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Charles County, MD
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Origin: Charles County was created in
1658 by an Order in Council. It is not to be
confused with an earlier Charles County
(1650-1653) known as Old Charles County. The
County was named for Charles Calvert
(1637-1715), 3rd Lord Baltimore. Calvert lived
in Maryland from 1661 until he returned to
England in 1684. He was Proprietor of the
Maryland colony from 1675 to 1689, when he lost
his right to govern. From 1692 until Calvert's
death in 1715, Maryland was governed as a royal
colony.
County Seat: La Plata, MD 20646
Form of Government: Code Home Rule since 2002 |
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Charles County is one of about
3,141 counties and county equivalents in the
United States. It has 461.0 sq. miles in land
area and a population density of 301.1 per
square mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 152.8%. On the 2000
census form, 97.9% of the population reported
only one race, with 26.1% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this county
is 2.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 2.86 persons compared to an
average family size of 3.21 persons.
In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20
major sectors. It had an average wage per job of
$24,428. Per capita income grew by 16.2% between
1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation). |
People & Income
Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry
Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
Population (2005) |
138,822 |
Covered Employment |
40,730 |
Growth (%) since
1990 |
37.2% |
Average wage per job |
$34,585 |
Households (2000) |
41,668 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
3.0% |
Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
71,830 |
Average wage per job |
$42,880 |
Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
3.3 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
3.2% |
Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$35,417 |
Average wage per job |
$32,438 |
Median Household
Income (2003) |
$65,995 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
9.4% |
Poverty Rate (2003) |
6.9 |
Average wage per job |
$35,997 |
H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
85.8 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
2.3% |
Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
20.0 |
Average wage per job |
$48,150 |
Animal Control: www.charlescounty.org/es/animalcontrol
Circuit Court:
www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/charles/index.html
Community College: www.csmd.edu
Community Services Dept.: www.charlescounty.org/cs
County Attorney: www.charlescounty.org/coattorney
County Commissioners:
www.govt.co.charles.md.us/commissioners
County Government: www.charlescounty.org
District Court:
www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#charles
Economic Development Commission: www.ccbiz.org
Elections Board: www.charlescounty.org/boe
Emergency Services: www.charlescounty.org/es/index.htm
Fiscal Services Dept.: www.charlescounty.org/fs
Health Dept.: www.charlescountyhealth.org
Human Resources Dept: www.charlescounty.org/hr
Information Technology Dept: www.charlescounty.org/it
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/charles
Library: www.ccplonline.org
Parks & Grounds Division:
www.charlescounty.org/pf/pg/parks
Public Defender:
www.opd.state.md.us/locations/charles.htm
Public Facilities Dept: www.govt.co.charles.md.us/pf
Public Schools: www.ccboe.com
Register of Wills:
www.registers.state.md.us/county/ch/html/charles.html
Sheriff: http://ccso.us
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/charles.htm
Tourism Office: www.charlescounty.org/tourism |
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