Talbot County, Maryland

administration
Talbot County Courthhouse
US state :	Maryland
Administrative headquarters :	Easton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Talbot County Courthouse 11 North Washington Street Easton, MD 21601
Foundation :	1661
Area code :	001 410
Demographics
Residents :	37,782 (2010)
Population density :	54.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1235 km²
Water surface :	536 km²
map

Website : www.talbotcountymd.gov

The Talbot County is a county in the US state of Maryland . The county seat is Easton .

geography

The Chesapeake Bay with Talbot County

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	13,084	-
1800	13,436	2.7%
1810	14,230	5.9%
1820	14,389	1.1%
1830	12,947	-10%
1840	12,090	-6.6%
1850	13,811	14.2%
1860	14,795	7.1%
1870	16,137	9.1%
1880	19,065	18.1%
1890	19,736	3.5%
1900	20,342	3.1%
1910	19,620	-3.5%
1920	18.306	-6.7%
1930	18,583	1.5%
1940	18,784	1.1%
1950	19,428	3.4%
1960	21,578	11.1%
1970	23,682	9.8%
1980	25,604	8.1%
1990	30,549	19.3%
2000	33,812	10.7%
2010	37,782	11.7%
before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Talbot County (as of 2000)

The county is located on the Delmarva Peninsula on the east bank of Chesapeake Bay and has an area of 1,235 square kilometers; of which 536 square kilometers (46.4 percent) are water surfaces. It borders on the following counties:

	Queen Anne's County
		Caroline County
	Dorchester County

history

Talbot County was formed in 1661 from parts of Kent County. It was named after Grace, Lady Talbot , sister of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore .

Five sites in Prince George's County have National Historic Landmark status due to their historical significance . 63 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 14, 2017).

Protected areas

Wye Oak State Park

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , Talbot County had 37,782 people in 16,213 households. The population density was 54.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.20 people each in the 16,213 households.

The racial the population was composed of 81.4 percent white, 12.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.5 percent of the population.

19.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.7 percent were 65 years or older. 52.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 59,633 USD . The per capita income was $ 39,294. 8.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.