List of counties in Maryland
The US state of Maryland is divided into 24 counties . The city of Baltimore does not belong to any county, but is included because it performs the same functions in most areas. Many of the counties were named after members of the Order of Baron Baltimore . These owned the colony of Maryland from 1634 to 1771.
The official abbreviation for the State of Maryland is MD and the FIPS code is 24 .
The FIPS code for each individual county always starts with 24 , followed by a three-digit number.
The population figures are based on the 2010 census .
county |
FIPS code |
Main town ( county seat ) |
Founded |
origin |
Origin of name |
population |
surface |
map |
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Allegany County | 001 | Cumberland | 1789 | Formed from Washington County. | From the Lenapi Indian word oolikhanna , stands for "beautiful river" | 75,087 | 1,114 km² ( 430 sq mi) |
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Anne Arundel County | 003 | Annapolis | 1650 | Made up of parts of St. Mary's County. | Anne Arundell was the maiden name of the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore . Between 1654 and 1658 known as Providence County among Puritan settlers ( Providence = "Providence") | 537.656 | 1,523 km² ( 588 sq mi) |
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Baltimore County | 005 | Towson | 1659 | Formed from disorganized territory | Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , first owner of the Maryland colony | 805.029 | 1,766 km² ( 682 sq mi) |
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Baltimore City | 510 | Baltimore City | 1851 | Founded in 1729. No common administration with Baltimore County since 1851 | Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , first owner of the Maryland colony | 620.961 | 238 km² ( 92 sq mi) |
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Calvert County | 009 | Prince Frederick | 1654 | Founded as Patuxent County out of disorganized territory, renamed Calvert County in 1658 | Calvert is the family name of the Barons of Baltimore | 88,737 | 894 km² ( 345 sq mi) |
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Caroline County | 011 | The tone | 1773 | Dorchester County and Queen Anne's County | Lady Caroline Eden, daughter of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore | 33,066 | 844 km² ( 326 sq mi) |
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Carroll County | 013 | Westminster | 1837 | Baltimore County and Frederick County | Charles Carroll of Carrollton , Representative to the Continental Congress and Signatory of the Declaration of Independence | 167.134 | 1,171 km² ( 452 sq mi) |
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Cecil County | 015 | Elkton | 1672 | Baltimore County and Kent County | Cecil is an anglicised name of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore | 101.108 | 1,083 km² ( 418 sq mi) |
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Charles County | 017 | La Plata | 1658 | From unorganized territory | Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore , | 146,551 | 1,665 km² ( 643 sq mi) |
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Dorchester County | 019 | Cambridge | 1668 | From unorganized territory | Dorchester in Dorset , England ; The Earl of Dorset was a friend of the Calvert family | 32,618 | 2,546 km² ( 983 sq mi) |
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Frederick County | 021 | Frederick | 1748 | Prince George's County | Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore , last owner of the Maryland colony | 233,385 | 1,728 km² ( 667 sq mi) |
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Garrett County | 023 | Oakland | 1872 | Allegany County | John Work Garrett , President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | 30.097 | 1,699 km² ( 656 sq mi) |
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Harford County | 025 | Bel Air | 1773 | Baltimore County | Henry Harford , illegitimate son of Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore | 244,826 | 1,365 km² ( 527 sq mi) |
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Howard County | 027 | Ellicott City | 1851 | Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County | John Eager Howard , Soldier and Governor of Maryland | 287.085 | 658 km² ( 254 sq mi) |
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Kent County | 029 | Chestertown | 1642 | From unorganized territory | Kent in England | 20,197 | 1,072 km² ( 414 sq mi) |
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Montgomery County | 031 | Rockville | 1776 | Taken from Frederick County | Richard Montgomery , General in the War of Independence | 971.777 | 1,313 km² ( 507 sq mi) |
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Prince George's County | 033 | Upper Marlboro | 1696 | Calvert County and Charles County | George of Denmark and Norway , husband of Queen Anne of Great Britain | 863.420 | 1,290 km² ( 498 sq mi) |
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Queen Anne's County | 035 | Centerville | 1706 | Talbot County | Anne Stuart, Queen of Great Britain | 47,798 | 1,321 km² ( 510 sq mi) |
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Saint Mary's County | 037 | Leonardtown | 1637 | From unorganized territory. Was called Potomac County between 1654 and 1658. | Mary the mother of Jesus , first county established in a colony in England, was to become a haven for Catholics | 105.151 | 1,582 km² ( 611 sq mi) |
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Somerset County | 039 | Princess Anne | 1666 | From unorganized territory. | Mary, Lady Somerset, relative of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore | 26,470 | 1,582 km² ( 611 sq mi) |
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Talbot County | 041 | Easton | 1662 | Kent County | Grace, Lady Talbot, sister of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore | 37,782 | 1,235 km² ( 477 sq mi) |
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Washington County | 043 | Hagerstown | 1776 | Frederick County | George Washington , first President of the United States | 147,430 | 1,212 km² ( 468 sq mi) |
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Wicomico County | 045 | Salisbury | 1867 | Somerset County and Worcester County | Wicomico River ; in Lenape , wicko mekee means “a place where houses are built”, ie a settlement | 98,733 | 1,036 km² ( 400 sq mi) |
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Worcester County | 047 | Snow Hill | 1742 | Somerset County | Mary Arundell, the wife of Sir John Somerset, son of the 1st Marquess of Worcester , and sister of Anne Arundell, wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore | 51,454 | 1,800 km² ( 695 sq mi) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ FIPS codes of Maryland ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ EPA County FIPS Code Listing . In: EPA.gov . Retrieved February 23, 2008.
- ↑ Counties . In: Maryland Manual Online . Retrieved June 24, 2007.
- ^ A b c National Association of Counties: NACo - Find a county . Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
- ↑ a b Maryland QuickFacts . In: US Census Bureau . Retrieved June 29, 2011.