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Origin: Anne Arundel County was created
in 1650 (Chapter 8, Acts of 1650, April
Session). The County was named for Lady Anne
Arundell (1615-1649), daughter of Thomas
Arundell of Wardour, and wife of Cecilius
Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore and founder of
the Maryland colony. |
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Anne Arundel County is one of
about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in
the United States. It has 415.9 sq. miles in
land area and a population density of 1,228.4
per square mile. In the last three decades of
the 1900s its population grew by 64.3%. On the
2000 census form, 98.3% of the population
reported only one race, with 13.6% of these
reporting African-American. The population of
this county is 2.6% Hispanic (of any race). The
average household size is 2.65 persons compared
to an average family size of 3.09 persons.
In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20
major sectors. It had an average wage per job of
$27,376. Per capita income grew by 28.1% 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) |
510,878 |
Covered Employment |
222,072 |
| Growth (%) since
1990 |
19.6% |
Average wage per job |
$42,333 |
| Households (2000) |
178,670 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
6.3% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
275,690 |
Average wage per job |
$74,121 |
| Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
3.5 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$42,723 |
Average wage per job |
D |
| Median Household
Income (2003) |
$64,329 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Poverty Rate (2003) |
6.2 |
Average wage per job |
D |
| H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
86.4 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
30.6 |
Average wage per job |
D |
Aging Dept.: www.aacounty.org/aging
Animal Control Division:
www.aacounty.org/animalcontrol/index.cfm
Annapolis: www.ci.annapolis.md.us
Circuit Court: www.circuitcourt.org
Community College: www.aacc.edu
County Government: www.aacounty.org
Detention Facilities Dept: www.aacounty.org/detention
Economic Development Corp.: www.aaedc.org
Elections Board: www.aacounty.org/bdofelections
Fire Dept.: www.aacounty.org/fire
Health Dept.: www.aahealth.org
Inspections & Permits: www.aacounty.org/ip
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/anne/
Land Use & Environment Office: www.aacounty.org/landuse
Library: http://web.aacpl.lib.md.us
Permits Dept., Inspections &: www.aacounty.org/ip
Planning & Zoning: www.aacounty.org/planzone
Police Dept.: www.aacounty.org/police/index.cfm
Public Defender:
www.opd.state.md.us/locations/annapolis.htm
Public Schools: www.aacps.org
Public Works Dept.: www.aacounty.org/dpw
Recreation & Parks Dept.: www.aacounty.org/recparks
Register of Wills:
www.registers.state.md.us/county/aa/html/annearundel.html
Social Services Dept.:
www.dhr.state.md.us/annearundel.htm
State's Attorney: www.statesattorney-annearundel.com |
