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Wicomico County, MD

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Origin: Wicomico County was created from Somerset and Worcester counties in 1867 (Constitution, Art. XIII, secs. 2-6). The County was named after the Wicomico River from the Indian words "wicko" and "mekee" meaning a place where houses are built, apparently referring to an Indian town on the river banks.

County Seat: Salisbury, MD 21801
Map of Wicomico County Wicomico County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 377.2 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 239.7 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 56.1%. On the 2000 census form, 98.7% of the population reported only one race, with 23.3% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.2% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.53 persons compared to an average family size of 3.00 persons.

In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $21,974. Per capita income grew by 17.5% 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) 90,402 Covered Employment 45,351
   Growth (%) since 1990 21.6%    Average wage per job $32,375
Households (2000) 32,218 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 9.7%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 51,541    Average wage per job $35,940
Unemployment Rate (2005) 4.2 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 2.7%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $27,985    Average wage per job $32,875
Median Household Income (2003) $40,052 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 11.5    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 80.7 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.8%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 21.9    Average wage per job $45,215
 

Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/wicomico.html
Community College: www.worwic.cc.md.us
County Attorney: www.wicomicocounty.org/council/cnty_attorney.html
County Council: www.wicomicocounty.org/council/council.html
County Government: www.wicomicocounty.org/county.html
District Court: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#wicomico
Economic Development Dept.: www.swed.org
Elections Board: www.co.wicomicocounty.org/election
Emergency Services Dept.: www.wicomicocounty.org/e911/911.html
Health Dept.: www.wicomicohealth.org
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/wic/
Library: www.wicomicolibrary.org
Planning & Zoning Dept.: www.wicomicocounty.org/pnz/p&z.htm
Public Defender: www.opd.state.md.us/locations/wicomico.htm
Public Schools: www.wcboe.org
Public Works: www.wicomicocounty.org/pubwrk/index.html
Recreation & Parks Dept.: www.wicomicorecandparks.org
Register of Wills: www.registers.state.md.us/county/wi/html/wicomico.html
Sheriff: www.wicomicocounty.org/wcso/newwcso.htm
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/wicomico.htm
 

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