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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Deal Island, Maryland
| settlement_type = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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| image_skyline = Deal Island Old Post Office.jpg
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| image_caption = The old bank
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| subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Maryland}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Maryland|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Somerset County, Maryland.svg|size=23px}} [[Somerset County, Maryland|Somerset]]
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_24.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 26, 2022}}</ref>
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| area_total_sq_mi = 5.37
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| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total = 375
| population_density_km2 = 47.77
| population_density_sq_mi = 123.72
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| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_ft = 3
| coordinates = {{coord|38|9|16|N|75|56|44|W|region:US-MD_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code = 21821, 21870
| area_code = [[Area code 410|410]]
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'''Deal Island''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Somerset County, Maryland|Somerset County]], [[Maryland]], United States. The population was 375<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deal Island Demographics - Get Current Census Data for Deal Island, MD |url=https://www.maryland-demographics.com/deal-island-demographics |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=www.maryland-demographics.com}}</ref> at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is included in the [[Salisbury metropolitan area|Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The small town was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the [[Deal Island Historic District]] in 2006.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>
==Geography==
Deal Island is located at {{coord|38|9|16|N|75|56|44|W|type:city}} (38.154551, −75.945659).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2}} (39.66%) is water.
Deal Island is approximately {{convert|6|mi|km}} to the west-southwest of [[Deal Island Wildlife Management Area]].
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{{US Census population
|2020= 375
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2020, there were 375 people, 240 households, and 165 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|178.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 352 housing units at an average density of {{convert|108.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.96% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.87% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.21% of the population.
There were 240 households, out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 33.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 65.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,029, and the median income for a family was $38,571. Males had a median income of $30,592 versus $24,219 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,936. About 4.1% of families and 5.98% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deal Island, MD {{!}} Data USA |url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/deal-island-md |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=datausa.io |language=en}}</ref>
==History==
Deal Island was historically known as Deal's, Deil's, and Devil's Island. Nearby Dames Quarters also had an unappealing name: Quarters of the Damned. At least one source also attributes these nicknames to the area's use by pirates.
The island is famous for Joshua Thomas, who predicted the British defeat in the War of 1812. Thomas is buried alongside the Joshua Thomas Chapel.
The [[Deal Island Historic District]], [[Sea Gull (skipjack)]], and [[St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church and Joshua Thomas Chapel]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris"/>
==Events==
Since 1959, Deal Island has hosted an annual Labor Day weekend [[Skipjack (boat)|Skipjack]] Race. The race features skipjacks, which are traditional wooden sailing vessels with triangular sails, designed for dredging oysters. They are two-sail bateaux, and the term 'bateau' is still preferred by watermen. These vessels were operated extensively between the 1880s to the 1960s. Deal Island was once the home port for a large fleet of skipjacks and today has most of the few remaining skipjacks operating commercially for oystering on the [[Chesapeake Bay]].
Also, during the Labor Day weekend, there is the annual Deal Island yard sale. It begins on Saturday and continues into Monday. Participants from other communities near Deal Island are also included.
==Transportation==
Deal Island's main road is [[Maryland Route 363]]; its entire length known as Deal Island Road. Route 363 traverses the entire island and travels due east to [[U.S. Route 13 in Maryland|U.S. Route 13]] in Princess Anne.
Deal Island's communities were once served by the Somerset Commuter (now [[Shore Transit]]), on Route 4, starting from Princess Anne's main transfer point. This route was removed in 2005.
==Notable person==
*[[William Daniel (Maryland politician)|William Daniel]] (1826–1897), Maryland politician, was born in Deal Island.<ref>[http://archives.dickinson.edu/people/william-daniel-1826-1897 Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections-William Daniel]</ref>
*Emma Berdis Jones (1900-1999), mother of American author [[James Baldwin|James Baldwin]] (1924-1987), was born on Deal Island and traveled to Philadelphia and then New York as part of the Great Migration. James Baldwin was born James Arthur Jones in New York City. Both are memorialized at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060108160841/http://skipjack.net/races/deal_island.html Deal Island Tourism Brochure]}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Somerset County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Maryland]]
[[Category:Salisbury metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Maryland populated places on the Chesapeake Bay]]
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[[Category:Maryland islands of the Chesapeake Bay]]
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