Salisbury, Maryland

Salisbury is a city in and the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland. The population of the city is 30,343, making it the largest city in Maryland's Eastern Shore region. The city is the commercial hub of the Delmarva Peninsula, which was long devoted to agriculture and had a southern culture. It calls itself "The Comfortable Side of Coastal".
Salisbury 	Maryland
Incorporated 	1854
Motto 	"The Comfortable Side of Coastal"
County 	Wicomico
Population 	30,343
Elevation 	26 ft (8 m)
Mayor 	Bristol Daugherty
Gym Leader 	Terek Small - Electric-type specialist Gym
City Guildmaster	Shay Fitzgerald
ZIP codes 	21801-21804
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
50.63% White (15,362)
37.02% Black or African American (11,232)
6.70% Hispanic or Latino (2,032)
5.66% Other (1,717)
23.7% (7,191) of Salisbury residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Salisbury's theft and murder rates are above average, and for the state's standards, one of, if not the highest outside of the Baltimore/Washington metro. The city reported 47 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 4.59 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Wicomico County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Retired NASCAR driver Eduardo Puckett resides in Salisbury.
* Salisbury is home to Salisbury University, Wor-Wic Community College and Eastern Shore Battle Academy.
* Local TV stations serving Salisbury and the Delmarva Peninsula include WBOC-TV 16 (CBS), WBOC-DT2 21 (FOX), WCPB 28 (PBS), WRDE-LD 31 (NBC), WMDE 36, WMDT 47 (ABC), WMDT-DT2 47.2 (CW+), and WDPB 64 (PBS).
* Museums and other historic facilities include: Salisbury University Arboretum, Salisbury Zoo, Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Chipman Cultural Center, and Poplar Hill Mansion.
* The area is served by Salisbury Regional Airport.
* Salisbury has a decent amount of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, electric showers, a few contest halls and showcase theaters, Salisbury Zoological Park, The Centre at Salisbury and a few other shopping centers, some public battle fields, a few sports complexes, plenty of local restaurants and businesses, a bit of hotels/motels, some fast food and chain restaurants, some auto parts places and car dealerships, Nintendo World, Solstice Apparel, Target, Sam's Club, Home Depot, Walmart, Goodwill, an AT&T store, Tractor Supply Co., Lowe's Home Improvement, Kohl's, a Verizon retailer, The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille, Ponzetti's Pizza & Subs, Roadie Joe's Bar & Grill, Brew River, Market Street Inn, Back Street Grill, Evolution Craft Brewing Co. & Public House, Rise Up Coffee, Fratelli's Italian, Food Lion, La Tolteca Mexican, Sub Runners, Dayton's Restaurant, Taylor's BBQ, Viet Taste, East Moon Japanese Steakhouse, Rosita's Taqueria Y Restaurant, and a little bit of other things.
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