Slaughter Beach, Delaware | |
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 Location of Slaughter Beach in Sussex County, Delaware. | |
  Slaughter Beach Location within the state of Delaware  Slaughter Beach Slaughter Beach (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′46″N 75°18′15″W / 38.91278°N 75.30417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Delaware |
| County |  Sussex |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bob Wood [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2) |
| • Land | 1.42 sq mi (3.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 218 |
| • Density | 153.63/sq mi (59.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 302 |
| FIPS code | 10-67050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 214663[3] |
| Website | slaughterbeach |
Slaughter Beach is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, located on the southwest shore of Delaware Bay. The population was 207 at the 2010 census, an increase of 4.5% over the past decade. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "Town Council - Slaughter Beach, Delaware".
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slaughter Beach, Delaware