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Caroline County, MD
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Origin: Caroline County was created in 1773 from
Dorchester and Queen Anne's counties (Chapter
10, Acts of 1773). Lady Caroline Eden gave her
name to the county. She was the wife of
Maryland's last colonial governor, Robert Eden
(1741-1784); the daughter of Charles Calvert,
Fifth Lord Baltimore; and the sister of
Frederick Calvert, Sixth Lord Baltimore. |
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Caroline County is one of
about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in
the United States. It has 320.1 sq. miles in
land area and a population density of 99.4 per
square mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 50.5%. On the 2000
census form, 98.7% of the population reported
only one race, with 14.8% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this county
is 2.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 2.64 persons compared to an
average family size of 3.03 persons.
In 2005 manufacturing was the largest of 20
major sectors. It had an average wage per job of
$33,783. Per capita income grew by 22.2% 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) |
31,822 |
Covered Employment |
8,727 |
| Growth (%) since
1990 |
17.7% |
Average wage per job |
$29,391 |
| Households (2000) |
11,097 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
17.2% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
16,300 |
Average wage per job |
$33,783 |
| Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
4.3 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
8.5% |
| Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$25,264 |
Average wage per job |
$36,086 |
| Median Household
Income (2003) |
$39,239 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Poverty Rate (2003) |
10.6 |
Average wage per job |
D |
| H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
75.0 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
2.6% |
| Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
12.1 |
Average wage per job |
$33,135 |
Career Center: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/caro/
Chesapeake College: www.chesapeake.edu
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/caroline.html
Corrections Dept.:
www.carolinemd.org/governmt/doc/corrections.html
County Government: www.carolinemd.org/governmt
Economic Development Corp:
www.carolinemd.org/business/carolineEconomicDevelopment.html
Elections Board:
www.carolinecounty.org/governmt/elections/index.html
Emergency Management Dept.:
www.carolinemd.org/governmt/emgt/emgttop.html
Health Dept.: www.carolinehd.org
Library: www.caro.lib.md.us/library/
Planning & Codes Administration Dept.:
www.carolinemd.org/governmt/planning/plantop.html
Public Defender:
www.opd.state.md.us/locations/caroline.htm
Public Schools: http://cl.k12.md.us
Public Works Dept.:
www.carolinemd.org/governmt/pubworks/workstop.html
Recreation & Parks Dept.:
www.carolinemd.org/governmt/recparks/recpktop.html
Register of Wills:
www.registers.state.md.us/county/ca/html/caroline.html
Sheriff: www.carolinemd.org/governmt/sheriff/shftop.html
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/caroline.htm
State's Attorney: www.mdsaa.org/CarolineCo.htm |
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