Worcester County, Maryland

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administration
US state : Maryland
Administrative headquarters : Snow Hill
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Worcester County Government
1 West Market Street
Snow Hill, MD 21863
Foundation : 1742
Made up from: Somerset County
Area code : 001 410
Demographics
Residents : 51,454  (2010)
Population density : 42 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1799 km²
Water surface : 575 km²
map
Map of Worcester County within Maryland
Website : www.co.worcester.md.us

The Worcester County is the easternmost county in the US state of Maryland . The county seat is Snow Hill .

geography

All Hallows Episcopal Church , listed on the NRHP since 1979
St. Paul's by-the-sea in Ocean City, listed in the NRHP since 2008

The county is located on the Atlantic coast of the Delmarva Peninsula . It is bordered by Delaware to the north and Virginia to the south. Worcester County covers an area of ​​1,799 square kilometers; of which 575 square kilometers (33.88 percent) are water surfaces. It borders on the following counties:

Wicomico County Sussex County
(Delaware)
Somerset County Compass card (de) .svg
Accomack County,
Virginia

history

Worcester County was formed in 1742 from parts of Somerset County . It was named after the Earl of Worcester .

32 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 15, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1790 11,640 -
1800 16,370 40.6%
1810 16,971 3.7%
1820 17,421 2.7%
1830 18,273 4.9%
1840 18,377 0.6%
1850 18,859 2.6%
1860 20,661 9.6%
1870 16,419 -20.5%
1880 19,539 19%
1890 19,747 1.1%
1900 20,865 5.7%
1910 21,841 4.7%
1920 22.309 2.1%
1930 21,624 -3.1%
1940 21,245 -1.8%
1950 23,148 9%
1960 23,733 2.5%
1970 24,442 3%
1980 30,889 26.4%
1990 35,028 13.4%
2000 46,543 32.9%
2010 51,454 10.6%
before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

According to the 2010 census , Worcester County had 51,454 people in 22,574 households. The population density was 42 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.16 people lived in each of the 22,574 households.

The racial the population was composed of 82.0 percent white, 13.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.2 percent of the population.

18.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 47,829  USD . The per capita income was $ 31,626. 12.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

City

Towns

Census-designated places (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1668802. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 79001148 , Accessed September 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 08001013 , Accessed September 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 15, 2017.
  5. ^ University of Virginia Library - Historical Census Browser , Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  6. ↑ United States Census.gov , Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  7. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) , accessed on April 4, 2012.
  8. ^ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Worcester County , Retrieved September 15, 2011.

Web links

Commons : Worcester County, Maryland  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 38 ° 14 ′  N , 75 ° 17 ′  W