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Algonquin
MarylandCDP
Algonquin
Total population
1,074
Median home value
$342,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$76,500
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Coastal Flood Warning · SevereCoastal Flood Warning issued September 25 at 7:36PM EDT until September 27 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
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Overview
Algonquin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,241 at the 2010 census. The community was named for the Algonquin people, one of the Native American tribes in the East.
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Geography
Algonquin is located in northern Dorchester County at (38.584385, −76.096703). It is bordered to the south and east by the city of Cambridge, the county seat. The northern limit of the CDP is the center of the tidal Choptank River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Algonquin CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 73.85%, is water.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Algonquin, MD from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
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Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Cambridge-South Dorchester High SchoolHigh · Cambridge · 784 students · 17:1 ratio
- Mace's Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · Cambridge · 481 students · 12.3:1 ratio
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · Cambridge · 392 students · 11.9:1 ratio
- Choptank Elementary SchoolElementary · Cambridge · 375 students · 17:1 ratio
- Sandy Hill ElementaryElementary · Cambridge · 374 students · 12.1:1 ratio
- Warwick Elementary SchoolElementary · Secretary · 347 students · 15.8:1 ratio
- Judith P. Hoyer Early Childhood CenterOther · Cambridge
- Dorchester County Career and Technology CenterOther · Cambridge
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Algonquin







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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library