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Queen Annes County, MD
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Origin: Queen Anne's County was erected
in 1706 (Chapter 3, Acts of 1706). The County
was named for Queen Anne (1665-1714), who ruled
Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714.
During Queen Anne's reign, Maryland was governed
as a royal colony rather than as a proprietary
province.
County Seat: Centreville, MD 21617 |
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Queen Anne's County is one of
about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in
the United States. It has 372.2 sq. miles in
land area and a population density of 122.5 per
square mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 120.2%. On the 2000
census form, 99.1% of the population reported
only one race, with 8.8% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this county
is 1.1% Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 2.62 persons compared to an
average family size of 2.99 persons.
In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20
major sectors. It had an average wage per job of
$23,217. Per capita income grew by 23.4% 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) |
45,612 |
Covered Employment |
12,918 |
Growth (%) since
1990 |
34.3% |
Average wage per job |
$29,950 |
Households (2000) |
15,315 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
6.4% |
Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
24,927 |
Average wage per job |
$37,227 |
Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
3.3 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
D |
Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$38,116 |
Average wage per job |
D |
Median Household
Income (2003) |
$61,022 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
4.4% |
Poverty Rate (2003) |
6.0 |
Average wage per job |
$29,726 |
H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
84.2 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
1.6% |
Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
25.4 |
Average wage per job |
$41,113 |
Aging Dept.: www.qac.org/depts/aging/aginghome.htm
Animal Control:
www.qac.org/depts/animalcntrl/animalcntrlhome.htm
Budget & Finance Dept.:
www.qac.org/depts/finance/financehome.htm
Chesapeake College: www.chesapeake.edu
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/queenannes
County Commissioners: www.qac.org/depts/cmnrs/cmnrs.htm
County Government: www.qac.org/
Detention Center:
www.qac.org/depts/corrections/correctionshome.htm
District Court:
www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#queenannes
Economic Development Office: www.choosequeenannes.com
Elections Board: www.qacelections.com
Emergency Services Dept.:
www.qac.org/depts/des/deshome.htm
Ethics Board: www.qac.org/depts/ethics/ethicshome.htm
Health Dept.: www.qahealth.org
Housing & Community Services Dept.:
www.qac.org/depts/housing/housinghome.htm
Human Resources Dept.: www.qac.org/depts/hr/hrhome.htm
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/qa/
Library: www.quan.lib.md.us
Parks & Recreation Dept.:
www.qac.org/depts/parks/parkshome.htm
Planning & Zoning Dept.:
www.qac.org/depts/planzone/planzonehome.htm
Public Defender:
www.opd.state.md.us/locations/queenannes.htm
Public Housing Authority:
www.qac.org/depts/housingauth/index.shtml
Public Information Dept.:
www.qac.org/depts/pio/piohome.htm
Public Schools: www.qacps.k12.md.us
Public Works: www.qac.org/depts/dpw/dpwhome.htm
Register of Wills:
www.registers.state.md.us/county/qa/html/queenannes.html
Sheriff: www.queenannessheriff.org
Social Services Dept.:
www.dhr.state.md.us/queenannes.htm
State's Attorney:
www.qac.org/depts/statesatty/sahome.htm
Tourism Office:
www.qac.org/depts/tourism/tourismhome.htm |
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