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the <b>Town of Ocean City</b>, is an <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic</a> resort town in <a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Maryland" title="Worcester County, Maryland">Worcester County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>, along the East Coast of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. The population was 6,844 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 U.S. census</a>, although during summer weekends the city hosts between 320,000 and 345,000 vacationers and up to eight million visitors annually. During the summer, Ocean City becomes the second most populated municipality in Maryland, after <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ocean-city1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocean-city1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is part of the <a href="/wiki/Salisbury_metropolitan_area" title="Salisbury metropolitan area">Salisbury metropolitan area</a> as defined by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. </p><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Ocean City, Maryland</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">Town</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow ib-settlement-official"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Town of Ocean City</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ocean_City_Maryland_USA_2018-07-14.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Ocean City in July 2018"><img alt="Ocean City in July 2018" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/Ocean_City_Maryland_USA_2018-07-14.png/275px-Ocean_City_Maryland_USA_2018-07-14.png" decoding="async" width="275" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/Ocean_City_Maryland_USA_2018-07-14.png/413px-Ocean_City_Maryland_USA_2018-07-14.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/Ocean_City_Maryland_USA_2018-07-14.png/550px-Ocean_City_Maryland_USA_2018-07-14.png 2x" data-file-width="2863" data-file-height="1614"></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Ocean City in July 2018</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ocean_City,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Ocean City, Maryland"><img alt="Flag of Ocean City, Maryland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_Ocean_City%2C_Maryland.svg/100px-Flag_of_Ocean_City%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_Ocean_City%2C_Maryland.svg/150px-Flag_of_Ocean_City%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_Ocean_City%2C_Maryland.svg/200px-Flag_of_Ocean_City%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="216"></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oceancity_md_seal.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Ocean City, Maryland"><img alt="Official seal of Ocean City, Maryland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/22/Oceancity_md_seal.png/99px-Oceancity_md_seal.png" decoding="async" width="99" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/22/Oceancity_md_seal.png/149px-Oceancity_md_seal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/Oceancity_md_seal.png 2x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="178"></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ocean_City,_Maryland,_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official logo of Ocean City, Maryland"><img alt="Official logo of Ocean City, Maryland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Ocean_City%2C_Maryland%2C_logo.svg/200px-Ocean_City%2C_Maryland%2C_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Ocean_City%2C_Maryland%2C_logo.svg/300px-Ocean_City%2C_Maryland%2C_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Ocean_City%2C_Maryland%2C_logo.svg/400px-Ocean_City%2C_Maryland%2C_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="208" data-file-height="95"></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Logo</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname(s): <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">"The White Marlin Capital of the World", "OC", "OCMD"</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Worcester_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ocean_City_Highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in Worcester County and Maryland"><img alt="Location in Worcester County and Maryland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Worcester_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ocean_City_Highlighted.svg/250px-Worcester_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ocean_City_Highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Worcester_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ocean_City_Highlighted.svg/375px-Worcester_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ocean_City_Highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Worcester_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ocean_City_Highlighted.svg/500px-Worcester_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ocean_City_Highlighted.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="550"></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location in Worcester County and Maryland</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USA_Maryland_location_map.svg/250px-USA_Maryland_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USA_Maryland_location_map.svg/375px-USA_Maryland_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USA_Maryland_location_map.svg/500px-USA_Maryland_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="764"></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:67.025%;left:94.496%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Ocean City"><img alt="Ocean City" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/250px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/375px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/500px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731"></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:44.119%;left:85.103%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Ocean City"><img alt="Ocean City" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ocean_City,_Maryland&params=38_23_29_N_75_4_11_W_region:US-MD_type:city(6844)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°23′29″N</span> <span class="longitude">75°4′11″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.39139°N 75.06972°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.39139; -75.06972</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Maryland" title="List of counties in Maryland">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Maryland" title="Worcester County, Maryland">Worcester</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1875</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1880</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Council-manager" class="mw-redirect" title="Council-manager">Council-manager</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Rick Meehan (R)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="City Council">City Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left; border:none; padding: 0;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>Member List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; text-align:left;display:none;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Matt James (President)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Tony DeLucas (Secretary)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Peter Buas</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">John Gehrig Jr.</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Frank Knight</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Lloyd Martin</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Mark Paddack</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">9.65 sq mi (24.99 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">4.53 sq mi (11.73 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">5.12 sq mi (13.25 km<sup>2</sup>) 53.05%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">7 ft (2 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">6,844</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,510.48/sq mi (583.22/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> </th><td class="infobox-data">320,000–345,000 estimated summer weekend population<sup id="cite_ref-ocean-city1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocean-city1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (Eastern)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">21842–21843</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_codes_410,_443,_and_667" title="Area codes 410, 443, and 667">410, 443, and 667</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">24-58225</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">0586284</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oceancitymd.gov">www.oceancitymd.gov</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the summer, businesses and government agencies are augmented with approximately 100 seasonal police officers, plus extra firefighters and other workers. Numerous events take place within the town during the shoulder-season, including Sunfest, Springfest, Bike Week, Cruisin' Weekend, Winterfest of Lights, and Reach the Beach, which take place on the Boardwalk and in the <a href="/wiki/Roland_E._Powell_Convention_Center" title="Roland E. Powell Convention Center">Roland E. Powell Convention Center</a>. Ocean City is also home to the annual Maryland State Firefighters Convention, a week-long event in June that honors the state's firefighters. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#19th_century"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">19th century</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#20th_century"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">20th century</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#21st_century"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">21st century</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Geography"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Geography</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Climate"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Climate</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Demographics"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Demographics</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#2020_census"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">2020 census</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#2010_census"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">2010 census</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Economy"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Economy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Arts_and_culture"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Arts and culture</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Ocean_City_Boardwalk_and_Trimper's"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Ocean City Boardwalk and Trimper's</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Dining_and_nightlife"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Dining and nightlife</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Historical_sites"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">Historical sites</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Senior_Week"><span class="tocnumber">5.4</span> <span class="toctext">Senior Week</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Other"><span class="tocnumber">5.5</span> <span class="toctext">Other</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Parks_and_recreation"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Parks and recreation</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#Skatepark_and_other_attractions"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Skatepark and other attractions</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#Government"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Government</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="#Media"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Media</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#Radio"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Radio</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#Infrastructure"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Infrastructure</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#Transportation"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Transportation</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-24"><a href="#Road_and_bridges"><span class="tocnumber">9.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Road and bridges</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-25"><a href="#Public_transit"><span class="tocnumber">9.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Public transit</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-26"><a href="#Utilities"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">Utilities</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#Police_and_fire_department"><span class="tocnumber">9.3</span> <span class="toctext">Police and fire department</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-28"><a href="#Notable_people"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Notable people</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#Sister_cities"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Sister cities</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-30"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-31"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oceancitymd_inlet.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Oceancitymd_inlet.JPG/220px-Oceancitymd_inlet.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Oceancitymd_inlet.JPG/220px-Oceancitymd_inlet.JPG" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Oceancitymd_inlet.JPG/330px-Oceancitymd_inlet.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Oceancitymd_inlet.JPG/440px-Oceancitymd_inlet.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Ocean City's inlet during the offseason</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="19th_century">19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 19th century" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Before the European colonization of what is now Maryland in the 17th century, the shoreline of the Delmarva Peninsula had been populated for thousands of years by Indigenous peoples including the <a href="/wiki/Algonquian_languages" title="Algonquian languages">Algonquian-speaking</a> <a href="/wiki/Assateague_people" title="Assateague people">Assateague</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nanticoke_people" title="Nanticoke people">Nanticoke</a> peoples.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The land on which the city was built and much of the surrounding area was obtained by Thomas Fenwick, an Englishman, from the <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Maryland" title="Indigenous peoples of Maryland">Indigenous peoples</a> of the region. In 1869, businessman Isaac Coffin built the first beach-front cottage to receive paying guests. During those days, people arrived by stagecoach and ferry. </p><p>Soon after, other simple boarding houses were built on the strip of sand, with the activity attracting prominent businessmen from the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Eastern_Shore" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Eastern Shore">Maryland Eastern Shore</a>, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Wilmington, Delaware. They came not so much to visit as to survey the <a href="/wiki/Spit_(landform)" title="Spit (landform)">spit</a>. A decision was made to develop it and 250 lots were cut into it, and a corporation was formed to help with the development of the land. The corporation stock of 4,000 shares sold for $25 each. </p><p>Before 1870, what is now Ocean City was known as "The Ladies' Resort to the Ocean".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Atlantic Hotel, the first major hotel in the town, opened July 4, 1875. The Atlantic Hotel originally was owned by the Atlantic Hotel Company, but eventually Charles W. Purnell bought it in 1923. As of 2014<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, it is still owned and operated by the Purnell family.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Besides the beach and ocean, it offered dancing and billiard rooms to the visitors of its more than 400 rooms, and for years it was the northernmost attraction in Ocean City. By 1878, tourists could come by the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Chesapeake_and_Atlantic_Railway#Wicomico_&_Pocomoke_Railroad_Company_(1848%E2%80%931890)" title="Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway">Wicomico & Pocomoke Railroad</a> from <a href="/wiki/Berlin,_Maryland" title="Berlin, Maryland">Berlin</a> to the shores of <a href="/wiki/Sinepuxent_Bay" title="Sinepuxent Bay">Sinepuxent Bay</a> across from the town. By 1881, a line was completed across Sinepuxent Bay to the shore, bringing rail passengers on the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Chesapeake_and_Atlantic_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railroad">Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railroad</a> directly into the town to a train station on Philadelphia Avenue and returning to larger city markets with locally caught fish from Ocean City. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 20th century" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Ocean_City_Hurricane%2C_1933.ogv/170px--Ocean_City_Hurricane%2C_1933.ogv.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="170" height="128" data-durationhint="123" data-mwtitle="Ocean_City_Hurricane,_1933.ogv" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Ocean_City_Hurricane,_1933.ogv"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/Ocean_City_Hurricane%2C_1933.ogv/Ocean_City_Hurricane%2C_1933.ogv.480p.vp9.webm" type='video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"' data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="480"></source><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Ocean_City_Hurricane%2C_1933.ogv" type='video/ogg; codecs="theora"' data-width="640" data-height="480"></source><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/Ocean_City_Hurricane%2C_1933.ogv/Ocean_City_Hurricane%2C_1933.ogv.240p.vp9.webm" type='video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"' data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="320" data-height="240"></source><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/Ocean_City_Hurricane%2C_1933.ogv/Ocean_City_Hurricane%2C_1933.ogv.360p.vp9.webm" type='video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"' data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="480" data-height="360"></source><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/Ocean_City_Hurricane%2C_1933.ogv/Ocean_City_Hurricane%2C_1933.ogv.360p.webm" type='video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"' data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="480" data-height="360"></source></video></span><figcaption>1933 hurricane in Ocean City</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Maryland_-_Ocean_City_-_NARA_-_23941153_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Maryland_-_Ocean_City_-_NARA_-_23941153_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Maryland_-_Ocean_City_-_NARA_-_23941153_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="131" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3705" data-file-height="2853"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 131px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Maryland_-_Ocean_City_-_NARA_-_23941153_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Maryland_-_Ocean_City_-_NARA_-_23941153_%28cropped%29.jpg" data-width="170" data-height="131" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Maryland_-_Ocean_City_-_NARA_-_23941153_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-Maryland_-_Ocean_City_-_NARA_-_23941153_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Maryland_-_Ocean_City_-_NARA_-_23941153_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-Maryland_-_Ocean_City_-_NARA_-_23941153_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Ocean City, 1935</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1930, Ocean City Beach Patrol was formed in order to better protect the bathers that frequented the shoreline. It was done in collaboration with Mayor William W. McCabe and Coast Guard Captain William Purnell. The first guard, Edward Lee Carey, watched over bathers who swam out of sight from the original Coast Guard tower on Caroline Street.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Ocean City Inlet was formed during a <a href="/wiki/1933_Chesapeake_Potomac_hurricane" class="mw-redirect" title="1933 Chesapeake Potomac hurricane">significant hurricane</a> in 1933, which also destroyed the train tracks across the Sinepuxent Bay. The inlet separated what is now Ocean City from <a href="/wiki/Assateague_Island" title="Assateague Island">Assateague Island</a>. The Army Corps of Engineers took advantage of nature's intervention and made permanent the inlet at the south end of Ocean City. The inlet eventually helped establish Ocean City as an important Mid-Atlantic fishing port, as it offered easy access to the Atlantic Ocean fishing grounds. </p><p>In the late 1930s, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged a new channel on the bayside of Ocean City to allow larger boats to have access to Sinepuxent Bay. The dredge was pumped back onto the western shore of Ocean City allowing the creation of Chicago Avenue and St. Louis Avenue, leading to new development where previously only marshland had been.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ocean City has undergone a fairly rapid expansion that took place during the post-World War II boom. In 1952, with the completion of the <a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge" title="Chesapeake Bay Bridge">Chesapeake Bay Bridge</a>, Ocean City became easily accessible to people in the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore%E2%80%93Washington_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area">Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area</a>. In 1964, with the completion of the <a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge-Tunnel" class="mw-redirect" title="Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel">Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel</a>, a whole new pathway to the south was opened. This tunnel connects Northampton County on the Delmarva Peninsula to Southeast Virginia. Ocean City has become one of the largest vacation areas on the East Coast. </p><p>By the 1970s, big business flourished and gave birth to the construction of more than 15,000 condominium units, creating high-rise condominiums that gave investors a glimpse of the ocean and pounding surf.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, the width of the beach began to shrink, prompting the first of a series of <a href="/wiki/Beach_nourishment" title="Beach nourishment">beach replenishment</a> projects. </p><p>A fire during the annual Sunfest destroyed five boardwalk businesses in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was a small water park and giant walk-through haunted house with live actors near the end of the pier and a New Orleans-style Hollywood in Wax Museum on the boardwalk side. In the mid 1990s, the <a href="/wiki/Wax_museum" title="Wax museum">wax museum</a> closed<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was turned into a <a href="/wiki/Photon:_The_Ultimate_Game_on_Planet_Earth" title="Photon: The Ultimate Game on Planet Earth">Photon laser tag</a> arena<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="No source for laser tag (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. The building now houses the <a href="/wiki/Ripley%27s_Believe_it_or_Not!" class="mw-redirect" title="Ripley's Believe it or Not!">Ripley's Believe it or Not!</a> museum. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 21st century" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ocean_City_MD_beach_looking_north_at_25th_Street.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Ocean_City_MD_beach_looking_north_at_25th_Street.jpeg/220px-Ocean_City_MD_beach_looking_north_at_25th_Street.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Ocean_City_MD_beach_looking_north_at_25th_Street.jpeg/220px-Ocean_City_MD_beach_looking_north_at_25th_Street.jpeg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Ocean_City_MD_beach_looking_north_at_25th_Street.jpeg/330px-Ocean_City_MD_beach_looking_north_at_25th_Street.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Ocean_City_MD_beach_looking_north_at_25th_Street.jpeg/440px-Ocean_City_MD_beach_looking_north_at_25th_Street.jpeg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Ocean City beach at 25th Street</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2002, Ocean City undertook a multi-million dollar <a href="/wiki/Beach_restoration" class="mw-redirect" title="Beach restoration">beach restoration</a> program in an attempt to slow the westward migration of its beaches. The program pumped tons of sand from offshore and deposited it onto the beach. A dune line was also re-established in front of Ocean City's building line. Another similar project began after the 2006 tourist season closed. </p><p>In 2006, the city erected the Ocean City Firefighter's Memorial to honor local firefighters as well as firefighters who died in the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a>. In addition to a statue of a firefighter, the monument incorporates a piece of steel beam from one of the towers destroyed at the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Center_(1973%E2%80%932001)" title="World Trade Center (1973–2001)">World Trade Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011 the resort area accommodated approximately 8 million visitors per year.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, the Town of Ocean City announced the inaugural Oceans Calling Festival, a four-day music event drawing major artists such as the <a href="/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band" title="Dave Matthews Band">Dave Mathews Band</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cyndi_Lauper" title="Cyndi Lauper">Cyndi Lauper</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Lumineers" title="The Lumineers">The Lumineers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alanis_Morissette" title="Alanis Morissette">Alanis Morissette</a>. However, <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ian" title="Hurricane Ian">Tropical Storm Ian</a> forced the event to be rescheduled for fall 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ocean City continues to sprawl westward across the bay, toward <a href="/wiki/Berlin,_Maryland" title="Berlin, Maryland">Berlin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ocean_Pines,_Maryland" title="Ocean Pines, Maryland">Ocean Pines</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (April 2024)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> It was part of the Ocean Pines <a href="/wiki/Micropolitan_statistical_area" title="Micropolitan statistical area">micropolitan statistical area</a> until that was subsumed by the <a href="/wiki/Salisbury_metropolitan_area" title="Salisbury metropolitan area">Salisbury metropolitan area</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (April 2024)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:1208px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ocean_City,_Maryland_panorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Beach in Ocean City"><noscript><img alt="A beach with people scattered about and backlit by late afternoon sun" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Ocean_City%2C_Maryland_panorama.jpg/1200px-Ocean_City%2C_Maryland_panorama.jpg" decoding="async" width="1200" height="155" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="13586" data-file-height="1751"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 1200px;height: 155px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Ocean_City%2C_Maryland_panorama.jpg/1200px-Ocean_City%2C_Maryland_panorama.jpg" data-alt="A beach with people scattered about and backlit by late afternoon sun" data-width="1200" data-height="155" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Ocean_City%2C_Maryland_panorama.jpg/1800px-Ocean_City%2C_Maryland_panorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Ocean_City%2C_Maryland_panorama.jpg/2400px-Ocean_City%2C_Maryland_panorama.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Ocean_City,_Maryland_panorama.jpg" title="File:Ocean City, Maryland panorama.jpg"> </a></div>Beach in Ocean City</div></div></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Geography" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ocean_City_MD_pier_from_south.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Ocean_City_MD_pier_from_south.jpeg/220px-Ocean_City_MD_pier_from_south.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Ocean_City_MD_pier_from_south.jpeg/220px-Ocean_City_MD_pier_from_south.jpeg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Ocean_City_MD_pier_from_south.jpeg/330px-Ocean_City_MD_pier_from_south.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Ocean_City_MD_pier_from_south.jpeg/440px-Ocean_City_MD_pier_from_south.jpeg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Ocean City pier and beach</figcaption></figure> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>, the town has a total area of 36.37 square miles (94.20 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 4.41 square miles (11.42 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 31.96 square miles (82.78 km<sup>2</sup>) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazetteer_files_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazetteer_files-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ocean City is on the barrier <a href="/wiki/Spit_(landform)" title="Spit (landform)">spit</a> called <a href="/wiki/Fenwick_Island_(Delaware%E2%80%93Maryland)" title="Fenwick Island (Delaware–Maryland)">Fenwick Island</a>, which encompasses Ocean City, as well as <a href="/wiki/South_Bethany,_Delaware" title="South Bethany, Delaware">South Bethany</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fenwick_Island,_Delaware" title="Fenwick Island, Delaware">Fenwick Island, Delaware</a>. Ocean City's southern point is an inlet formed by the <a href="/wiki/1933_Chesapeake%E2%80%93Potomac_hurricane" title="1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane">1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane</a>. Rainfall and tides swelled the rivers and bays surrounding Ocean City until the overflowing water cut a 50-foot crevasse from the bay to the ocean. Ocean City businessmen had long sought funding to create an inlet to support a harbor, so residents seized upon the opportunity and built jetties to ensure the city's land remained divided from what is now <a href="/wiki/Assateague_Island" title="Assateague Island">Assateague Island</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Climate" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a> system, Ocean City, Maryland has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a> with long, warm to hot and humid summers, cool winters and year-round precipitation. Ocean City receives 2300 hours of sunshine annually (higher than the USA average). Temperatures are moderated in Ocean City due to its location on the Atlantic coast. During the summer months, a cooling afternoon <a href="/wiki/Sea_breeze" title="Sea breeze">sea breeze</a> is present on most days with an average of only 10 days annually reaching 90 °F (32 °C). However, in 2010 the temperature rose to 103 °F (39 °C) which was the hottest air temperature on record, and episodes of extreme heat combined with tropical humidity can occur with <a href="/wiki/Heat_index" title="Heat index">heat index</a> values ≥ 100 °F (37.8 °C). The prominence of the <a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a> of North Carolina to the south means direct hits from <a href="/wiki/Tropical_storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical storm">tropical storms</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hurricane" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane">hurricanes</a> are rare, although they sometimes brush the area. The <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane_season" title="Atlantic hurricane season">Atlantic hurricane season</a> extends from June 1 through November 30, sharply peaking from late August through September. </p><p>During the winter months, Ocean City has cool weather with an average high of 45 F (7.5 C), however periods of mild temperatures in the 50 to 60 F range are common. The air temperature fails to rise above freezing 5.8 days on average and the <a href="/wiki/Plant_hardiness_zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Plant hardiness zone">plant hardiness zone</a> is 7b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 9.1 °F (−12.7 °C).<sup id="cite_ref-USDA_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USDA-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On rare occasion, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with <a href="/wiki/Wind_chill" title="Wind chill">wind chill</a> values under 5 °F (−15 °C). The coldest temperature on record was −6 °F (−21 °C). The average seasonal (Dec-Mar) snowfall total is small, with 6 to 12 in (15 to 30 cm), and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in <a href="/wiki/Nor%27easter" title="Nor'easter">nor'easter</a> activity. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Ocean City Beach, MD (1981-2010 Averages) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77<br>(25) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78<br>(26) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88<br>(31) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94<br>(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98<br>(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">102<br>(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br>(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">100<br>(38) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">99<br>(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94<br>(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84<br>(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78<br>(26) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">103<br>(39) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.6<br>(7.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.1<br>(7.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFCD9B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.1<br>(11.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAE5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.1<br>(16.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.9<br>(21.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.5<br>(26.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.7<br>(28.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82.4<br>(28.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.3<br>(25.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF942A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.8<br>(19.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.5<br>(14.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.0<br>(9.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA246; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">64.3<br>(17.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.1<br>(2.3) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.7<br>(3.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFE0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.0<br>(6.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFCF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.6<br>(11.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFAD5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.4<br>(16.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF8710; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.3<br>(21.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.0<br>(24.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.7<br>(23.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9123; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.7<br>(20.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.1<br>(15.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.3<br>(9.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFDFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.4<br>(4.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFC285; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">55.9<br>(13.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.6<br>(−2.4) </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.3<br>(−1.5) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.0<br>(1.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFE0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.1<br>(6.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFCD9B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.0<br>(11.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.1<br>(17.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9226; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.3<br>(20.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9730; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.1<br>(19.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFB266; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.1<br>(15.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD7AF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.5<br>(10.3) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.2<br>(4.0) </td> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.7<br>(−0.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">47.4<br>(8.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6<br>(−21) </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2<br>(−19) </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8<br>(−13) </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22<br>(−6) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30<br>(−1) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40<br>(4) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45<br>(7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41<br>(5) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31<br>(−1) </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22<br>(−6) </td> <td style="background: #B6B6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15<br>(−9) </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2<br>(−19) </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−6<br>(−21) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #7DFF7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.43<br>(87) </td> <td style="background: #7FFF7F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.06<br>(78) </td> <td style="background: #68FF68; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.99<br>(101) </td> <td style="background: #7CFF7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.36<br>(85) </td> <td style="background: #75FF75; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.63<br>(92) </td> <td style="background: #7DFF7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.31<br>(84) </td> <td style="background: #7EFF7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.37<br>(86) </td> <td style="background: #4FFF4F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.66<br>(118) </td> <td style="background: #77FF77; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.48<br>(88) </td> <td style="background: #81FF81; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.30<br>(84) </td> <td style="background: #83FF83; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.14<br>(80) </td> <td style="background: #75FF75; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.64<br>(92) </td> <td style="background: #76FF76; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">42.37<br>(1,076) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #95FF95; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.8 </td> <td style="background: #95FF95; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.4 </td> <td style="background: #9CFF9C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.9 </td> <td style="background: #99FF99; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.0 </td> <td style="background: #91FF91; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.4 </td> <td style="background: #8CFF8C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.4 </td> <td style="background: #8BFF8B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.8 </td> <td style="background: #89FF89; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.3 </td> <td style="background: #8BFF8B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.7 </td> <td style="background: #8EFF8E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.9 </td> <td style="background: #91FF91; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.1 </td> <td style="background: #93FF93; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.5 </td> <td style="background: #91FF91; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">71.0 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Dew_point" title="Dew point">dew point</a> °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D8D8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.4<br>(−2.6) </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.0<br>(−1.7) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.5<br>(0.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFF5EB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.7<br>(5.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.3<br>(11.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.4<br>(17.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9226; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.4<br>(20.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF952C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.7<br>(19.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFAC5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.5<br>(16.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD6AD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.8<br>(10.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.2<br>(5.1) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.9<br>(−0.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C5; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">47.7<br>(8.7) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: NOAA<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: PRISM<sup id="cite_ref-prism_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prism-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Demographics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>49</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>85</td><td></td><td>73.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>365</td><td></td><td>329.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>476</td><td></td><td>30.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>711</td><td></td><td>49.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>946</td><td></td><td>33.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>1,052</td><td></td><td>11.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>1,234</td><td></td><td>17.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>983</td><td></td><td>−20.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>1,493</td><td></td><td>51.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>4,946</td><td></td><td>231.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>5,146</td><td></td><td>4.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>7,173</td><td></td><td>39.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>7,102</td><td></td><td>−1.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>6,844</td><td></td><td>−3.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2020 census" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>As of the 2020 census, 6,844 (estimated at 6.900 as of 2022) people resided full time in the Town of Ocean City, with 3,723 households. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 1,510.5 inhabitants per square mile. There were 30,028 total housing units, with 3,820 occupied year-round and 26,208 vacant. The resident racial makeup of Ocean City was 90.0% <a href="/wiki/White_people" title="White people">White</a>, 5.8% <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic</a>, 0.8% <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">African American</a>, 0.2% <a href="/wiki/American_Indian_and_Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="American Indian and Alaska Native">American Indian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Natives" title="Alaska Natives">Alaskan Native</a>, 0.8% <a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a>, and 2.2% two or more races.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2010 census" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2010, there were 7,102 people, 3,852 households, and 1,784 families residing in the town. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 1,610.4 inhabitants per square mile (621.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 30,119 housing units at an average density of 6,829.7 per square mile (2,637.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 92.2% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 2.7% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.2% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 1.3% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 2.2% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">other races</a>, and 1.4% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 5.9% of the population. </p><p>There were 3,852 households, of which 11.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 53.7% were non-families. 42.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.84 and the average family size was 2.41. </p><p>The median age in the town was 54.2 years. 9.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.8% were from 25 to 44; 33.8% were from 45 to 64; and 29.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.4% male and 48.6% female. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Economy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ocean_City_MD_boardwalk_at_Worcester_Street_looking_north.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ocean_City_MD_boardwalk_at_Worcester_Street_looking_north.jpeg/220px-Ocean_City_MD_boardwalk_at_Worcester_Street_looking_north.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ocean_City_MD_boardwalk_at_Worcester_Street_looking_north.jpeg/220px-Ocean_City_MD_boardwalk_at_Worcester_Street_looking_north.jpeg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ocean_City_MD_boardwalk_at_Worcester_Street_looking_north.jpeg/330px-Ocean_City_MD_boardwalk_at_Worcester_Street_looking_north.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ocean_City_MD_boardwalk_at_Worcester_Street_looking_north.jpeg/440px-Ocean_City_MD_boardwalk_at_Worcester_Street_looking_north.jpeg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Ocean City boardwalk looking north at Worcester Street</figcaption></figure> <p>Ocean City now extends just more than 9 mi (14 km) from the southern inlet to the Delaware line. The strip now supports hotels, motels, apartment houses, shopping centers, residential communities, and condominiums. The southern tip houses the Ocean City Boardwalk. The boardwalk is the main shopping district and entertainment area of the town. The Boardwalk has two <a href="/wiki/Amusement_park" title="Amusement park">amusement parks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trimpers_Rides" class="mw-redirect" title="Trimpers Rides">Trimpers Rides</a> and The Pier, which was recently renamed <a href="/wiki/Jolly_Roger_Amusement_Park" title="Jolly Roger Amusement Park">Jolly Roger at The Pier</a>, after <a href="/wiki/Jolly_Roger_Amusement_Park" title="Jolly Roger Amusement Park">its sister uptown local amusement park</a>. The downtown neighborhood, Old Town, is marked by Victorian style houses and other older buildings. </p><p>Ocean City has a long history of fishing, both commercial and recreational. The town bills itself as the "White Marlin Capital of the World." During the summer, numerous charter and private boats fish for <a href="/wiki/Billfish" title="Billfish">billfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tuna" title="Tuna">tuna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wahoo" title="Wahoo">wahoo</a>, and other game fish. In early August, the White Marlin Open, one of the larger fishing tournaments in the world, is held. Prize money for the largest <a href="/wiki/White_marlin" title="White marlin">white marlin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_blue_marlin" title="Atlantic blue marlin">blue marlin</a>, and tuna can range over $1 million. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Arts_and_culture">Arts and culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Arts and culture" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ocean_City_Boardwalk_and_Trimper's"><span id="Ocean_City_Boardwalk_and_Trimper.27s"></span>Ocean City Boardwalk and Trimper's</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Ocean City Boardwalk and Trimper's" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ocean_City_MD_Boardwalk_August_2009_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Ocean_City_MD_Boardwalk_August_2009_1.jpg/220px-Ocean_City_MD_Boardwalk_August_2009_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 146px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Ocean_City_MD_Boardwalk_August_2009_1.jpg/220px-Ocean_City_MD_Boardwalk_August_2009_1.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="146" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Ocean_City_MD_Boardwalk_August_2009_1.jpg/330px-Ocean_City_MD_Boardwalk_August_2009_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Ocean_City_MD_Boardwalk_August_2009_1.jpg/440px-Ocean_City_MD_Boardwalk_August_2009_1.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Ocean City Boardwalk looking south</figcaption></figure> <p>The Ocean City Boardwalk currently runs from South 2nd Street at the <a href="/wiki/Ocean_City_Inlet" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocean City Inlet">Ocean City Inlet</a> in South Ocean City (by the <a href="/wiki/Ocean_City_Life-Saving_Station" title="Ocean City Life-Saving Station">Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum</a>) up to 27th Street in South Ocean City. The boardwalk is home to food, shops, arcades, and amusements.<sup id="cite_ref-ocmaps_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocmaps-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Originally called the "Atlantic Avenue", the first Ocean City boardwalk was constructed in 1902. After being damaged by a storm in 1962, the boardwalk was rebuilt to stretch a total of 2.25 miles, which is its current length. In 1985, the boardwalk suffered extensive storm damage during <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Gloria" title="Hurricane Gloria">Hurricane Gloria</a>, which pummeled Ocean City with 89 MPH winds; however, the boardwalk was refurbished and a concrete sea wall was soon constructed to prevent further damage. The aftermath of Hurricane Gloria led to the first phase of extensive beach replenishment projects in Ocean City. </p><p>In 2012, the Ocean City Boardwalk was damaged again as a result of <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy" title="Hurricane Sandy">Hurricane Sandy</a>, which flooded and destroyed half the boardwalk.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The boardwalk has since been rebuilt to its original length and attracts many tourists. </p><p>Also located in South Ocean City is <a href="/wiki/Trimper%27s_Rides" title="Trimper's Rides">Trimper's Rides</a>, a historic amusement park founded in 1893 as The Windsor Resort.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Trimper's Rides is home to one of the United States' oldest operational carousel rides. Colloquially known as "The Pride of the Boardwalk," the 1912 Herschell-Spillman carousel received the National Carousel Association's Historic Carousel Award in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dining_and_nightlife">Dining and nightlife</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Dining and nightlife" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The Midtown section of Ocean City stretches from 28th Street to 90th Street and is home to dining along the bay and nightlife.<sup id="cite_ref-ocmaps_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocmaps-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Located in Midtown are the <a href="/wiki/Jolly_Roger_Amusement_Park" title="Jolly Roger Amusement Park">Jolly Roger Amusement Park</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Roland_E._Powell_Convention_Center" title="Roland E. Powell Convention Center">Roland E. Powell Convention Center</a>. This area also features the Seacrets entertainment complex on 49th Street, one of the highest-grossing bars in the country, known for bringing in hundreds of coconut palms and other tropical plants in the summer.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hotel_and_condos_Ocean_City_MD1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Hotel_and_condos_Ocean_City_MD1.jpg/220px-Hotel_and_condos_Ocean_City_MD1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="125" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5046" data-file-height="2869"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 125px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Hotel_and_condos_Ocean_City_MD1.jpg/220px-Hotel_and_condos_Ocean_City_MD1.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="125" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Hotel_and_condos_Ocean_City_MD1.jpg/330px-Hotel_and_condos_Ocean_City_MD1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Hotel_and_condos_Ocean_City_MD1.jpg/440px-Hotel_and_condos_Ocean_City_MD1.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>High-rise hotels and condominiums in North Ocean City</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_sites">Historical sites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Historical sites" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ocean_City_Life-Saving_Station_museum.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Ocean_City_Life-Saving_Station_museum.jpeg/220px-Ocean_City_Life-Saving_Station_museum.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Ocean_City_Life-Saving_Station_museum.jpeg/220px-Ocean_City_Life-Saving_Station_museum.jpeg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Ocean_City_Life-Saving_Station_museum.jpeg/330px-Ocean_City_Life-Saving_Station_museum.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Ocean_City_Life-Saving_Station_museum.jpeg/440px-Ocean_City_Life-Saving_Station_museum.jpeg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum</figcaption></figure> <p>Historical sites include: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Point_Site" title="Sandy Point Site">Sandy Point Site</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Paul%27s_by-the-sea_Protestant_Episcopal_Church" title="St. Paul's by-the-sea Protestant Episcopal Church">St. Paul's by-the-sea Protestant Episcopal Church</a>, which are both listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>.</li> <li>An anchor recovered from the sailboat wreck in 1870 of the commercial clam vessel <i>Star Light</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Atlantic Hotel. After a fire destroyed the original and first hotel in Ocean City, the Atlantic Hotel was rebuilt in 1926 and is one of the oldest hotels in Ocean City.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Ocean_City_Life-Saving_Station" title="Ocean City Life-Saving Station">Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nris_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station was part of the coastal system. It was built in 1891 and dedicated as a museum in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senior_Week">Senior Week</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Senior Week" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Ocean City is known for its <a href="/wiki/Senior_Week" title="Senior Week">Senior Week</a> activities when recently graduated high school seniors from Maryland and surrounding states travel to Ocean City. Senior Week historically begins the first week after graduation, and the graduates often are referred to as "June Bugs".<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The city is home to the Brine Beach Lax Festival (Lacrosse) on the second week of June. The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ocmdfilmfestival.com/">Ocean City Film Festival</a> takes place every year in early March. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Parks_and_recreation">Parks and recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Parks and recreation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Skatepark_and_other_attractions">Skatepark and other attractions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Skatepark and other attractions" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>First opened in June 1976, Ocean Bowl Skatepark in South Ocean City was the first skate park to open on the East Coast in the United States, and it is the longest-running municipal skatepark in the United States today. Due to time, wear and the current needs of skaters, the original bowl and steel halfpipe ramp were torn down in the Fall of 1997 and the newly constructed skatepark opened in July 1998 on the same site. The park has attracted the National Dew Tour for several years.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Government" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ocean_City,_city_hall_(21618371002).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Ocean_City%2C_city_hall_%2821618371002%29.jpg/220px-Ocean_City%2C_city_hall_%2821618371002%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1936"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 164px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Ocean_City%2C_city_hall_%2821618371002%29.jpg/220px-Ocean_City%2C_city_hall_%2821618371002%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="164" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Ocean_City%2C_city_hall_%2821618371002%29.jpg/330px-Ocean_City%2C_city_hall_%2821618371002%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Ocean_City%2C_city_hall_%2821618371002%29.jpg/440px-Ocean_City%2C_city_hall_%2821618371002%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>City Hall of Ocean City, located in the former <a href="/wiki/Ocean_City_High_School_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City High School (Maryland)">Ocean City High School</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Ocean City has a <a href="/wiki/Council-manager" class="mw-redirect" title="Council-manager">council-manager</a> system of government with a mayor and seven-member city council. The mayor is elected at-large to two-year terms while the city council is elected at-large to staggered four-year terms. The city council elects a council president who presides over and sets the agenda for city council meetings. The mayor represents the town to state and local agencies. Both the mayor and city council hire a city manager who is in charge of all daily operations of the town and serves as its chief financial officer.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2017, the mayor of Ocean City is Rick Meehan, and the members of city council are council president Matt James, council secretary Tony Deluca, Frank Knight, Carol Proctor, William Savage, John Gehrig Jr., and Peter Baus<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Media" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Radio" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Ocean City has an emergency advisory radio system broadcast on two FM frequencies.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/WOCM" title="WOCM">WOCM</a> broadcasts from studios located at the popular restaurant, nightclub, distillery, and entertainment venue Seacrets. 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id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Infrastructure" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Transportation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_50_WB_past_MD_528.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/US_50_WB_past_MD_528.jpeg/220px-US_50_WB_past_MD_528.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/US_50_WB_past_MD_528.jpeg/220px-US_50_WB_past_MD_528.jpeg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/US_50_WB_past_MD_528.jpeg/330px-US_50_WB_past_MD_528.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/US_50_WB_past_MD_528.jpeg/440px-US_50_WB_past_MD_528.jpeg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_50_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 50 in Maryland">U.S. Route 50</a>, also known as Ocean Gateway, leaving Ocean City; the sign over the eastbound lane displays the distance to the western terminus of route in <a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento, California</a> as 3,073 miles.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OC_Beach_Bus_2011_ElDorado_National_Axess_2121.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/OC_Beach_Bus_2011_ElDorado_National_Axess_2121.jpg/220px-OC_Beach_Bus_2011_ElDorado_National_Axess_2121.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3840" data-file-height="2160"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 124px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/OC_Beach_Bus_2011_ElDorado_National_Axess_2121.jpg/220px-OC_Beach_Bus_2011_ElDorado_National_Axess_2121.jpg" data-width="220" 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220px;height: 148px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Ocean_City%2C_MD_Vol._Fire_Co._Station_%288317333460%29.jpg/220px-Ocean_City%2C_MD_Vol._Fire_Co._Station_%288317333460%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="148" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Ocean_City%2C_MD_Vol._Fire_Co._Station_%288317333460%29.jpg/330px-Ocean_City%2C_MD_Vol._Fire_Co._Station_%288317333460%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Ocean_City%2C_MD_Vol._Fire_Co._Station_%288317333460%29.jpg/440px-Ocean_City%2C_MD_Vol._Fire_Co._Station_%288317333460%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Ocean City Fire Department station</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Road_and_bridges">Road and bridges</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Road and bridges" class="cdx-button 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Two bridges connect the mainland to Ocean City: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_50_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 50 in Maryland">U.S. Route 50</a>, also known as Ocean Gateway, crosses the <a href="/wiki/Harry_W._Kelley_Memorial_Bridge" title="Harry W. Kelley Memorial Bridge">Harry W. Kelley Memorial Bridge</a>. Ocean City is the eastern terminus of US 50.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_90" title="Maryland Route 90">Maryland Route 90</a> (Ocean City Expressway), crosses the <a href="/wiki/Assawoman_Bay_Bridge" title="Assawoman Bay Bridge">Assawoman Bay Bridge</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Public_transit">Public transit</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Public transit" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Ocean City also has a public transportation system called <a href="/wiki/Ocean_City_Transportation" title="Ocean City Transportation">Ocean City Transportation</a>. This agency operates the Coastal Highway Beach Bus, the West Ocean City Park-N-Ride Beach Bus, the Express Beach Bus for special events, and a <a href="/wiki/Trackless_train" title="Trackless train">trackless train</a> shuttle called the Boardwalk Tram.<sup id="cite_ref-ocmdtransportation_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocmdtransportation-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ocean City Transportation also offers <a href="/wiki/Paratransit" title="Paratransit">paratransit</a> service.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Boardwalk Tram operates during the summer months along the entire length of the Ocean City Boardwalk.<sup id="cite_ref-tram_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tram-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ocean City's transit service connects with <a href="/wiki/Shore_Transit" title="Shore Transit">Shore Transit</a>, which connects with other destinations.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From May to September, the <a href="/wiki/DART_First_State_Beach_Bus" class="mw-redirect" title="DART First State Beach Bus">DART First State Beach Bus</a> connects with the Coastal Highway Beach Bus.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ocean_City_Municipal_Airport_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City Municipal Airport (Maryland)">Ocean City Municipal Airport</a>, located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of downtown Ocean City serves <a href="/wiki/General_aviation" title="General aviation">general aviation</a> and charter aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Utilities">Utilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Utilities" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p><a href="/wiki/Delmarva_Power" title="Delmarva Power">Delmarva Power</a>, a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Exelon" title="Exelon">Exelon</a>, provides electricity to Ocean City.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sandpiper_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Sandpiper Energy">Sandpiper Energy</a>, a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_Utilities" title="Chesapeake Utilities">Chesapeake Utilities</a>, provides natural gas to the town.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Town of Ocean City Municipal Water Department provides water to the town, operating 25 wells, 3 treatment plants, 6 above-ground storage tanks, and an underground storage tank.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Public Works department provides wastewater service to Ocean City, operating the Ocean City Wastewater Treatment Plant.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Trash and recycling collection in Ocean City is handled by the Public Works department, with the town's trash transported by <a href="/wiki/Reworld" title="Reworld">Reworld</a> to the Energy Resource Recovery Facility in <a href="/wiki/Fairfax,_Virginia" title="Fairfax, Virginia">Fairfax, Virginia</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Waste-to-energy" title="Waste-to-energy">waste-to-energy</a> plant.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Police_and_fire_department">Police and fire department</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Police and fire department" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Police services in Ocean City are provided by the <a href="/wiki/Ocean_City_Police_Department_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City Police Department (Maryland)">Ocean City Police Department</a>, which consists of 105 full-time officers and from 100 to 110 seasonal officers.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fire protection in Ocean City is provided by the Ocean City Fire Department, which consists of over 200 volunteer members and over 100 career members.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(10)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Notable people" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-10 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-10"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spiro_Agnew" title="Spiro Agnew">Spiro Agnew</a>, former U.S. vice president</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmen_M._Amedori" title="Carmen M. Amedori">Carmen M. Amedori</a>, Maryland State Delegate, actor, author, former journalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Calhoun" title="Charles L. Calhoun">Charles L. Calhoun</a>, first <a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devin_Dodson" title="Devin Dodson">Devin Dodson</a>, racing driver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_N._Mathias_Jr." title="James N. Mathias Jr.">James N. Mathias Jr.</a>, Maryland state senator, and past mayor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erica_Messer" title="Erica Messer">Erica Messer</a>, television writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Sorce" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Sorce">Michael Sorce</a>, former radio talk show host known by his on-air name Don Geronimo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hope_Wills" title="Jennifer Hope Wills">Jennifer Hope Wills</a>, actress, <a href="/wiki/Christine_Daa%C3%A9" title="Christine Daaé">Christine Daaé</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(1986_musical)" title="The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)">The Phantom of the Opera</a></i> on Broadway</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(11)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Sister_cities">Sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Sister cities" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-11 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-11"> <p>Ocean City has three sister cities: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" 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data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/P%C3%A4rnu" title="Pärnu">Pärnu</a>, Estonia</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 12px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="23" data-height="12" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rehoboth_Beach,_Delaware" title="Rehoboth Beach, Delaware">Rehoboth Beach</a>, Delaware, U.S.</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(12)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_City,_Maryland&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large 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data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF" title="اوکین سیتی، مریلند – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="اوکین سیتی، مریلند" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City (Maryland) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Ocean City (Maryland)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%9E%D1%88%D1%8D%D0%BD-%D0%A1%D1%96%D1%86%D1%96_(%D0%9C%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4)" title="Оўшэн-Сіці (Мэрыленд) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Оўшэн-Сіці (Мэрыленд)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%83%D1%88%D1%8A%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8_(%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4)" title="Оушън Сити (Мериленд) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Оушън Сити (Мериленд)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City (Maryland) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Ocean City (Maryland)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Maryland)" title="Ocean City (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Maryland) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Ocean City (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Maryland)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City,_Maryland" title="Ocean City, Maryland – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Ocean City, Maryland" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City" title="Ocean City – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Ocean City" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City (Maryland) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Ocean City (Maryland)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City" title="Ocean City – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ocean City" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City (Maryland) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ocean City (Maryland)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City (Maryland) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ocean City (Maryland)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%86_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF" title="اووشن سیتی، مریلند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اووشن سیتی، مریلند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City (Maryland) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Ocean City (Maryland)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%EC%85%98%EC%8B%9C%ED%8B%B0_(%EB%A9%94%EB%A6%B4%EB%9E%9C%EB%93%9C%EC%A3%BC)" title="오션시티 (메릴랜드주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="오션시티 (메릴랜드주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City (Maryland) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ocean City (Maryland)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%83%D1%88%D1%8D%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8_(%D0%9C%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4)" title="Оушэн Сити (Мэриленд) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Оушэн Сити (Мэриленд)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%83%D1%88%D1%8D%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8_(%D0%9C%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4)" title="Оушэн Сити (Мэриленд) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Оушэн Сити (Мэриленд)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City (Maryland) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Ocean City (Maryland)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%89" title="اوشن سيتى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اوشن سيتى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City (Maryland) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Ocean City (Maryland)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3_(%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E5%B7%9E)" title="オーシャンシティ (メリーランド州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="オーシャンシティ (メリーランド州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8_(%D0%9C%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4)" title="Оушен-Сити (Мэриленд) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Оушен-Сити (Мэриленд)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City (Maryland) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Ocean City (Maryland)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City (Maryland) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Ocean City (Maryland)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City_(Maryland)" title="Ocean City (Maryland) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ocean City (Maryland)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City,_Maryland" title="Ocean City, Maryland – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Ocean City, Maryland" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8_(%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4)" title="Оушан Сити (Мериленд) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Оушан Сити (Мериленд)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City,_Maryland" title="Ocean City, Maryland – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Ocean City, Maryland" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8_(%D0%9C%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4)" title="Оушен-Сити (Мэриленд) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Оушен-Сити (Мэриленд)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City,_Maryland" title="Ocean City, Maryland – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Ocean City, Maryland" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%A1%D1%96%D1%82%D1%96_(%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4)" title="Оушен-Сіті (Меріленд) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Оушен-Сіті (Меріленд)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%B9%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%88" title="اوشن سٹی، میری لینڈ – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="اوشن سٹی، میری لینڈ" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_City,_Maryland" title="Ocean City, Maryland – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Ocean City, Maryland" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E6%B4%8B%E5%9F%8E_(%E9%A9%AC%E9%87%8C%E5%85%B0%E5%B7%9E)" title="大洋城 (马里兰州) – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="大洋城 (马里兰州)" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li></ul> </section> </div> <div class="minerva-footer-logo"><img src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" alt="Wikipedia" width="120" height="18" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"/> </div> <ul id="footer-info" 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