WICOMICO COUNTY, MARYLAND
![[County Seal, Wicomico County, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/wi/images/1198-1-903b.gif)
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 Code
County Seat:
Salisbury, MD
21801
Form of Government: Charter since 1964
Population
1990 Census: 74,339
2000 Census: 84,644
![[photo, City Park, Salisbury, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/wi/images/i005656b.jpg)
Bays
Creeks
Lakes
Map
City Park, Salisbury, Maryland, August 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
websites:
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/
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/office%20locations/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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