CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND
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Origin: Cecil County was erected in 1674 from Baltimore and Kent counties by proclamation of the Governor. The County was named for Cecilius Calvert (1605-1675), Second Lord Baltimore, and founder of the Maryland colony. Although he never lived in Maryland, Cecilius Calvert was Proprietor of the colony from 1632 until his death in Middlesex, England in 1675.
Boundaries: Bounded north by Pennsylvania; east by Delaware; south by Sassafras River; west by Chesapeake Bay & Susquehanna River.
County Charter & Code
![[photo, Cecil County Circuit Court Courthouse, 129 East Main St., Elkton, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ce/jud/images/1198-1-08678c.jpg)
County Executives
County Seal
County Seat: Elkton, MD 21921
Form of Government: Charter since December 3, 2012
Population: 1990 census: 71,347; 2000 census: 85,951; 2010 census: 101,108; 2020 census: 103,725
Circuit Court Courthouse, 129 East Main St., Elkton, Maryland, May 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
![[photo, Cecil County Administration Building, 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Elkton, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ce/images/buildings/1198-1-08707b.jpg)
Bays
Creeks
Islands
Museums
County Administration Building, 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Elkton, Maryland, May 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
websites:
Animal Services: www.ccgov.org/government/animal-services
Budget Dept.: www.ccgov.org/government/budget
Circuit Court: www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/cecil/index.html
Community College: www.cecil.edu/Pages/default.aspx
Community Services: www.ccgov.org/government/community-services
County Council: www.ccgov.org/government/county-council
County Executive: www.ccgov.org/government/office-of-the-county-executive/danielle-hornberger
County Government: www.ccgov.org/home
County Government Directory: www.ccgov.org/about-us/contact-directory-1673
Detention Center: www.ccgov.org/government/sheriff-s-office/detention-center
District Court: www.mdcourts.gov/district/directories/courtmap.html#CECIL
Economic Development Office: www.ccgov.org/government/economic-development
Elections Board: www.ccgov.org/government/election-board
Emergency Services Dept.: www.ccdes.org/
Ethics Commission: www.ccgov.org/government/boards-and-commissions/ethics-commission
Facility Management & Maintenance Dept.: www.ccgov.org/government/facilities-management
Finance Dept.: www.ccgov.org/government/finance
Health Dept.: http://cecilcountyhealth.org/
Housing & Community Development: www.ccgov.org/government/community-services/housing
Human Resources: www.ccgov.org/government/human-resources
Information Technology: www.ccgov.org/government/information-technology
Job Service: http://labor.maryland.gov/county/susq/
Land Use & Development Services Dept.: www.ccgov.org/government/land-use-development-services
Library: www.cecilcountylibrary.org/
Orphans' Court: www.ccgov.org/government/orphans-court
Parks & Recreation: www.ccgov.org/government/parks-and-recreation
Permits & Inspections Division: www.ccgov.org/government/land-use-development-services/permits-and-inspections-division
Planning & Zoning Division: www.ccgov.org/government/land-use-development-services/planning-zoning-division
Public Schools: www.ccps.org/cecil
Public Works: www.ccgov.org/government/public-works
Purchasing Office: www.ccgov.org/government/purchasing
Register of Wills: http://registers.maryland.gov/main/cecil.html
Sheriff's Office: www.ccgov.org/government/sheriff-s-office
Social Services Dept.: http://dhr.maryland.gov/local-offices/cecil-county/
State's Attorney: https://cecilstatesattorney.org/
Tourism Office: www.ccgov.org/government/tourism
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