West Denton, Maryland

About West Denton

Set in the eastern part of Maryland, West Denton is a small unincorporated community.

West Denton holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.29 square miles.

📰 West Denton News Today

• From canoes and schooners to skipjacks and kayaks, Choptank River has carried them all bayjournal.com · Apr 1
• Denton, Maryland Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 19
• Obituary for Norris Russell Sullivan moorefuneralhomepa.com · Jan 6
• Countdown Chesapeake Bay Magazine · Jan 5
• Obituaries MyEasternShoreMD · Jan 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes West Denton Unique

• The only place in America named West Denton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in West Denton

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in West Denton

• Earth Tones (café)
• Market Street Public House
• Pizza Empire — pizza
• El Chupakabra Mexican Restaurant — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Museum of Rural Life · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in West Denton

• Daniel Crouse Memorial Park reviews ★
• Lockerman Middle School Park reviews ★
• Olive Branch Lodge Park reviews ★
• Wheeler Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of West Denton

🏘️ Nearby Communities