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CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND

[County Seal, Cecil County, Maryland] Origin: Cecil County was erected in 1674 from Baltimore and Kent counties by proclamation of the Governor. The County was named for Cecilius Calvert (1605-1675), Second Lord Baltimore, and founder of the Maryland colony. Although he never lived in Maryland, Cecilius Calvert was Proprietor of the colony from 1632 until his death in Middlesex, England in 1675.

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County Seat: Elkton, MD 21921
Form of Government: County Commissioners

[photo, Cecil County Courthouse, 129 East Main St., Elkton, Maryland]
Population 1990 census: 71,347
2000 census: 85,951

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    • Cecil County Courthouse, 129 East Main St., Elkton, Maryland, March 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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    websites:
    Aging Dept.: www.ccgov.org/dept_aging/index.cfm
    Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/cecil.html
    Community College: www.cecilcc.edu
    County Government: www.ccgov.org
    Detention Center: www.cecilcountysheriff.org/ccdc/formatted%20webpage.htm
    Economic Development Office: www.cecilbusiness.org
    Elections Board: www.ccgov.org/election_bd
    Emergency Services Dept.: www.ccdes.org
    Health Dept.: www.cecilcountyhealth.org
    Human Resources: www.ccgov.org/dept_hr/index.cfm
    Information Technology: www.ccgov.org/dept_it/index.cfm
    Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/cecil/
    Library: www.cecil.ebranch.info
    Parks & Recreation: www.ccgov.org/dept_parks/index.cfm
    Public Schools: www.ccps.org
    Public Works: www.ccgov.org/dept_works/index.cfm
    Register of Wills: www.registers.state.md.us/county/ce/html/cecil.html
    Sheriff: www.cecilcountysheriff.org
    Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/cecil.htm
    Tourism Office: www.seececil.org

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