Facts & Figures
POPULATION
|
1990 Census |
2000 Census |
|
| Wicomico County |
74,339 |
84,644 |
| City of Salisbury |
21,160 |
23,743 |
FOUNDED
City of Salisbury - 1732
Wicomico County - 1867
AREA
County - 414 square miles
ELEVATION
17 to 45 feet above sea level
CLIMATE
Average yearly rainfall - 44.61 inches
Average yearly snowfall - 13.2 inches
Average summer temperature - 76.5 degrees F
Average winter temperature - 34 degrees F
GOVERNMENT
City - Charter form, mayor and council,
executive secretary
County - Home rule form, administrative director and council
HOUSES OF WORSHIP
Protestant - 78
Catholic - 2
Jewish - 1
LIBRARIES
Wicomico County Free Library, plus Bookmobile
Total circulation - 536,546
Eastern Shore Regional Library (non-public)
Serving eight public libraries on the Eastern
Shore
EDUCATION
Wicomico County Public School System - 16
elementary, one elementary-middle, two middle, one middle/high,
three high schools and one alternative school. There are 15 private
schools.
COLLEGES
Salisbury University (4-year and masters
programs)
Wor-Wic Community College (2-year)
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Somerset
County (4-year)
Wilmington College, Sussex County (4-year)
COMMUNICATIONS
Newspapers - one daily, DAILY TIMES,
circulation 32,203 week days; plus daily and Sunday papers from
Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia, New York
Radio - 8 FM, 3 AM
Television - Channels 16, 47, 28 (PBS); Comcast Cable available in more than 25,000 households in the county
TRANSPORTATION
Air - Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico
County Regional Airport, the second largest in Maryland. Passenger
and freight service by US Airway Express. Connecting service to
Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia
Railroads - Conrail, two freight trains
daily
Highways - U.S. 13 and U.S. 50
Bus - Trailways
Motor freight carriers - 60 authorized, 4
terminals
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Banks - 16
RETAIL SALES
Approximately $1 million in general merchandise
per month
Total monthly average retail sales $3.5 million
TAXES
City - $1.65
County - $2.25
State - $.21
INDUSTRY
Cross section - poultry processing, heavy equipment,
petroleum equipment, furniture, printing, machining,
pharmaceuticals, boat manufacturing, electronics assembly
RECREATION/CULTURE
All water sports including sailing, skiing and
fishing; tennis, hunting, hiking, golf, country and yacht club,
YMCA, Wicomico Athletic Park, all organized sports, largest civic
center on Delmarva Peninsula, county library, Arthur W. Perdue
Stadium (minor league baseball), Community Players and Salisbury
University drama groups, county and municipal recreation programs,
arts council, historic homes and parks, zoological park, Ward
Museum of Wildfowl Art.