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width: ;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; background-color: #F0F0F0; vertical-align: middle">Independent city and counties of Maryland</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_maryland_counties.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Map_of_maryland_counties.jpg/300px-Map_of_maryland_counties.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Map_of_maryland_counties.jpg/450px-Map_of_maryland_counties.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Map_of_maryland_counties.jpg/600px-Map_of_maryland_counties.jpg 2x" data-file-width="814" data-file-height="436" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">State of Maryland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">23 counties and 1 Independent city</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Populations</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><b>(Counties only)</b>: 19,303 (<a href="/wiki/Kent_County,_Maryland" title="Kent County, Maryland">Kent</a>) – 1,058,474 (<a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Maryland" title="Montgomery County, Maryland">Montgomery</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Areas</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><b>(Counties only)</b>: 254 square miles (660 km<sup>2</sup>) (<a href="/wiki/Howard_County,_Maryland" title="Howard County, Maryland">Howard</a>) – 983 square miles (2,550 km<sup>2</sup>) (<a href="/wiki/Dorchester_County,_Maryland" title="Dorchester County, Maryland">Dorchester</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Government</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_government" class="mw-redirect" title="County government">County government</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><b>(Counties)</b>: cities, towns, unincorporated communities, <a href="/wiki/Census_designated_place" class="mw-redirect" title="Census designated place">census designated place</a><br /><b>(Independent city)</b>: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Baltimore_neighborhoods" title="List of Baltimore neighborhoods">Neighborhoods</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>There are 23 <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">counties</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Independent_city_(United_States)" title="Independent city (United States)">independent city</a> in the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>. Though formally an independent city rather than a county, the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">City of Baltimore</a> is considered the equal of a county for most purposes and is functionally a county-equivalent in most respects. Many of the counties in Maryland were named for relatives of the <a href="/wiki/Baron_Baltimore" title="Baron Baltimore">Barons Baltimore</a>, who were the proprietors of the Maryland colony from its founding in 1634 through 1771. The Barons Baltimore were <a href="/wiki/Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholicism">Catholic</a>, and <a href="/wiki/George_Calvert,_1st_Baron_Baltimore" title="George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore">George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore</a>, originally intended that the colony be a haven for English Catholics, though for most of its history Maryland has had a majority of <a href="/wiki/Protestants" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestants">Protestants</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_counties_in_Maryland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The last new county formation in Maryland occurred when <a href="/wiki/Garrett_County,_Maryland" title="Garrett County, Maryland">Garrett County</a> was formed in 1872 from portions of <a href="/wiki/Allegany_County,_Maryland" title="Allegany County, Maryland">Allegany County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Manual_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manual-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, there have been numerous changes to county borders since that time, most recently when portions of the city of <a href="/wiki/Takoma_Park,_Maryland" title="Takoma Park, Maryland">Takoma Park</a> that had previously been part of <a href="/wiki/Prince_George%27s_County,_Maryland" title="Prince George's County, Maryland">Prince George's County</a> were absorbed into <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Maryland" title="Montgomery County, Maryland">Montgomery County</a> in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Outside <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a> (which is an <a href="/wiki/Independent_city_(United_States)" title="Independent city (United States)">independent city</a>) the county is the default unit of local government. Under Maryland law, counties exercise powers reserved in most other states at the municipal or state levels, so there is little incentive for a community to incorporate. Many of the state's most populous and economically important communities, such as <a href="/wiki/Bethesda,_Maryland" title="Bethesda, Maryland">Bethesda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland" title="Silver Spring, Maryland">Silver Spring</a>, <a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Maryland" title="Columbia, Maryland">Columbia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Towson,_Maryland" title="Towson, Maryland">Towson</a> are <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated</a> and receive their municipal services from the county. In fact, there are no incorporated municipalities at all in Baltimore County or Howard County. The county-equivalent is also the provider of public schools—<a href="/wiki/School_district" title="School district">school districts</a> as a separate level of government do not exist in Maryland.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The City of Baltimore generally possesses the same powers and responsibilities as the counties within the state. It is an entity nearly surrounded by but separate from the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_County,_Maryland" title="Baltimore County, Maryland">County of Baltimore</a>, which has its county seat in <a href="/wiki/Towson,_Maryland" title="Towson, Maryland">Towson</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">Federal Information Processing Standard</a> (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maryland's code is 24, which when combined with any county code would be written as 24XXX.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_counties">List of counties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_counties_in_Maryland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 90px;">County<br /> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width:75px;"><abbr title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS</abbr> code<sup id="cite_ref-FIPS_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FIPS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
 </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: ;"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">County seat</a><sup id="cite_ref-Manual_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manual-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NACO_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NACO-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
 </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: ;"><abbr title="Established">Est.</abbr><sup id="cite_ref-Manual_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manual-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NACO_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NACO-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
 </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top;">Origin<sup id="cite_ref-Manual_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manual-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
 </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top;" class="unsortable">Etymology<sup id="cite_ref-Manual_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manual-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th style="vertical-align: top;" class="unsortable">Flag<br /></th> <th style="vertical-align: top;" class="unsortable">Seal<br /> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 90px;">Population<sup id="cite_ref-QF_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 75px;">Area<sup id="cite_ref-NACO_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NACO-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-QF_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 80px;" class="unsortable">Map </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Allegany_County,_Maryland" title="Allegany County, Maryland">Allegany County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24001,00">001</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Maryland" title="Cumberland, Maryland">Cumberland</a></td> <td>1789</td> <td>Formed from part of Washington County</td> <td>From <a href="/wiki/Lenape_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Lenape language">Lenape</a> <b>oolikhanna</b>, which means "beautiful stream"</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Allegany_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.png/125px-Flag_of_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.png/188px-Flag_of_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.png/250px-Flag_of_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="240" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Allegany_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Seal_of_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Seal_of_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Seal_of_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="1455" data-file-height="1455" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004672730000000000♠">67,273</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002430000000000000♠">430</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003111400000000000♠">1,114</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Allegany_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Allegany County"><img alt="State map highlighting Allegany County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Allegany_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Allegany_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Allegany_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Allegany_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Allegany_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Allegany_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Anne_Arundel_County,_Maryland" title="Anne Arundel County, Maryland">Anne Arundel County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24003,00">003</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis</a></td> <td>1650</td> <td>Formed from part of St. Mary's County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Arundell" title="Anne Arundell">Anne Arundell</a> was the maiden name of the wife of <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Calvert,_2nd_Baron_Baltimore" title="Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore">Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore</a>. Between 1654 and 1658 it was known as <a href="/wiki/Divine_Providence" class="mw-redirect" title="Divine Providence">Providence</a> County by <a href="/wiki/Puritan" class="mw-redirect" title="Puritan">Puritan</a> settlers</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Anne_Arundel_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Flag_of_Anne_Arundel_County%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Anne_Arundel_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Flag_of_Anne_Arundel_County%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Anne_Arundel_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Flag_of_Anne_Arundel_County%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Anne_Arundel_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1800" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Anne_Arundel_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Seal_of_Anne_Arundel_County%2C_Maryland.svg/75px-Seal_of_Anne_Arundel_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Seal_of_Anne_Arundel_County%2C_Maryland.svg/113px-Seal_of_Anne_Arundel_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Seal_of_Anne_Arundel_County%2C_Maryland.svg/150px-Seal_of_Anne_Arundel_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="280" data-file-height="320" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005594582000000000♠">594,582</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002588000000000000♠">588</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003152300000000000♠">1,523</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Anne_Arundel_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Anne Arundel County"><img alt="State map highlighting Anne Arundel County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Anne_Arundel_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Anne_Arundel_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Anne_Arundel_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Anne_Arundel_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Anne_Arundel_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Anne_Arundel_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_County,_Maryland" title="Baltimore County, Maryland">Baltimore County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24005,00">005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Towson,_Maryland" title="Towson, Maryland">Towson</a></td> <td>1659</td> <td>Formed from unorganized territory</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Calvert,_2nd_Baron_Baltimore" title="Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore">Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore</a>, first proprietor of the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Maryland" title="Province of Maryland">Maryland colony</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Baltimore_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_Baltimore_County%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Baltimore_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_Baltimore_County%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Baltimore_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_Baltimore_County%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Baltimore_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Baltimore_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Seal_of_Baltimore_County%2C_Maryland.svg/75px-Seal_of_Baltimore_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Seal_of_Baltimore_County%2C_Maryland.svg/113px-Seal_of_Baltimore_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Seal_of_Baltimore_County%2C_Maryland.svg/150px-Seal_of_Baltimore_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005844703000000000♠">844,703</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002682000000000000♠">682</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003176600000000000♠">1,766</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Baltimore County"><img alt="State map highlighting Baltimore County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_City,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore City, Maryland">Baltimore City</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24510,00">510</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_City,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore City, Maryland">Baltimore City</a></td> <td>1851</td> <td>Founded in 1729. Detached in 1851 from Baltimore County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Calvert,_2nd_Baron_Baltimore" title="Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore">Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore</a>, first proprietor of the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Maryland" title="Province of Maryland">Maryland colony</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Baltimore,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Baltimore%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Baltimore%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Baltimore%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Baltimore%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Baltimore%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Baltimore%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Baltimore,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Seal_of_Baltimore%2C_Maryland.svg/75px-Seal_of_Baltimore%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Seal_of_Baltimore%2C_Maryland.svg/113px-Seal_of_Baltimore%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Seal_of_Baltimore%2C_Maryland.svg/150px-Seal_of_Baltimore%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1079" data-file-height="1463" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005565239000000000♠">565,239</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001920000000000000♠">92</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002238000000000000♠">238</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_City.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Baltimore City"><img alt="State map highlighting Baltimore City" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_City.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_City.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_City.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_City.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_City.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Baltimore_City.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3858" data-file-height="2019" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Calvert_County,_Maryland" title="Calvert County, Maryland">Calvert County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24009,00">009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prince_Frederick,_Maryland" title="Prince Frederick, Maryland">Prince Frederick</a></td> <td>1654</td> <td>Formed as Patuxent County from unorganized territory. Renamed Calvert County in 1658</td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Baron_Baltimore" title="Baron Baltimore">Calvert family</a>; prior to 1658 it was called Patuxent County, after the Patuxent Indians, a branch of the <a href="/wiki/Algonquian_peoples" title="Algonquian peoples">Algonquians</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Calvert_County,_MD.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Calvert_County%2C_MD.svg/125px-Flag_of_Calvert_County%2C_MD.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Calvert_County%2C_MD.svg/188px-Flag_of_Calvert_County%2C_MD.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Calvert_County%2C_MD.svg/250px-Flag_of_Calvert_County%2C_MD.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1266" data-file-height="751" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Calvert_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Seal_of_Calvert_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_Calvert_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Seal_of_Calvert_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_Calvert_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Seal_of_Calvert_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_Calvert_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="214" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004947280000000000♠">94,728</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002345000000000000♠">345</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002894000000000000♠">894</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Calvert_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Calvert County"><img alt="State map highlighting Calvert County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Calvert_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Calvert_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Calvert_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Calvert_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Calvert_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Calvert_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Caroline_County,_Maryland" title="Caroline County, Maryland">Caroline County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24011,00">011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denton,_Maryland" title="Denton, Maryland">Denton</a></td> <td>1773</td> <td>From parts of Dorchester County and Queen Anne's County</td> <td>Lady Caroline Eden, daughter of <a href="/wiki/Charles_Calvert,_5th_Baron_Baltimore" title="Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore">Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Caroline_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Caroline_County%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Caroline_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Caroline_County%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Caroline_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Caroline_County%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Caroline_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="216" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Caroline_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Seal_of_Caroline_County%2C_Maryland.svg/75px-Seal_of_Caroline_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Seal_of_Caroline_County%2C_Maryland.svg/113px-Seal_of_Caroline_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Seal_of_Caroline_County%2C_Maryland.svg/150px-Seal_of_Caroline_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1070" data-file-height="1437" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004335930000000000♠">33,593</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002326000000000000♠">326</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002844000000000000♠">844</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Caroline_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Caroline County"><img alt="State map highlighting Caroline County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Caroline_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Caroline_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Caroline_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Caroline_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Caroline_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Caroline_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Maryland" title="Carroll County, Maryland">Carroll County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24013,00">013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westminster,_Maryland" title="Westminster, Maryland">Westminster</a></td> <td>1837</td> <td>From parts of Baltimore County and Frederick County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton" title="Charles Carroll of Carrollton">Charles Carroll of Carrollton</a>, a representative to the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Congress" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a> and signatory of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">Declaration of Independence</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Carroll_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag_of_Carroll_County%2C_Maryland.png/125px-Flag_of_Carroll_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag_of_Carroll_County%2C_Maryland.png/188px-Flag_of_Carroll_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag_of_Carroll_County%2C_Maryland.png/250px-Flag_of_Carroll_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="486" data-file-height="324" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Carroll_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Seal_of_Carroll_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_Carroll_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Seal_of_Carroll_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_Carroll_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Seal_of_Carroll_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_Carroll_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="268" data-file-height="269" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005176639000000000♠">176,639</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002452000000000000♠">452</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003117100000000000♠">1,171</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Carroll County"><img alt="State map highlighting Carroll County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Carroll_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cecil_County,_Maryland" title="Cecil County, Maryland">Cecil County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24015,00">015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elkton,_Maryland" title="Elkton, Maryland">Elkton</a></td> <td>1674</td> <td>From parts of Baltimore County and Kent County</td> <td>Cecil is an Anglicized form of the first name of <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Calvert,_2nd_Baron_Baltimore" title="Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore">Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Cecil_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Cecil_County%2C_Maryland.png/125px-Flag_of_Cecil_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Cecil_County%2C_Maryland.png/188px-Flag_of_Cecil_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Cecil_County%2C_Maryland.png/250px-Flag_of_Cecil_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="240" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Cecil_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Seal_of_Cecil_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_Cecil_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Seal_of_Cecil_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_Cecil_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Seal_of_Cecil_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_Cecil_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="1901" data-file-height="1904" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005105672000000000♠">105,672</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002418000000000000♠">418</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003108300000000000♠">1,083</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Cecil_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Cecil County"><img alt="State map highlighting Cecil County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Cecil_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Cecil_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Cecil_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Cecil_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Cecil_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Cecil_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Charles_County,_Maryland" title="Charles County, Maryland">Charles County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24017,00">017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/La_Plata,_Maryland" title="La Plata, Maryland">La Plata</a></td> <td>1658</td> <td>From unorganized territory</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Calvert,_3rd_Baron_Baltimore" title="Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore">Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore</a>, second proprietor of the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Maryland" title="Province of Maryland">Maryland colony</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Charles_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Flag_of_Charles_County%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Charles_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Flag_of_Charles_County%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Charles_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Flag_of_Charles_County%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Charles_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1079" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Charles_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Seal_of_Charles_County%2C_Maryland.svg/75px-Seal_of_Charles_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Seal_of_Charles_County%2C_Maryland.svg/113px-Seal_of_Charles_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Seal_of_Charles_County%2C_Maryland.svg/150px-Seal_of_Charles_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="267" data-file-height="358" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005171973000000000♠">171,973</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002643000000000000♠">643</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003166500000000000♠">1,665</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Charles_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Charles County"><img alt="State map highlighting Charles County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Charles_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Charles_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Charles_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Charles_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Charles_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Charles_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dorchester_County,_Maryland" title="Dorchester County, Maryland">Dorchester County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24019,00">019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Maryland" title="Cambridge, Maryland">Cambridge</a></td> <td>1668</td> <td>From unorganized territory</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorchester,_Dorset" title="Dorchester, Dorset">Dorchester</a> in Dorset, England; the <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Dorset" title="Earl of Dorset">Earl of Dorset</a> was a friend of the Calvert family</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Dochester_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Flag_of_Dochester_County%2C_Maryland.png/125px-Flag_of_Dochester_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Flag_of_Dochester_County%2C_Maryland.png/188px-Flag_of_Dochester_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Flag_of_Dochester_County%2C_Maryland.png/250px-Flag_of_Dochester_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="216" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Dorchester_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Seal_of_Dorchester_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_Dorchester_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Seal_of_Dorchester_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_Dorchester_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Seal_of_Dorchester_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_Dorchester_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004328790000000000♠">32,879</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002983000000000000♠">983</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003254600000000000♠">2,546</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Dorchester_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Dorchester County"><img alt="State map highlighting Dorchester County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Dorchester_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Dorchester_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Dorchester_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Dorchester_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Dorchester_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Dorchester_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_County,_Maryland" title="Frederick County, Maryland">Frederick County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24021,00">021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick,_Maryland" title="Frederick, Maryland">Frederick</a></td> <td>1748</td> <td>From part of Prince George's County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Calvert,_6th_Baron_Baltimore" title="Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore">Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore</a>, final proprietor of the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Maryland" title="Province of Maryland">Maryland colony</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Frederick_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Frederick_County%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Frederick_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Frederick_County%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Frederick_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Frederick_County%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Frederick_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Frederick_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Seal_of_Frederick_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_Frederick_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Seal_of_Frederick_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_Frederick_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Seal_of_Frederick_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_Frederick_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="256" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005293391000000000♠">293,391</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002667000000000000♠">667</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003172800000000000♠">1,728</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Frederick_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Frederick County"><img alt="State map highlighting Frederick County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Frederick_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Frederick_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Frederick_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Frederick_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Frederick_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Frederick_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Garrett_County,_Maryland" title="Garrett County, Maryland">Garrett County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24023,00">023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_Maryland" title="Oakland, Maryland">Oakland</a></td> <td>1872</td> <td>From part of Allegany County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Work_Garrett" class="mw-redirect" title="John Work Garrett">John Work Garrett</a>, president of the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad" title="Baltimore and Ohio Railroad">Baltimore and Ohio Railroad</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Garrett_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Flag_of_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Flag_of_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Flag_of_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1723" data-file-height="1042" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Garrett_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Seal_of_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.svg/75px-Seal_of_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Seal_of_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.svg/113px-Seal_of_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Seal_of_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.svg/150px-Seal_of_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1001" data-file-height="842" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004284230000000000♠">28,423</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002656000000000000♠">656</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003169900000000000♠">1,699</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Garrett_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Garrett County"><img alt="State map highlighting Garrett County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Garrett_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Garrett_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Garrett_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Garrett_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Garrett_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Garrett_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Harford_County,_Maryland" title="Harford County, Maryland">Harford County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24025,00">025</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bel_Air,_Maryland" title="Bel Air, Maryland">Bel Air</a></td> <td>1773</td> <td>From part of Baltimore County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Harford" title="Henry Harford">Henry Harford</a>, illegitimate son of <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Calvert,_6th_Baron_Baltimore" title="Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore">Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Harford_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Harford_County%2C_Maryland.png/125px-Flag_of_Harford_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Harford_County%2C_Maryland.png/188px-Flag_of_Harford_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Harford_County%2C_Maryland.png/250px-Flag_of_Harford_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="216" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Harford_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Seal_of_Harford_County%2C_Maryland.svg/75px-Seal_of_Harford_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Seal_of_Harford_County%2C_Maryland.svg/113px-Seal_of_Harford_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Seal_of_Harford_County%2C_Maryland.svg/150px-Seal_of_Harford_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="503" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005264644000000000♠">264,644</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002527000000000000♠">527</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003136500000000000♠">1,365</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Harford_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Harford County"><img alt="State map highlighting Harford County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Harford_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Harford_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Harford_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Harford_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Harford_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Harford_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Howard_County,_Maryland" title="Howard County, Maryland">Howard County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24027,00">027</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellicott_City,_Maryland" title="Ellicott City, Maryland">Ellicott City</a></td> <td>1851</td> <td>From parts of Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_E._Howard" class="mw-redirect" title="John E. Howard">John Eager Howard</a>, an <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> officer and <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">governor of Maryland</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Howard_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_Howard_County%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Howard_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_Howard_County%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Howard_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_Howard_County%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Howard_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="769" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Howard_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Seal_of_Howard_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_Howard_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Seal_of_Howard_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_Howard_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Seal_of_Howard_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_Howard_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="1445" data-file-height="1445" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005336001000000000♠">336,001</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002254000000000000♠">254</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7002658000000000000♠">658</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Howard_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Howard County"><img alt="State map highlighting Howard County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Howard_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Howard_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Howard_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Howard_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Howard_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Howard_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kent_County,_Maryland" title="Kent County, Maryland">Kent County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24029,00">029</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chestertown,_Maryland" title="Chestertown, Maryland">Chestertown</a></td> <td>1642</td> <td>From unorganized territory</td> <td>The English county of <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kent_County,_Maryland.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Kent_County%2C_Maryland.gif/125px-Flag_of_Kent_County%2C_Maryland.gif" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Kent_County%2C_Maryland.gif/188px-Flag_of_Kent_County%2C_Maryland.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Kent_County%2C_Maryland.gif/250px-Flag_of_Kent_County%2C_Maryland.gif 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="240" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Kent_County,_Maryland.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Seal_of_Kent_County%2C_Maryland.gif/75px-Seal_of_Kent_County%2C_Maryland.gif" decoding="async" width="75" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Seal_of_Kent_County%2C_Maryland.gif/113px-Seal_of_Kent_County%2C_Maryland.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Seal_of_Kent_County%2C_Maryland.gif/150px-Seal_of_Kent_County%2C_Maryland.gif 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="182" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004193030000000000♠">19,303</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002414000000000000♠">414</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003107200000000000♠">1,072</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Kent_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Kent County"><img alt="State map highlighting Kent County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Kent_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Kent_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Kent_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Kent_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Kent_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Kent_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Maryland" title="Montgomery County, Maryland">Montgomery County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24031,00">031</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rockville,_Maryland" title="Rockville, Maryland">Rockville</a></td> <td>1776</td> <td>From part of Frederick County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Montgomery" title="Richard Montgomery">Richard Montgomery</a>, an <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> general</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Montgomery_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Montgomery_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Seal_of_Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland.svg/75px-Seal_of_Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Seal_of_Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland.svg/113px-Seal_of_Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Seal_of_Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland.svg/150px-Seal_of_Montgomery_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="983" data-file-height="983" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006105847400000000♠">1,058,474</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002507000000000000♠">507</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003131300000000000♠">1,313</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Montgomery County"><img alt="State map highlighting Montgomery County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Prince_George%27s_County,_Maryland" title="Prince George's County, Maryland">Prince George's County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24033,00">033</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Upper_Marlboro,_Maryland" title="Upper Marlboro, Maryland">Upper Marlboro</a></td> <td>1696</td> <td>From parts of Calvert County and Charles County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_of_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="George of Denmark">Prince George of Denmark</a>, the husband of Queen <a href="/wiki/Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain" title="Anne, Queen of Great Britain">Anne of Great Britain</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Prince_George%27s_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Flag_of_Prince_George%27s_County%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Prince_George%27s_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Flag_of_Prince_George%27s_County%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Prince_George%27s_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Flag_of_Prince_George%27s_County%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Prince_George%27s_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2880" data-file-height="1728" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Prince_George%27s_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Seal_of_Prince_George%27s_County%2C_Maryland.svg/75px-Seal_of_Prince_George%27s_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Seal_of_Prince_George%27s_County%2C_Maryland.svg/113px-Seal_of_Prince_George%27s_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Seal_of_Prince_George%27s_County%2C_Maryland.svg/150px-Seal_of_Prince_George%27s_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="794" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005947430000000000♠">947,430</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002498000000000000♠">498</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003129000000000000♠">1,290</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Prince_George%27s_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Prince George's County"><img alt="State map highlighting Prince George's County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Prince_George%27s_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Prince_George%27s_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Prince_George%27s_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Prince_George%27s_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Prince_George%27s_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Prince_George%27s_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_County,_Maryland" title="Queen Anne's County, Maryland">Queen Anne's County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24035,00">035</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centreville,_Maryland" title="Centreville, Maryland">Centreville</a></td> <td>1706</td> <td>From parts of Talbot County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain" title="Anne, Queen of Great Britain">Anne, Queen of Great Britain</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County,_Maryland.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland.gif/125px-Flag_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland.gif" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland.gif/188px-Flag_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland.gif/250px-Flag_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland.gif 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="216" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Seal_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Seal_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Seal_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_Queen_Anne%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004525080000000000♠">52,508</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002510000000000000♠">510</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003132100000000000♠">1,321</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Queen_Anne%27s_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Queen Anne's County"><img alt="State map highlighting Queen Anne's County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Queen_Anne%27s_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Queen_Anne%27s_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Queen_Anne%27s_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Queen_Anne%27s_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Queen_Anne%27s_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Queen_Anne%27s_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_Maryland" title="Somerset County, Maryland">Somerset County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24039,00">039</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princess_Anne,_Maryland" title="Princess Anne, Maryland">Princess Anne</a></td> <td>1666</td> <td>From unorganized territory.</td> <td>Mary, Lady Somerset, sister-in-law of <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Calvert,_2nd_Baron_Baltimore" title="Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore">Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Somerset_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_Somerset_County%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Somerset_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_Somerset_County%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Somerset_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_Somerset_County%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Somerset_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Somerset_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Seal_of_Somerset_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_Somerset_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Seal_of_Somerset_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_Somerset_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Seal_of_Somerset_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_Somerset_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="378" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004249100000000000♠">24,910</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002611000000000000♠">611</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003158200000000000♠">1,582</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Somerset_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Somerset County"><img alt="State map highlighting Somerset County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Somerset_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Somerset_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Somerset_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Somerset_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Somerset_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Somerset_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_County,_Maryland" title="St. Mary's County, Maryland">St. Mary's County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24037,00">037</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leonardtown,_Maryland" title="Leonardtown, Maryland">Leonardtown</a></td> <td>1637</td> <td>From unorganized territory. Was named Potomac County between 1654 and 1658.</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary,_the_mother_of_Jesus" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary, the mother of Jesus">The Virgin Mary</a>, first county named in a colony intended to be a haven for Catholics</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_St._Mary%27s_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_St._Mary%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png/125px-Flag_of_St._Mary%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_St._Mary%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png/188px-Flag_of_St._Mary%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_St._Mary%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png/250px-Flag_of_St._Mary%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="1666" data-file-height="834" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_St._Mary%27s_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Seal_of_St._Mary%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_St._Mary%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Seal_of_St._Mary%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_St._Mary%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Seal_of_St._Mary%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_St._Mary%27s_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="464" data-file-height="464" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005115281000000000♠">115,281</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002611000000000000♠">611</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003158200000000000♠">1,582</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Saint_Mary%27s_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting St. Mary's County"><img alt="State map highlighting St. Mary's County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Saint_Mary%27s_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Saint_Mary%27s_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Saint_Mary%27s_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Saint_Mary%27s_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Saint_Mary%27s_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Saint_Mary%27s_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Talbot_County,_Maryland" title="Talbot County, Maryland">Talbot County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24041,00">041</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Easton,_Maryland" title="Easton, Maryland">Easton</a></td> <td>1662</td> <td>From part of Kent County</td> <td>Grace, Lady Talbot, sister of <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Calvert,_2nd_Baron_Baltimore" title="Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore">Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Talbot_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Talbot_County%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Talbot_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Talbot_County%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Talbot_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Talbot_County%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Talbot_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1429" data-file-height="860" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Talbot_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Seal_of_Talbot_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_Talbot_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Seal_of_Talbot_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_Talbot_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Seal_of_Talbot_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_Talbot_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="184" data-file-height="184" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004378230000000000♠">37,823</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002477000000000000♠">477</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003123500000000000♠">1,235</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Talbot_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Talbot County"><img alt="State map highlighting Talbot County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Talbot_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Talbot_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Talbot_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Talbot_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Talbot_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Talbot_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Maryland" title="Washington County, Maryland">Washington County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24043,00">043</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hagerstown,_Maryland" title="Hagerstown, Maryland">Hagerstown</a></td> <td>1776</td> <td>From part of Frederick County</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>, first President of the United States</td> <td><i>None</i></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Washington_County,_Maryland_(1950%E2%80%931988).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Seal_of_Washington_County%2C_Maryland_%281950%E2%80%931988%29.png/75px-Seal_of_Washington_County%2C_Maryland_%281950%E2%80%931988%29.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Seal_of_Washington_County%2C_Maryland_%281950%E2%80%931988%29.png/113px-Seal_of_Washington_County%2C_Maryland_%281950%E2%80%931988%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Seal_of_Washington_County%2C_Maryland_%281950%E2%80%931988%29.png/150px-Seal_of_Washington_County%2C_Maryland_%281950%E2%80%931988%29.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="193" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005155813000000000♠">155,813</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002468000000000000♠">468</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003121200000000000♠">1,212</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Washington_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Washington County"><img alt="State map highlighting Washington County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Wicomico_County,_Maryland" title="Wicomico County, Maryland">Wicomico County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24045,00">045</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_Maryland" title="Salisbury, Maryland">Salisbury</a></td> <td>1867</td> <td>From parts of Somerset County and Worcester County</td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Wicomico_River_(Maryland_eastern_shore)" title="Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore)">Wicomico River</a>; in <a href="/wiki/Lenape" title="Lenape">Lenape</a>, <i>wicko mekee</i> indicated "a place where houses are built", possibly in reference to a settlement</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Wicomico_County,_Maryland.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_Wicomico_County%2C_Maryland.gif/125px-Flag_of_Wicomico_County%2C_Maryland.gif" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_Wicomico_County%2C_Maryland.gif/188px-Flag_of_Wicomico_County%2C_Maryland.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_Wicomico_County%2C_Maryland.gif/250px-Flag_of_Wicomico_County%2C_Maryland.gif 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="240" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Wicomico_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Seal_of_Wicomico_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_Wicomico_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Seal_of_Wicomico_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_Wicomico_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Seal_of_Wicomico_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_Wicomico_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005104800000000000♠">104,800</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002400000000000000♠">400</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003103600000000000♠">1,036</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Wicomico_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Wicomico County"><img alt="State map highlighting Wicomico County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Wicomico_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Wicomico_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Wicomico_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Wicomico_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Wicomico_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Wicomico_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Maryland" title="Worcester County, Maryland">Worcester County</a> </th> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/24047,00">047</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Snow_Hill,_Maryland" title="Snow Hill, Maryland">Snow Hill</a></td> <td>1742</td> <td>From part of Somerset County</td> <td>Mary Arundell, the wife of Sir John Somerset, son of <a href="/wiki/Henry_Somerset,_1st_Marquess_of_Worcester" title="Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester">Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester</a>, and sister of Anne Arundell, the wife of <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Calvert,_2nd_Baron_Baltimore" title="Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore">Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Worcester_County,_Maryland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Flag_of_Worcester_County%2C_Maryland.svg/125px-Flag_of_Worcester_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Flag_of_Worcester_County%2C_Maryland.svg/188px-Flag_of_Worcester_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Flag_of_Worcester_County%2C_Maryland.svg/250px-Flag_of_Worcester_County%2C_Maryland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2179" data-file-height="1410" /></a></span></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Worcester_County,_Maryland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Seal_of_Worcester_County%2C_Maryland.png/75px-Seal_of_Worcester_County%2C_Maryland.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Seal_of_Worcester_County%2C_Maryland.png/113px-Seal_of_Worcester_County%2C_Maryland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Seal_of_Worcester_County%2C_Maryland.png/150px-Seal_of_Worcester_County%2C_Maryland.png 2x" data-file-width="999" data-file-height="999" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004541710000000000♠">54,171</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002695000000000000♠">695</span> sq mi<br />(<span data-sort-value="7003180000000000000♠">1,800</span> km<sup>2</sup>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="State map highlighting Worcester County"><img alt="State map highlighting Worcester County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Maryland_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/List_of_counties_in_Maryland" title="Special:EditPage/List of counties in Maryland">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">October 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Defunct counties of Maryland </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">County </th> <th scope="col">Years of existence </th> <th scope="col">Etymology </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Old Charles County </th> <td>1650–1654 </td> <td>King <a href="/wiki/Charles_I,_King_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles I, King of England">Charles I</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_England" title="Kingdom of England">England</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Durham County </th> <td>1669–1672 </td> <td>The English <a href="/wiki/County_Durham" title="County Durham">County Durham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Old Worcester County </th> <td>1672–1685 </td> <td>Mary Arundell, the wife of Sir John Somerset, son of the <a href="/wiki/Henry_Somerset,_1st_Marquess_of_Worcester" title="Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester">1st Marquess of Worcester</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_counties_in_Maryland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_statistical_areas" title="Maryland statistical areas">Maryland statistical areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_Maryland" title="List of ghost towns in Maryland">List of ghost towns in Maryland</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_counties_in_Maryland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Brugger, Robert J. 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title="List of municipalities in Maryland">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen,_Maryland" title="Aberdeen, Maryland">Aberdeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowie,_Maryland" title="Bowie, Maryland">Bowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick,_Maryland" title="Brunswick, Maryland">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Maryland" title="Cambridge, Maryland">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Park,_Maryland" title="College Park, Maryland">College Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Maryland" title="Cumberland, Maryland">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick,_Maryland" title="Frederick, Maryland">Frederick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaithersburg,_Maryland" title="Gaithersburg, Maryland">Gaithersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenbelt,_Maryland" title="Greenbelt, Maryland">Greenbelt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagerstown,_Maryland" title="Hagerstown, Maryland">Hagerstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havre_de_Grace,_Maryland" title="Havre de Grace, Maryland">Havre de Grace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel,_Maryland" title="Laurel, Maryland">Laurel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocomoke_City,_Maryland" title="Pocomoke City, Maryland">Pocomoke City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockville,_Maryland" title="Rockville, Maryland">Rockville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_Maryland" title="Salisbury, Maryland">Salisbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takoma_Park,_Maryland" title="Takoma Park, Maryland">Takoma Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westminster,_Maryland" title="Westminster, Maryland">Westminster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Maryland" title="List of municipalities in Maryland">Towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bel_Air,_Harford_County,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland">Bel Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denton,_Maryland" title="Denton, Maryland">Denton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easton,_Maryland" title="Easton, Maryland">Easton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elkton,_Maryland" title="Elkton, Maryland">Elkton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonardtown,_Maryland" title="Leonardtown, Maryland">Leonardtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ocean_City,_Maryland" title="Ocean City, Maryland">Ocean City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Deposit,_Maryland" title="Port Deposit, Maryland">Port Deposit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Marlboro,_Maryland" title="Upper Marlboro, Maryland">Upper Marlboro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_census-designated_places_in_Maryland" title="List of census-designated places in Maryland">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arbutus,_Maryland" title="Arbutus, Maryland">Arbutus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnold,_Maryland" title="Arnold, Maryland">Arnold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aspen_Hill,_Maryland" title="Aspen Hill, Maryland">Aspen Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Highlands,_Maryland" title="Baltimore Highlands, Maryland">Baltimore Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethesda,_Maryland" title="Bethesda, Maryland">Bethesda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Springs,_Maryland" title="Camp Springs, Maryland">Camp Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carney,_Maryland" title="Carney, Maryland">Carney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catonsville,_Maryland" title="Catonsville, Maryland">Catonsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chillum,_Maryland" title="Chillum, Maryland">Chillum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Maryland" title="Clinton, Maryland">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cockeysville,_Maryland" title="Cockeysville, Maryland">Cockeysville-Hunt Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colesville,_Maryland" title="Colesville, Maryland">Colesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Maryland" title="Columbia, Maryland">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crofton,_Maryland" title="Crofton, Maryland">Crofton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dundalk,_Maryland" title="Dundalk, Maryland">Dundalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgewood,_Maryland" title="Edgewood, Maryland">Edgewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eldersburg,_Maryland" title="Eldersburg, Maryland">Eldersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elkridge,_Maryland" title="Elkridge, Maryland">Elkridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellicott_City,_Maryland" title="Ellicott City, Maryland">Ellicott City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex,_Maryland" title="Essex, Maryland">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairland,_Maryland" title="Fairland, Maryland">Fairland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferndale,_Maryland" title="Ferndale, Maryland">Ferndale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Washington,_Maryland" title="Fort Washington, Maryland">Fort Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germantown,_Maryland" title="Germantown, Maryland">Germantown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Burnie,_Maryland" title="Glen Burnie, Maryland">Glen Burnie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Haven,_Maryland" title="Green Haven, Maryland">Green Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillcrest_Heights,_Maryland" title="Hillcrest Heights, Maryland">Hillcrest Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landover,_Maryland" title="Landover, Maryland">Landover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langley_Park,_Maryland" title="Langley Park, Maryland">Langley Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanham,_Maryland" title="Lanham, Maryland">Lanham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lansdowne,_Maryland" title="Lansdowne, Maryland">Lansdowne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lochearn,_Maryland" title="Lochearn, Maryland">Lochearn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutherville,_Maryland" title="Lutherville, Maryland">Lutherville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_River,_Maryland" title="Middle River, Maryland">Middle River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford_Mill,_Maryland" title="Milford Mill, Maryland">Milford Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Village,_Maryland" title="Montgomery Village, Maryland">Montgomery Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odenton,_Maryland" title="Odenton, Maryland">Odenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olney,_Maryland" title="Olney, Maryland">Olney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owings_Mills,_Maryland" title="Owings Mills, Maryland">Owings Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxon_Hill,_Maryland" title="Oxon Hill, Maryland">Oxon Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkville,_Maryland" title="Parkville, Maryland">Parkville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_Maryland" title="Pasadena, Maryland">Pasadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_Hall,_Maryland" title="Perry Hall, Maryland">Perry Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pikesville,_Maryland" title="Pikesville, Maryland">Pikesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potomac,_Maryland" title="Potomac, Maryland">Potomac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randallstown,_Maryland" title="Randallstown, Maryland">Randallstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redland,_Maryland" title="Redland, Maryland">Redland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reisterstown,_Maryland" title="Reisterstown, Maryland">Reisterstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosedale,_Maryland" title="Rosedale, Maryland">Rosedale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Charles,_Maryland" title="St. Charles, Maryland">St. Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severn,_Maryland" title="Severn, Maryland">Severn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Severna_Park,_Maryland" title="Severna Park, Maryland">Severna Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland" title="Silver Spring, Maryland">Silver Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Gate,_Maryland" title="South Gate, Maryland">South Gate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suitland,_Maryland" title="Suitland, Maryland">Suitland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timonium,_Maryland" title="Timonium, Maryland">Timonium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Towson,_Maryland" title="Towson, Maryland">Towson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urbana,_Maryland" title="Urbana, Maryland">Urbana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waldorf,_Maryland" title="Waldorf, Maryland">Waldorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheaton%E2%80%93Glenmont,_Maryland" title="Wheaton–Glenmont, Maryland">Wheaton-Glenmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Oak,_Maryland" title="White Oak, Maryland">White Oak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodlawn,_Baltimore_County,_Maryland" title="Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland">Woodlawn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Counties</a></th><td 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Maryland">Dorchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_County,_Maryland" title="Frederick County, Maryland">Frederick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garrett_County,_Maryland" title="Garrett County, Maryland">Garrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harford_County,_Maryland" title="Harford County, Maryland">Harford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_County,_Maryland" title="Howard County, Maryland">Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_County,_Maryland" title="Kent County, Maryland">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Maryland" title="Montgomery County, Maryland">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_George%27s_County,_Maryland" title="Prince George's County, Maryland">Prince George's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_County,_Maryland" title="Queen Anne's County, Maryland">Queen Anne's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_County,_Maryland" title="St. Mary's County, Maryland">St. Mary's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_Maryland" 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