Cecil County, Maryland | |
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 Location within the U.S. state ofMaryland | |
| Coordinates:39°34′N75°57′W / 39.57°N 75.95°W /39.57; -75.95 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| Founded | June 6, 1674 |
| Named after | Cecil Calvert |
| Seat | Elkton |
| Largest town | Elkton |
| Area | |
• Total | 418 sq mi (1,080 km2) |
| • Land | 346 sq mi (900 km2) |
| • Water | 72 sq mi (190 km2) 17% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 103,725 |
• Estimate (2023) | 105,672 |
| • Density | 300/sq mi (116/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Cecil County is located in theU.S. state ofMaryland at the northeastern corner of the state, bordering bothPennsylvania andDelaware. As of the2020 United States census, the population was 103,725.[1] Thecounty seat isElkton.[2] The county is part of theMid-Eastern Shore region of the state.
The county was named forCecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675), the firstProprietary Governor of theProvince (colony) of Maryland. With the eastern part of the county closer toPhiladelphia thanBaltimore, it is part of thePhiladelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD Metropolitan Statistical Area.[3] The county is located inWilmington's Radio Market and Baltimore'sDesignated Market Area.
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The area now known as Cecil County was an important trading center long before the county's official organization in 1674 by proclamation ofLord Baltimore. It had previously been a northeastern part of a much largerBaltimore County, Maryland, in the northeastern portion of theProvince. This had included present-dayBaltimore andBaltimore County, andHarford,Carroll, easternFrederick, and portions ofHoward andAnne Arundel counties. At the time of its founding, Cecil County also included modernKent County and the border on the Eastern Shore of theChesapeake Bay went as far south as theChester River, until its later formation in 1706. ThePiscataway traded with theSusquehannocks nearConowingo, and withLenape of the Delaware valley and theirNanticoke allies near theElk River andElk Neck Peninsula. A southern tribe sometimes called the Shawnace also moved into what later becameNorth East, Maryland.[4]Captain John Smith visited the area in 1608.William Claiborne, a Puritan trader based in Virginia, earlier established a trading post at what is now known asGarrett Island at the mouth of theSusquehanna River near what became Perryville. Bohemian immigrantAugustine Herman lobbied for Cecil County's creation, and drew the 1674 maps, in exchange for which Herman received extensive land grants, including one developed asBohemia Manor, where he eventually died. Another early developer wasGeorge Talbot, appointed Surveyor-General of Maryland in 1683,[5] who came fromBallyconnell, County Cavan, Ireland.[6] Talbot's original grant of land in Susquehanna, Cecil County is viewable online.[7] Its subsequent history is told in the Crofton Papers, page 153.[8]
Until theAmerican Revolution, Cecil County was an important shipping center, both within the colonies and abroad. It exported not only its own agricultural products but also animal skins from the west and tobacco from the south.St. Francis Xavier Church (Warwick, Maryland) begun as a Jesuit mission in 1704 and rebuilt in 1792, is one of Maryland's oldest churches, though now a museum.St. Mary Anne's Episcopal Church, authorized in 1706 and rebuilt in 1742 is another (and still in use, as well as maintaining a historic graveyard).West Nottingham Academy, founded by Presbyterian Rev.Samuel Finley in 1744, educatedBenjamin Rush andRichard Stockton, both of whom signed theDeclaration of Independence, and still operates today (though disaffiliated from the Presbyterian church and with additional buildings). ThePrincipio Furnace, founded in 1719, became an important exporter of pig iron. During theAmerican Revolution both British and colonial troops traveled through Cecil County, although no major battles occurred within its borders. TheBattle of Cooch's Bridge occurred in nearby Delaware, and bothGeneral Howe and GeneralGeorge Washington stopped in Elkton during the summer of 1777.Robert Alexander, the area's delegate to the Continental Congress of 1776, spoke with both sides but ultimately decided to go into exile in England without his wife. She remained a loyal Marylander and received a life estate in some of Elkton property that Maryland confiscated.
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TheWar of 1812 caused Cecil County considerable damage. Not only did British AdmiralGeorge Cockburn blockade the upper Chesapeake Bay, in response to musket fire from colonials at Welch Point, his troops destroyed a trading post known asFrenchtown. They tried to sail further up the Elk River to the county seat at Elkton, but turned back under fire fromFort Defiance, also hindered by a cable across the navigation channel. British troops also destroyed most ofHavre de Grace in nearbyHarford County, Maryland. Cockburn's ships then traveled up theSassafras River, and, meeting resistance, destroyedGeorgetown, Maryland andFredericktown, Maryland. AvoidingPort Deposit which rumors called heavily defended, the British destroyed the Principio Iron Works, an important military target.
Port Deposit boomed after theSusquehanna Canal opened in 1812. EngineerJames Rumsey, who grew up in Bohemia Manor before moving toBath, Virginia (orBerkeley Springs, West Virginia), invented a steamboat which he demonstrated to George Washington, before traveling to London to secure patents against competition from John Finch. Rumsey died there in 1792, but his lawyer brotherBenjamin Rumsey moved south toJoppa, Maryland and served as Maryland's Chief Justice for 25 years. Steamboats, using technology such as byRobert Fulton, came to dominate travel on the bay during the following decades. The Eagle, built in Philadelphia in 1813, transported travelers betweenBaltimore andElkton, where they connected with stagecoaches to travel to Wilmington, Philadelphia and other points north. An 1802 attempt to build a canal to connect the Elk River toChristiana, Delaware (connecting the Chesapeake and Delaware watersheds) failed within two years. However, between 1824 and 1829, with financial support from the states of Maryland,Delaware, andPennsylvania, over 2600 workers built the 14 miles longChesapeake and Delaware Canal, which became for a while the busiest canal in the new nation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers still operates it today, andChesapeake City, Maryland, which had been Bohemia Manor until 1839, has a museum explaining the canal's importance. Railroads and bridges also proved economically important to Cecil County and surrounding region. TheNew Castle and Frenchtown Railroad began service in 1831. Railroads crisscrossed Cecil county within three decades, although they ultimately greatly reduced its importance as a trading center. Cities such as Philadelphia and Baltimore could achieve economies of scale impossible for the county's small Chesapeake ports. Even the railroad's Frenchtown section was abandoned in 1859, and the port became a ghost town, though other sections remain in use, operated by theNorfolk Southern Railway.
During theAmerican Civil War,Perryville, Maryland became an important staging ground for Union troops. It had been the halfway point of the railroad line between Wilmington and Baltimore, but damage to the section into Baltimore caused Union troops to embark ferries at Perryville. No Civil War battles occurred in Cecil County, but residents had strongly divided loyalties. Slavery had declined from 3,400 slaves in the county in 1790 to just 800 in 1850. The Underground Railroad had crossed through Cecil County, perhaps assisted by the 'Fighting Quaker,' former Congressman and U.S. MarshallJohn Conard, who moved to North East between 1834 and 1851 and was reburied at St. Mary Anne's Episcopal Church there after his death in Philadelphia in 1857.Frederick Douglass crossed Cecil County on his road to freedom in 1838. WhileJacob Tome made his fortune in the area and stayed, other Cecil County natives left in search of economic opportunity.David Davis moved to Illinois upon graduating from Yale Law School in 1835, where he becameAbraham Lincoln's law partner and later served in that legislature as well as a judge, before moving to Washington D.C. to help President Lincoln, who later named him to the United States Supreme Court. Slavery's abolition affected many local property owners, as well as their slaves. After the war, Perryville again became a railroad town, and later received business from interstate highway travelers crossing the Susquehanna bridges. Although Cecil County had once been one of the wealthiest in Maryland and has worked hard recently to attract industry as well as tourist dollars, the average income of residents is now near that ofAmericans as a whole.
From the start, Cecil County's future was shaped by its strategic location between the growing cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia,Washington, D.C., andNew York City. In the 20th century, as modern highways arrived its placement along the heavily traveled northeast corridor brought new opportunities and change to the county. By June 1941, the final segment of the Philadelphia Road, the new dual highway designated as Route 40 was completed across the center of Cecil County. In 1943, the dual highway was dedicated as the Pulaski Highway, to honor the Polish patriot and friend of Revolutionary American, according toThe Baltimore Sun. Soon new motels, restaurants, and gas stations started sprouting up along what was once rural fields and woods.[9]
On November 14, 1963, PresidentJohn F. Kennedy visited Cecil County to formally open and dedicate the Northeastern Expressway (I-95). Motorists were relieved to be "on the clear new road" one editor noted inThe Baltimore Sun. After President Kennedy wasassassinated inDallas, I-95 was rededicated as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway. As traffic started zipping along the superhighway, without one light halting the fast trip, a corridor that would yield major dividends to the county had opened. It spurred business growth along the route, as commercial, industrial, and residential development clustered near the interchanges in the decades ahead.[10]
In 2013, the county became aSecond Amendment sanctuary.[11]
Cecil County has a number of properties on theNational Register of Historic Places.[12]
In the early post-Civil War period, Cecil County, having been generally pro-secession, leaned strongly towards the Democratic Party.[13] It was carried by the Democratic Party nominee in every Presidential election between 1868 and 1920 except that of 1896 when the Northeast was vigorously opposed toWilliam Jennings Bryan’s “free silver” policy. Since Dwight Eisenhower carried the county in 1952, Cecil County has become a solidly Republican county. The last Democrat to carry the county wasJimmy Carter in 1976.
Prior to December 3, 2012, Cecil County was governed by county commissioners, the traditional form of county government in Maryland. On that date, Cecil County began governance under a new charter approved via voter referendum in November 2010, which authorized an electedcounty executive and a five-member County Council, which separates the legislative and executive functions of local government (unlike the old "board of commissioner" system). Cecil County thus joined most of the other larger, increasingly urban and complex county governments in central Maryland with county executive-county council forms, such as Baltimore, Harford, Anne Arundel, Howard, Prince George's, and Montgomery counties.[14] Elected on November 5, 2024, Adam Streight (R) is the current County Executive.[15]
In addition, Cecil County is an area that has some home rule in its towns, in places such asPerryville andNorth East, who have town governments, and hence have minimal county reliance.
| Voter registration and party enrollment as of March 2025[16] | |||||
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| Republican | 36,032 | 48.62% | |||
| Democratic | 19,026 | 25.68% | |||
| Unaffiliated | 17,550 | 23.68% | |||
| Green | 77 | 0.1% | |||
| Working Class | 72 | 0.1% | |||
| Other parties | 1,346 | 1.82% | |||
| Total | 74,103 | 100% | |||
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1892 | 2,310 | 42.32% | 2,898 | 53.09% | 251 | 4.60% |
| 1896 | 3,128 | 50.21% | 2,908 | 46.68% | 194 | 3.11% |
| 1900 | 2,959 | 48.78% | 2,988 | 49.26% | 119 | 1.96% |
| 1904 | 2,425 | 48.14% | 2,554 | 50.70% | 58 | 1.15% |
| 1908 | 2,378 | 45.04% | 2,847 | 53.92% | 55 | 1.04% |
| 1912 | 1,509 | 31.86% | 2,491 | 52.60% | 736 | 15.54% |
| 1916 | 1,959 | 42.34% | 2,587 | 55.91% | 81 | 1.75% |
| 1920 | 3,435 | 49.37% | 3,468 | 49.85% | 54 | 0.78% |
| 1924 | 3,156 | 50.37% | 2,863 | 45.69% | 247 | 3.94% |
| 1928 | 5,706 | 71.67% | 2,201 | 27.64% | 55 | 0.69% |
| 1932 | 3,569 | 44.84% | 4,282 | 53.80% | 108 | 1.36% |
| 1936 | 3,617 | 42.15% | 4,914 | 57.26% | 51 | 0.59% |
| 1940 | 3,878 | 41.75% | 5,360 | 57.71% | 50 | 0.54% |
| 1944 | 3,680 | 44.11% | 4,662 | 55.89% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 3,866 | 46.94% | 4,323 | 52.49% | 47 | 0.57% |
| 1952 | 6,482 | 53.58% | 5,590 | 46.21% | 26 | 0.21% |
| 1956 | 7,217 | 59.38% | 4,936 | 40.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 7,368 | 54.85% | 6,065 | 45.15% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 5,330 | 40.43% | 7,854 | 59.57% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 6,462 | 45.46% | 4,517 | 31.78% | 3,235 | 22.76% |
| 1972 | 10,759 | 70.82% | 4,113 | 27.08% | 319 | 2.10% |
| 1976 | 7,833 | 46.67% | 8,950 | 53.33% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 9,673 | 51.33% | 7,937 | 42.12% | 1,236 | 6.56% |
| 1984 | 13,111 | 65.93% | 6,681 | 33.60% | 93 | 0.47% |
| 1988 | 13,224 | 62.51% | 7,807 | 36.90% | 124 | 0.59% |
| 1992 | 10,784 | 39.47% | 10,232 | 37.45% | 6,303 | 23.07% |
| 1996 | 10,885 | 44.50% | 10,144 | 41.47% | 3,431 | 14.03% |
| 2000 | 15,494 | 53.66% | 12,327 | 42.69% | 1,055 | 3.65% |
| 2004 | 22,556 | 59.87% | 14,680 | 38.97% | 438 | 1.16% |
| 2008 | 23,855 | 56.14% | 17,665 | 41.57% | 974 | 2.29% |
| 2012 | 24,806 | 58.39% | 16,557 | 38.98% | 1,117 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | 28,868 | 63.77% | 13,650 | 30.15% | 2,751 | 6.08% |
| 2020 | 29,439 | 62.03% | 16,809 | 35.42% | 1,214 | 2.56% |
| 2024 | 33,871 | 64.11% | 17,628 | 33.37% | 1,332 | 2.52% |
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 418 square miles (1,080 km2), of which 346 square miles (900 km2) is land and 72 square miles (190 km2) (17%) is water.[18]
Cecil County is in the northeast corner of Maryland, bounded on the north and east by theMason–Dixon line withPennsylvania andDelaware. The western border is defined by the lower reaches of theSusquehanna River and the northernmost coves, flats and tributaries of theChesapeake Bay. On the south, the county is bounded by theSassafras River andKent County, Maryland. The county is part of theDelmarva Peninsula as well as Maryland's "Eastern Shore."
Topographically, Cecil County straddles the border between the rolling hills of thePiedmont Plateau north ofU.S. Route 40 and the flatlands of theAtlantic Coastal Plain to the south. The highest and most rugged hills are found in the northwestern and north-central parts of the county, reaching 534 feet (163 m) just south of theMason–Dixon line nearNottingham, Pennsylvania and just east ofU.S. Route 1. The lowest elevation is sea level along theChesapeake Bay.
Cecil County is primarily rural, with denser development around the county seat ofElkton and along U.S. Route 40. The county is bisected from east to west by theChesapeake and Delaware Canal, which connects theDelaware River to theChesapeake Bay by way of theElk River. The canal passes through the town ofChesapeake City, where ahigh-level bridge facilitates the passage of large ships beneathMaryland Route 213.
Cecil County is also bisected east-to-west byInterstate 95, known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway in Maryland. The highway provides a major artery for traffic between the Baltimore-Washington area to the southwest and thePhiladelphia andNew York andNew Jersey regions to the northeast. TheOffice of Management and Budget has designated Cecil County as part of thePhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington metropolitan area.
Cecil County has ahumid subtropical climate (Cfa) except in higher northern areas where a hot-summerhumid continental climate (Dfa) exists. There are four distinct seasons and seven months average above 50 °F (10 °C).) Thehardiness zone is mostly 7a.
| Climate data for Elkton, Maryland | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 75 (24) | 79 (26) | 89 (32) | 94 (34) | 97 (36) | 100 (38) | 105 (41) | 103 (39) | 100 (38) | 90 (32) | 85 (29) | 75 (24) | 105 (41) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41 (5) | 45 (7) | 55 (13) | 66 (19) | 76 (24) | 84 (29) | 88 (31) | 85 (29) | 79 (26) | 68 (20) | 57 (14) | 46 (8) | 66 (19) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 23 (−5) | 25 (−4) | 32 (0) | 41 (5) | 51 (11) | 60 (16) | 65 (18) | 64 (18) | 57 (14) | 44 (7) | 34 (1) | 28 (−2) | 44 (7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −10 (−23) | −8 (−22) | 4 (−16) | 14 (−10) | 28 (−2) | 38 (3) | 41 (5) | 42 (6) | 33 (1) | 23 (−5) | 12 (−11) | −6 (−21) | −10 (−23) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.47 (88) | 2.73 (69) | 4.04 (103) | 3.53 (90) | 4.41 (112) | 4.06 (103) | 4.49 (114) | 4.01 (102) | 4.28 (109) | 3.38 (86) | 3.39 (86) | 3.56 (90) | 45.35 (1,152) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.7 (14) | 4.4 (11) | 1.2 (3.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.4 (1.0) | 2.3 (5.8) | 14 (34.8) |
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The county operatesCecil Transit, which provides fixed-route bus and demand responsive transport service throughout Cecil County.
The northern terminus ofMARC'sPenn Line commuter rail service toBaltimore andWashington, D.C. is inPerryville, Maryland. Recently, the Wilmington Area Planning Council conducted a study on the travel patterns of residents in the county, and they suggested that the MARC line extends from Perryville up toNewark or evenWilmington, where it meetsSEPTA andAmtrak lines.
The county is one of only two areas on Amtrak'sAcela that does not have local services.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | 13,625 | — | |
| 1800 | 9,018 | −33.8% | |
| 1810 | 13,066 | 44.9% | |
| 1820 | 16,048 | 22.8% | |
| 1830 | 15,432 | −3.8% | |
| 1840 | 17,232 | 11.7% | |
| 1850 | 18,939 | 9.9% | |
| 1860 | 23,862 | 26.0% | |
| 1870 | 25,874 | 8.4% | |
| 1880 | 27,108 | 4.8% | |
| 1890 | 25,851 | −4.6% | |
| 1900 | 24,662 | −4.6% | |
| 1910 | 23,759 | −3.7% | |
| 1920 | 23,612 | −0.6% | |
| 1930 | 25,827 | 9.4% | |
| 1940 | 26,407 | 2.2% | |
| 1950 | 33,356 | 26.3% | |
| 1960 | 48,408 | 45.1% | |
| 1970 | 53,291 | 10.1% | |
| 1980 | 60,430 | 13.4% | |
| 1990 | 71,347 | 18.1% | |
| 2000 | 85,951 | 20.5% | |
| 2010 | 101,108 | 17.6% | |
| 2020 | 103,725 | 2.6% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 105,672 | [20] | 1.9% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[21] 1790-1960[22] 1900-1990[23] 1990-2000[24] 2010[25] 2020[26] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[25] | Pop 2020[26] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 88,348 | 83,485 | 87.38% | 80.49% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 6,080 | 7,500 | 6.01% | 7.23% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 246 | 231 | 0.24% | 0.22% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1,078 | 1,232 | 1.07% | 1.19% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 43 | 23 | 0.04% | 0.02% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 90 | 408 | 0.09% | 0.39% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 1,816 | 5,396 | 1.80% | 5.20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3,407 | 5,450 | 3.37% | 5.25% |
| Total | 101,108 | 103,725 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2020 census, the county had a population of 103,725 and a median age of 40.7 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males overall and 96.1 males age 18 and over. 51.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 48.3% lived in rural areas.[27][28]
The racial makeup of the county was 81.8% White, 7.5%Black or African American, 0.3%American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%Asian, 0.0%Native Hawaiian andPacific Islander, 2.0% from some other race, and 7.2% fromtwo or more races.Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 5.3% of the population.[29]
There were 39,398 households in the county, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[27]
There were 43,941 housing units, of which 10.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 71.3% were owner-occupied and 28.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.0%.[27]
As of the2010 United States census, there were 101,108 people, 36,867 households, and 26,681 families living in the county.[30] The population density was 292.0 inhabitants per square mile (112.7/km2). There were 41,103 housing units at an average density of 118.7 per square mile (45.8/km2).[31] The racial makeup of the county was 89.2% white, 6.2% black or African American, 1.1% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 1.0% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.4% of the population.[30][32]
The 2010 census also reported that 87.4% of the population was Non-Hispanic white, 6.2% was black, 0.3% was Native American, 1.1% was Asian, 0.1% was Pacific Islander, 0.1% was Non-Hispanic from some other race, 1.8% was Non-Hispanic from two or more races, and 3.4% was Hispanic or Latino of any race.[25]
Of the 36,867 households, 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 27.6% were non-families, and 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.13. The median age was 38.9 years.[30]
The median income for a household in the county was $64,886 and the median income for a family was $75,742. Males had a median income of $54,379 versus $39,933 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,640. About 6.3% of families and 9.0% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.[33]
As of thecensus[34] of 2000, there were 85,951 people, 31,223 households, and 23,292 families living in the county. The population density was 247 inhabitants per square mile (95/km2). There were 34,461 housing units at an average density of 99 per square mile (38/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 93.4%White, 3.9%Black orAfrican American, 0.3%Native American, 0.7%Asian, <0.1%Pacific Islander, 0.5% fromother races, and 1.2% from two or more races. 1.5% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race. 17.9% were ofGerman, 16.1%Irish, 13.8%English, 13.8%American and 6.5%Italian ancestry.
There were 31,223 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% weremarried couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the county, 27.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $50,510, and the median income for a family was $56,469. Males had a median income of $40,350 versus $28,646 for females. Theper capita income for the county was $21,384. About 5.4% of families and 7.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
Maryland state planning data suggest that the population of the county could double in the next thirty years, reaching 160,000 by 2030.[Tangel]
Cecil County is home to a smallAmish community in theCecilton area that was founded in 1999.[35] Amish families moved to the area fromLancaster County, Pennsylvania because of increasing costs and the declining amount of farmland there.[36]
There are 17 elementary schools, six middle schools, five high schools, and the Cecil County School of Technology, which specializes in career and technology education, all operated byCecil County Public Schools.[37] Cecil County schools acts as theschool district for the entire county.[38]
Cecil College has four campuses in Cecil County.[39]
There are 7 branches of theCecil County Public Library and the Library also does significant outreach throughout the county.
The 2017 census accounted a population of 102,746 people.[40] On a scale of one, being low crime, to 100, being high crime, these statistics compare Cecil County's crime rates to US crime averages. In regards to violent crime, which includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, the rate is 40.8 compared to the U.S. average of 31.1.[41] In property crime, including offenses being burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson, the rate is 39.3 compared to the U.S. average of 38.1.[41]
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