List of counties in Maryland
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There are twenty-four counties and Baltimore City in the U.S. state of Maryland. Though an independent city rather than a county, the City of Baltimore by some is considered the equal of a county for most purposes and is a county-equivalent.
Alphabetical listing[change | change source]
County |
FIPS code[1] | County seat[2][3] | Established[2][3] | Origin[2] | Meaning of name[2] | Population[4] | Area[3][5] | Map |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allegany County | 001 | Cumberland | 1789 | Formed from part of Washington County. | From the Lenape Indian word oolikhanna, which means "beautiful stream" | 75,087 | ( 1,114 km2) |
430 sq mi![]() |
Anne Arundel County | 003 | Annapolis | 1650 | Formed from part of St. Mary's County. | Anne Arundell was the maiden name of the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Between 1654 and 1658 it was known as Providence County by Puritan settlers | 537,656 | ( 1,523 km2) |
588 sq mi![]() |
Baltimore County | 005 | Towson | 1659 | Formed from unorganized territory | Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, first proprietor of the Maryland colony | 805,029 | ( 1,766 km2) |
682 sq mi![]() |
Baltimore City | 510 | Baltimore City | 1851 | Founded in 1729. Detached in 1851 from Baltimore County | Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, first proprietor of the Maryland colony | 620,961 | ( 238 km2) |
92 sq mi![]() |
Calvert County | 009 | Prince Frederick | 1654 | Formed as Patuxent County from unorganized territory. Renamed Calvert County in 1658 | The Calvert family; prior to 1658 it was called Patuxent County, after the Patuxent Indians, a branch of the Algonquians | 88,737 | ( 894 km2) |
345 sq mi![]() |
Caroline County | 011 | Denton | 1773 | From parts of Dorchester County and Queen Anne's County | Lady Caroline Eden, daughter of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore | 33,066 | ( 844 km2) |
326 sq mi![]() |
Carroll County | 013 | Westminster | 1837 | From parts of Baltimore County and Frederick County | Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a representative to the Continental Congress and signatory of the Declaration of Independence | 167,134 | ( 1,171 km2) |
452 sq mi![]() |
Cecil County | 015 | Elkton | 1672 | From parts of Baltimore County and Kent County | Cecil is an Anglicized form of the first name of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore | 101,108 | ( 1,083 km2) |
418 sq mi![]() |
Charles County | 017 | La Plata | 1658 | From unorganized territory | Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, second proprietor of the Maryland colony | 146,551 | ( 1,665 km2) |
643 sq mi![]() |
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![]() |
Frederick County | 021 | Frederick | 1748 | From part of Prince George's County | Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore, final proprietor of the Maryland colony | 233,385 | ( 1,728 km2) |
667 sq mi![]() |
Garrett County | 023 | Oakland | 1872 | From part of Allegany County | John Work Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | 30,097 | ( 1,699 km2) |
656 sq mi![]() |
Harford County | 025 | Bel Air | 1773 | From part of Baltimore County | Henry Harford, illegitimate son of Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore | 244,826 | ( 1,365 km2) |
527 sq mi![]() |
Howard County | 027 | Ellicott City | 1851 | From parts of Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County | John Eager Howard, an American Revolutionary War officer and governor of Maryland | 287,085 | ( 658 km2) |
254 sq mi![]() |
Kent County | 029 | Chestertown | 1642 | From unorganized territory | The English county of Kent | 20,197 | ( 1,072 km2) |
414 sq mi![]() |
Montgomery County | 031 | Rockville | 1776 | From part of Frederick County | Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general | 1,058,810 | ( 1,313 km2) |
507 sq mi![]() |
Prince George's County | 033 | Upper Marlboro | 1696 | From parts of Calvert County and Charles County | Prince George of Denmark, the husband of Queen Anne of Great Britain | 863,420 | ( 1,290 km2) |
498 sq mi![]() |
Queen Anne's County | 035 | Centreville | 1706 | From parts of Talbot County | Anne, Queen of Great Britain | 47,798 | ( 1,321 km2) |
510 sq mi![]() |
Saint Mary's County | 037 | Leonardtown | 1637 | From unorganized territory. Was named Potomac County between 1654 and 1658. | The Virgin Mary, first county named in a colony intended to be a haven for Catholics | 105,151 | ( 1,582 km2) |
611 sq mi![]() |
Somerset County | 039 | Princess Anne | 1666 | From unorganized territory. | Mary, Lady Somerset, sister-in-law of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore | 26,470 | ( 1,582 km2) |
611 sq mi![]() |
Talbot County | 041 | Easton | 1662 | From part of Kent County | Grace, Lady Talbot, sister of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore | 37,782 | ( 1,235 km2) |
477 sq mi![]() |
Washington County | 043 | Hagerstown | 1776 | From part of Frederick County | George Washington, first President of the United States | 147,430 | ( 1,212 km2) |
468 sq mi![]() |
Wicomico County | 045 | Salisbury | 1867 | From parts of Somerset County and Worcester County | The Wicomico River; in Lenape, wicko mekee indicated "a place where houses are built," possibly in reference to a settlement | 98,733 | ( 1,036 km2) |
400 sq mi![]() |
Worcester County | 047 | Snow Hill | 1742 | From part of Somerset County | Mary Arundell, the wife of Sir John Somerset, son of the 1st Marquess of Worcester, and sister of Anne Arundell, the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore | 51,454 | ( 1,800 km2) |
695 sq mi![]() |
Map[change | change source]
Former counties[change | change source]
County | Years of existence | Etymology |
---|---|---|
Old Charles County | 1650–1654 | Charles I, King of England |
Durham County | 1669–1672 | The English County Durham |
Old Worcester County | 1672–1685 | 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 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Counties". Maryland Manual Online. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ↑ Bureau, U. S. Census. "American FactFinder". factfinder.census.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ↑ "Maryland QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2007-06-22.