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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Cecil County is one of about
3,141 counties and county equivalents in the
United States. It has 348.1 sq. miles in land
area and a population density of 280.9 per
square mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 61.3%. On the 2000
census form, 98.8% of the population reported
only one race, with 3.9% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this county
is 1.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 2.71 persons compared to an
average family size of 3.12 persons.
In 2005 health care and social assistance was
the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an
average wage per job of $54,963. Per capita
income grew by 17.4% 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) |
97,796 |
Covered Employment |
29,193 |
Growth (%) since
1990 |
37.1% |
Average wage per job |
$38,606 |
Households (2000) |
31,223 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
14.9% |
Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
49,105 |
Average wage per job |
$56,034 |
Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
4.5 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
3.9% |
Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$31,759 |
Average wage per job |
$36,019 |
Median Household
Income (2003) |
$52,800 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
19.3% |
Poverty Rate (2003) |
7.7 |
Average wage per job |
$54,963 |
H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
81.2 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
2.0% |
Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
16.4 |
Average wage per job |
$35,723 |
Aging Dept.: www.ccgov.org/dept_aging
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_webpage.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
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/cecil/
Library: www.cecil.ebranch.info
Parks & Recreation: www.ccgov.org/dept_parks
Public Defender: www.opd.state.md.us/locations/cecil.htm
Public Schools: www.ccps.org
Public Works: www.ccgov.org/dept_works
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 |