Charles County
The Charles County Courthouse in La Plata |
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US state : | Maryland |
Administrative headquarters : | La Plata |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Charles County Government P.O. Box 2150 La Plata, MD 20646 |
Foundation : | 1658 |
Made up from: | disorganized area |
Area code : | 001 301 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 146,551 (2010) |
Population density : | 122.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1666 km² |
Water surface : | 472 km² |
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Website : www.charlescounty.org |
The Charles County is a county in the state of Maryland of the United States . At the 2010 census , the county had 146,551 people and a population density of 122.7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is La Plata .
Charles County is part of the metropolitan area around the US capital Washington .
geography
The county borders Virginia to the west and covers an area of 1,666 square kilometers; of which 472 square kilometers (28.33 percent) are water surfaces. It borders on the following counties:
history
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 20,613 | - | |
1800 | 19,172 | -7% | |
1810 | 20,245 | 5.6% | |
1820 | 16,500 | -18.5% | |
1830 | 17,769 | 7.7% | |
1840 | 16,023 | -9.8% | |
1850 | 16,162 | 0.9% | |
1860 | 16,517 | 2.2% | |
1870 | 15,738 | -4.7% | |
1880 | 18,548 | 17.9% | |
1890 | 15.191 | -18.1% | |
1900 | 17,662 | 16.3% | |
1910 | 16,386 | -7.2% | |
1920 | 17,705 | 8th % | |
1930 | 16,166 | -8.7% | |
1940 | 17,612 | 8.9% | |
1950 | 23,415 | 32.9% | |
1960 | 32,572 | 39.1% | |
1970 | 47,678 | 46.4% | |
1980 | 72,751 | 52.6% | |
1990 | 101.154 | 39% | |
2000 | 120,546 | 19.2% | |
2010 | 146,551 | 21.6% | |
before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
Charles County was formed in 1658. It was named after Charles Calvert (1637-1715), 3rd Baron Baltimore , who was governor of Maryland from 1661 to 1676 and 1679 to 1684.
There is a National Historic Site in the county - the Thomas Stone National Historic Site , also known as Habre de Venture. 38 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 13, 2017).
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census , Cecil County's population was 120,546 people in 41,668 households and 32,292 families. The population density was 262 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 68.5 percent white, 26.1 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American, 1.8 percent Asian and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.
Of the 41,668 households, 41.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.0 percent were married couples living together, 14.5 percent were single mothers, and 22.5 percent were non-families. 17.2 percent of all households were single households and 5.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.21.
28.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.6 percent between 18 and 24, 33.2 percent between 25 and 44, 22.7 percent between 45 and 64 years old, and 7.8 percent were 65 years or older . The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 95.5 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 92.2 males.
The average income of a household amounted to 62,199 USD , for a family is 67,602 USD. Males had a median income of $ 43,371 versus $ 34,231 for females. The per capita income was $ 24,285. About 3.7 percent of families and 5.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line .
cities and communes
Census-designated places (CDP)
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 1676992. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ^ University of Virginia Library - Historical Census Browser.Retrieved July 4, 2011
- ↑ United States Census.gov.Retrieved July 4, 2011
- ↑ US Census Bureau - United States Census 2000 for Charles County.Retrieved July 4, 2011
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved July 4, 2011
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Maryland . National Park Service , accessed November 13, 2017.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 13, 2017.
- ^ Charles County, Maryland 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov
Web links
Coordinates: 38 ° 29 ′ N , 77 ° 1 ′ W