Cecil County
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US state : | Maryland |
Administrative headquarters : | Elkton |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Administrative Building 200 Chesapeake Blvd. Elkton, MD 21921 |
Foundation : | 1674 |
Made up from: | Baltimore and Kent Counties |
Area code : | 001 410 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 101,108 (2010) |
Population density : | 112.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1082 km² |
Water surface : | 181 km² |
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Website : www.ccgov.org |
The Cecil County is a county in the state of Maryland of the United States . At the 2010 census , the county had 101,108 residents and a population density of 112.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Elkton .
The Cecil County is part of the Delaware Valley called metropolitan area around the city of Philadelphia .
geography
The county is separated from Pennsylvania to the north by the Mason-Dixon Line ; east the county borders on Delaware . The Cecil County, at the mouth of the Susquehanna River in the Chesapeake Bay and has an area of 1,082 square kilometers. Of these, 181 square kilometers (16.69 percent) are water surfaces. It borders on the following counties:
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
Chester County, Pennsylvania |
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Harford County |
New Castle County (Delaware) |
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Kent County |
history
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 13,625 | - | |
1800 | 9018 | -33.8% | |
1810 | 13,066 | 44.9% | |
1820 | 16,048 | 22.8% | |
1830 | 15,432 | -3.8% | |
1840 | 17,232 | 11.7% | |
1850 | 18,939 | 9.9% | |
1860 | 23,862 | 26% | |
1870 | 25,874 | 8.4% | |
1880 | 27,108 | 4.8% | |
1890 | 25,851 | -4.6% | |
1900 | 24,662 | -4.6% | |
1910 | 23,759 | -3.7% | |
1920 | 23,612 | -0.6% | |
1930 | 25,827 | 9.4% | |
1940 | 26,407 | 2.2% | |
1950 | 33,356 | 26.3% | |
1960 | 48,408 | 45.1% | |
1970 | 53.291 | 10.1% | |
1980 | 60,430 | 13.4% | |
1990 | 71,347 | 18.1% | |
2000 | 85,951 | 20.5% | |
2010 | 101.108 | 17.6% | |
before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
Cecil County was formed in 1674 from parts of Baltimore and Kent Counties. It was named after the first name of Cecilius Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (1605–1675), the first Lord Proprietor of the then English colony of Maryland.
Due to its historical significance, one of the county's pump houses has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Old Lock Pump House . 50 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 12, 2017).
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census , Cecil County had 85,951 people in 31,223 households and 23,292 families. The population density was 247 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.4 percent white, 3.9 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 31,223 households, 37.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.6 percent were married couples living together, 11.1 percent were single mothers, and 25.4 percent were non-families. 19.9 percent of all households were single households and 7.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.12.
27.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.5 percent between 18 and 24, 31.2 percent between 25 and 44, 23.2 percent between 45 and 64 years old, and 10.5 percent were 65 years or older . The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 98.2 males and for every 100 females aged 18 or over there were 95.7 males.
The average income of a household amounted to 50,510 USD , for a family is 56,469 USD. Males had a median income of $ 40,350 versus $ 28,646 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,384. About 5.4 percent of families and 7.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line .
cities and communes
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 596115. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ^ University of Virginia Library - Historical Census Browser.Retrieved July 1, 2011
- ↑ United States Census.gov.Retrieved July 1, 2011
- ↑ US Census Bureau - United States Census 2000 for Cecil County.Retrieved July 1, 2011
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved July 1, 2011
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Maryland . National Park Service , accessed November 12, 2017.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 12, 2017.
- ↑ Cecil County, Maryland Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov
Web links
Coordinates: 39 ° 34 ′ N , 75 ° 57 ′ W