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Trappe, Maryland

Trappe is a town in Talbot County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Trappe had a population of 1,177. It is the site of one of the largest mixed-use developments on the U.S. East Coast called Trappe East or "Lakeside" with controversy arising over its wastewater treatment.

Trappe was incorporated in 1827. It may have been named for either wolf traps or a Trappist monastery.

Compton and The Wilderness are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

A Blessing Box was installed at the Trappe Volunteer Firehouse in 2019 by Josh Cherry.

Trappe is located at 38°39′36″N 76°3′29″W / 38.66000°N 76.05806°W / 38.66000; -76.05806 (38.659870, -76.058053).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.78 square miles (7.20 km2), all land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,077 people, 434 households, and 299 families residing in the town. The population density was 387.4 inhabitants per square mile (149.6/km2). There were 491 housing units at an average density of 176.6 per square mile (68.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 65.3% White, 28.1% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 2.4% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.3% of the population.

There were 434 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.91.

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