THE BROOMES ISLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Broomes Island CDP has 0.73 square miles of land in Calvert County. Its Census reference point is in Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Broomes Island and Calvert County
Broomes Island is associated with Calvert County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Broomes Island by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Broomes Island, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 37 percentage points lower than the 38.2% recorded for Calvert County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Broomes Island CDP has 31.8% of the land area of nearby St. Leonard CDP (2.29 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

