CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND

Origin: Cecil County was erected in 1674 from Baltimore and Kent counties by proclamation of the Governor. The County was named for Cecilius Calvert (1605-1675), Second Lord Baltimore, and founder of the Maryland colony. Although he never lived in Maryland, Cecilius Calvert was Proprietor of the colony from 1632 until his death in Middlesex, England in 1675.

Population (1990 Census): 71,347
Form of Government: County Commissioners
County Seat: Elkton, MD 21921

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World Wide Web sites:

http://clab.cecil.cc.md.us/county/govoff/ccgovt.htm

http://www.cecil.cc.md.us/

http://www.dhr.state.md.us/cecil.htm

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Maryland Manual On-Line, 1999

July 6, 1999
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