symbol. Geography Slaughter Beach is located at (38.9128903, –75.3040800). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Transportation The main method of transportation in and out of Slaughter Beach is by road. Bay Avenue is the main road through the town, traversing a northwest-southeast alignment parallel to the bay shore. Just northwest of the town, Bay Avenue connects with Delaware Route 36, which leads westward to Milford and Delaware Route 1. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 198 people in 108 households, including 64 families, in the town. The population density was . There were 253 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 99.49% White, and 0.51% from two or more races. Of the 108 households 3.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 30.6% of households were one person and 13.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.83 and the average family size was 2.23. The age distribution was 4.0% under the age of 18, 1.5% from 18 to 24, 17.2% from 25 to 44, 50.0% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% 65 or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. The median household income was $41,250 and the median family income was $50,625. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $37,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,290. About 10.9% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over. Education Slaughter Beach is in the Milford School District. In popular culture Slaughter Beach, Dog is a folk rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania named after the town. Sunrise on Slaughter Beach is an album by American rock band Clutch. References External links Official website Towns in Sussex County, Delaware Populated places established in 1681 1681 establishments in Delaware Towns in Delaware Beaches of Delaware Salisbury metropolitan area