CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND
MUNICIPALITIES
Charles County has three municipalities:
Indian Head
,
La Plata
, and
Port Tobacco
. La Plata, the county seat, and Port Tobacco each incorporated in 1888. Indian Head formed its own government in 1920.
Map of Urban Areas in Charles County, 2000
Restored Charles County Courthouse, Port Tobacco, Maryland, April 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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Charles County has three municipalities:
Indian Head,
La Plata, and
Port Tobacco. La
Plata, the county seat, and Port Tobacco each incorporated in 1888. Indian
Head formed its own government in 1920.