Denton is a town in Caroline County, Maryland, United States.

[8] The town benefited from trade shipped along the adjacent Choptank river.

The Choptank was deep enough to pose a formidable barrier to enslaved people fleeing north to freedom.

[9] Irish-American abolitionist Hugh Hazlett and a group of escaped slaves were detained near the town in 1858, with a plaque commemorating the event.

Steamships carried passengers and goods from Denton to Cambridge and other communities on the Chesapeake.

[10] The Museum of Rural Life interprets the ag-based heritage of the town and surrounding area.

[12] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

It also is served by a weekly newspaper, the Times-Record, and a monthly magazine, the Caroline Review.

Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon, provides electricity to Denton.

[20] Denton Public Works provides water and sewer service along with trash collection to the town.

The town's public works department provides water service to about 1,600 customers and can handle over 1,000,000 gallons in a day.

[22] Curbside trash collection is provided once a week to households in Denton.