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Lusby is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,835 at the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lusby CDP, Maryland )〕 Residents of the Chesapeake Ranch Estates and Drum Point communities also use the Lusby ZIP code designation. ==Geography== Lusby is located near the southern end of Calvert County at (38.353555, -76.436615). It is bordered to the southwest by Solomons, a tourist resort town, to the south by Drum Point (across tidal Mill Creek), and to the southeast by Chesapeake Ranch Estates, a large community governed by a homeowners' association. Dominion Cove Point LNG, one of the nation's largest liquefied natural gas import facilities, is located just northeast of Lusby, and the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is to the north. Maryland Routes 2 and 4 run along the western edge of Lusby, leading south to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station and north to Andrews Air Force Base and the Washington, D.C., and Annapolis areas. There is one public high school in Lusby, Patuxent High School, with the mascot being the Panthers. In 2002 and 2013, the Panthers won Maryland high school volleyball championships, with multiple other teams reaching the state finals such as the football team in 2013 and 2001, the baseball team in 2012, and the field hockey team in 2008. Lusby also has a public middle school and two public elementary schools. Lusby's central business district has been growing rapidly in recent years. Three shopping centers have recently been built, bringing in new grocery stores, restaurants, and other businesses. Several new roads have either been built or are in planning stages in order to ease traffic congestion to and from the Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point communities. Lusby also features Cove Point Park, which has numerous baseball, soccer, and lacrosse fields as well as a public swimming pool. There is a public golf course, Chesapeake Hills Golf Course, near Cove Point Park. There is also a private air field owned and operated by the Chesapeake Ranch Estates and Drum Point communities. Places of note in the Lusby area include the Cove Point Lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay and Calvert Cliffs State Park. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Also on the National Register are Middleham Chapel and Morgan Hill Farm.〔 According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lusby CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.51%, is water.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lusby, Maryland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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