUG-26-1997), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-26-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-16-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-13-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-19-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-21-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-29-2002)
MEADOW BROOK COURT (Address: 509 KERR AVENUE, Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-14-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-16-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-29-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-29-1998), St Compliance achieved (AUG-25-1998), St Public Notif received (SEP-22-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (3 times from SEP-08-2004 to SEP-09-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and APR-11-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JAN-21-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (APR-11-2000)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1997 and FEB-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2001)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and SEP-12-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-09-1995), St Public Notif requested (DEC-08-1995), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-08-1995), St Formal NOV issued (2 times from MAR-11-1996 to DEC-20-1996), Fed Formal NOV issued (MAR-24-1997), Fed FAO issued (MAY-29-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-12-1997), Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-16-1997)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and JAN-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-09-1995), St Public Notif requested (DEC-08-1995), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-08-1995), St Formal NOV issued (2 times from MAR-11-1996 to DEC-20-1996), St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-1997), Fed Formal NOV issued (MAR-24-1997), Fed FAO issued (MAY-29-1997), Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-16-1997)
TOWER COURT MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-27-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-27-1998), St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-1998), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-14-1998), St Public Notif received (DEC-22-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-06-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-06-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JAN-03-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (NOV-29-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-03-2001)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and SEP-16-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-12-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-1999), St Public Notif received (MAR-25-1999), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-1999)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Denton that have no violations reported:
- TOWN OF DENTON (Population served: 3000, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  8.1% | | Whole state: |  8.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Denton, MD
People in group quarters in Denton
- 263 people in nursing homes
- 68 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 20 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Denton compared to Maryland state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Denton (2009 data):
- PNC Bank, National Association: Fifth Avenue Branch at 812 5th Avenue, branch established on 1990-05-14; Denton Branch at 207 Market Street, branch established on 1898-01-01. Info updated 2009-01-09: Bank assets: $140,777.5 mil, Deposits: $94,361.5 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1140 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- Provident State Bank, Inc.: Denton Plaza Branch at 39 Denton Plaza, branch established on 2004-10-12; Denton Branch at 209 Third Street, branch established on 1984-11-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $239.5 mil, Deposits: $197.0 mil, headquarters in Preston, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Psb Holding Corp.
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Denton Branch at 126 Market Street, branch established on 1881-01-01. Info updated 2007-12-13: Bank assets: $64,824.2 mil, Deposits: $42,406.1 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 707 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
- The Centreville National Bank of Maryland: Denton Branch at 850 South 5th Ave, branch established on 2001-04-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $316.0 mil, Deposits: $278.0 mil, headquarters in Centreville, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Shore Bancshares, Inc.
- Easton Bank & Trust: Denton Branch at 300 Market Street, branch established on 1999-09-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $173.2 mil, Deposits: $146.0 mil, headquarters in Easton, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Easton Bancorp, Inc.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Caroline County Maryland:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (51%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Denton
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | The Wesleyan Church | Church of the Nazarene |
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| Adherents | 36.7% | 32.0% | 7.0% | 6.6% | 3.7% |
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| Congregations | 47.3% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 12.7% | 3.6% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of the Brethren | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
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| Congregations | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 14.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $8,816 | $35,264 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $9,319 | $55,914 | 5 | $1,202 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
11 | $42,653 | $46,531 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,697 | $32,364 | 2 | $1,492 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,303 | $27,636 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,325 | $39,900 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $15,677 | $37,625 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
1 | $4,428 | $53,136 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,767 | $28,602 | 1 | $1,523 |
| Other and Unallocable |
6 | $14,050 | $28,100 | 2 | $1,935 |
| Totals for Government |
33 | $108,035 | $39,285 | 10 | $6,152 |
Denton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $564,000
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $1,139,000
Police Protection: $624,000
General - Other: $440,000
Sewerage: $406,000
Regular Highways: $392,000
Water Utilities: $243,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $129,000
Financial Administration: $79,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000
Parks & Recreation: $46,000
Central Staff Services: $33,000
Fire Protection: $16,000
General Public Buildings: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $190,000
Highways: $169,000
All Other: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $84,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $149,000
All Other: $3,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,260,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,129,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $130,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $216,000
Rents: $80,000
Special Assessments: $10,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $59,000
General - Other: $19,000
General Public Building: $5,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $101,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $213,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $863,000
Housing & Community Development: $126,000
All Other: $83,000
- Tax - Property: $780,000
NEC: $29,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $966,000
8.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,810 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.80% | | Maryland average: | 7.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,539 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.44% | | Maryland average: | 8.13% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Denton:
- WKDI (840 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DENTON, MD; Owner: BAYSHORE COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
- WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
- WTGM (960 AM; 10 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Denton:
- WTDK (107.1 FM; FEDERALSBURG, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
- WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WAAI (100.9 FM; HURLOCK, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
- WXPZ (101.3 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAFL (97.7 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCEI-FM (96.7 FM; EASTON, MD; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WINX-FM (94.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Owner: CWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGBG (98.5 FM; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WRNR-FM (103.1 FM; GRASONVILLE, MD; Owner: EMPIRE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCEM-FM (106.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Denton:
- WMDT (Channel 47; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)
- WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
- WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Denton, Maryland:
- Fatal accident count: 43
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 71
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
- Fatalities: 50
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 111
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Maryland average:
- Fatal accident count: 258
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 373
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 61
- Fatalities: 277
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 671
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 90
See more detailed statistics of Denton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 24 meters (79ft)
Total average daily traffic: 37,761
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,940
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Denton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Denton, MD)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Denton)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: CESSNA R172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 76 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3492V , Serial Number: R1722255, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 02/01/1977
Registrant (Co-Owned): Owen L Sr Schwatla, Po Box 236, Denton, MD 21629, Other Owners: Mary Ellen Schwatka - Aircraft: BOWER ROBERT C CHALLENGER II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 6138Z , Serial Number: CH2-0997-R-1657
Registrant (Individual): Duane K Rust, 9930 New Bridge Rd, Denton, MD 21629
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 03/07/1994
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 100
- Hazardous Condition: 40
- Good Intent Call: 4
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Denton, MD
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