Origin: Harford County was erected from
Baltimore County in 1773 (Chapter 6, Acts of
1773). The County was named for Henry Harford
(c. 1759-1834), last Proprietary of Maryland. He
was a son of Frederick Calvert, 6th Lord
Baltimore, but because of his illegitimate birth
did not inherit his father's title.
County Seat: Bel Air, MD 21014 |
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Harford County is one of about
3,141 counties and county equivalents in the
United States. It has 440.3 sq. miles in land
area and a population density of 543.4 per
square mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 89.5%. On the 2000
census form, 98.5% of the population reported
only one race, with 9.3% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this county
is 1.9% Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 2.72 persons compared to an
average family size of 3.14 persons.
In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20
major sectors. It had an average wage per job of
$23,818. Per capita income grew by 24.8% 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) |
239,259 |
Covered Employment |
80,527 |
| Growth (%) since
1990 |
31.4% |
Average wage per job |
$37,695 |
| Households (2000) |
79,667 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
6.3% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
128,233 |
Average wage per job |
$43,545 |
| Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
3.9 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
5.2% |
| Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$36,772 |
Average wage per job |
$33,731 |
| Median Household
Income (2003) |
$61,949 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
9.4% |
| Poverty Rate (2003) |
6.4 |
Average wage per job |
$34,612 |
| H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
86.7 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
3.1% |
| Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
27.3 |
Average wage per job |
$43,511 |
Aging & Transportation Services Office:
www.harfordcountymd.gov/services/aging/
Circuit Court:
www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/harford/index.html
Community College: www.harford.edu
Community Services Dept.:
www.harfordcountymd.gov/services
County Council: www.harfordcountymd.gov/council
County Executive: www.harfordcountymd.gov/executive.html
County Government: www.harfordcountymd.gov
District Court:
www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#harford
Economic Development Office:
www.harfordcountymd.gov/economic_development
Elections Board: www.harfordcountymd.gov/Elections
Emergency Operations Division:
www.harfordcountymd.gov/eoc
Health Dept.: www.harfordcountymd.gov/health
Human Resources: www.harfordcountymd.gov/human_resources
Inspections, Licenses, & Permits Dept.:
www.harfordcountymd.gov/dilp
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/harford/
Law Dept.: www.harfordcountymd.gov/law.html
Library: www.harf.lib.md.us
Liquor Control Board: www.harfordcountymd.gov/lcb/
Parks & Recreation Dept.:
www.harfordcountymd.gov/parks_rec
Planning & Zoning Dept:
www.harfordcountymd.gov/planningzoning/index.html
Public Defender:
www.opd.state.md.us/locations/harford.htm
Public Schools: www.hcps.org
Public Works Dept.: www.harfordcountymd.gov/dpw
Register of Wills:
www.registers.state.md.us/county/ha/html/harford.html
Sheriff: www.harfordsheriff.org
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/harford.htm
State's Attorney:
www.harfordcountymd.gov/StatesAttorney/ |
