Map of Shady Side CDP

Shady Side is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,803 at the 2010 census.

Shady Side CDP overview:
Name:	Shady Side CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Maryland
County:	Anne Arundel County
Elevation:	9 ft (3 m)
Total Area:	7.86 sq mi (20.35 km²)
Land Area:	6.65 sq mi (17.22 km²)
Water Area:	1.21 sq mi (3.13 km²)
Total Population:	5,806
Population Density:	873.08/sq mi (337.08/km²)
ZIP code:	20764
Area code:	410
FIPS code:	2471450
GNISfeature ID:	0591259

Online Interactive Map

Shady Side online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Shady Side location map. Where is Shady Side CDP?

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History

In the 1790s the area was known as the Great Swamp.

Among the historic structures in Shady Side is the Capt. Salem Avery House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The Lula G. Scott Community Center was listed in 2009.

Shady Side was once served by the sidewheel passenger steamer, Emma Giles, that operated from Baltimore, making up to five trips per week.

Shady Side Road Map

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Geography

Shady Side is located at 38°50′6″N 76°31′2″W / 38.83500°N 76.51722°W / 38.83500; -76.51722 (38.834965, −76.517326) in southern Anne Arundel County, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay. It is bordered to the north and west by the West River, a wide tidal inlet of the bay. To the south is the CDP of Deale, and to the west, across the West River, is Galesville. The community is served by Maryland Route 468 (Shady Side Road), which runs south, then west, then north, toward the Annapolis area. The center of Annapolis is 20 miles (32 km) north by road and 14 miles (23 km) north by water.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.0 square miles (20.7 km), of which 6.8 square miles (17.5 km) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.2 km), or 15.57%, is water.