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The Cities and communities of Charles County, Maryland *
Bel Alton, Benedict, Bennsville, Bryans Road, Bryantown
Cobb Island
Dentsville
Faulkner
Indian Head, Ironsides, Issue
La Plata (County Seat)
Malcolm, Marbury, Morgantown, Mount Victoria
Nanjemoy, Newburg
Pisgah, Pomfret, Popes Creek, Pomonkey, Port Tobacco Village, Potomac Heights
Ripley, Rison, Rock Point
Saint Charles, Swan Point
Waldorf,
Welcome, White
Plains
*This list of cities may not be complete. The list may contain towns, cities, villages, boroughs, townships, ghost towns and other populated places.
If you have information about any of these unlinked communities or have a community not listed at all, please send it to us and we will add a page for that community. Some of these places above may only be neighborhoods or local area names and are not listed with the census at all or just included in a larger surrounding designated census area..
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Information & Facts about Charles County, Maryland
Attractions
& other Information - Climate - Economy
- Genealogy - Geography -
Government - History - Libraries
- Location - Organizations &
Groups -
Other Facts & Figures - Population
- Schools
The county is governed by a group of five county commissioners.
See the county seal and other government information for Charles County
Government information for Charles County
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1990 - 101,154
2000 - 120,546
2007 - 140,444
Housing Units:
2000 - 43,903
Density:
2000 - 262 persons per square mile
Median age:
2000 - 34.6 years
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Charles County is located in the south-central area of Maryland
Neighboring areas:
North - Prince George's County
East - Calvert County
Southeast - St. Mary's County
Southeast - Westmoreland County in Virginia
South - King George County in Virginia
West - Prince William County in Virginia
West - Stafford County in Virginia
Northwest - Fairfax County in Virginia
A map page for Charles County showing its location with the state of Maryland
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Median household income:
2000 - $62,199
2007 - $83,412
Per Capita Income:
2000 - $24,285
Estimated Median houseor condo value
2000 - $153,500
2007 - $371,100
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As one of Maryland's oldest counties, Charles County was created in 1658 by an Order in Council. From 1650 to 1653 there was also a previous Charles County which is referred to historically as "Old Charles County." The county was named for Charles Calvert (1637-1715) who was the 3rd Lord Baltimore.
In April 1865, John Wilkes Booth made his escape through Charles County after shooting President Abraham Lincoln. He was on his way to Virginia.
On 28 April 2002, a tornado cut through the County and destroyed much of downtown La Plata. The county has a number of properties on the National Register of Historic Places
History information for Charles County
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Total area: 643 square miles
Total land area: 461 square miles
Total water area: 182 square miles
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GenWeb
page for Charles County
The Political Graveyard
for the county
Register
of Wills for Charles County
Linkpendium page
for Charles County
My Maryland Genealogy
page for the county
Charles County Genealogical Society
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Charles
County Public Library
La Plata Branch
2 Garrett Avenue
La Plata, Maryland 20646
Phone: 301-934-9001
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Charles
County Public Schools
Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building
5980 Radio Station Road
La Plata, MD 20646
301-932-6610
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Economic Development & Tourism
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Humane
Society of Charles County
Charles
County Chamber of Commerce
101 Centennial Street, Suite A
La Plata, Maryland 20646
Phone: 301-932-6500
Charles
County Arts Alliance, Inc.
10250 La Plata Drive
P.O. Box 697
White Plains, MD 20695
Phone: 301-392-5900
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Attractions & Other Information
Southern
Maryland Blue Crabs
professional baseball team based in Waldorf, Maryland, in the United States.
They are a member of the Liberty Division of the Atlantic League of Professional
Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.
Thomas
Stone National Historic Site
Stone was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Things to see and do in Charles County
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This page was last updated on 1 May 2009 at 12:47 pm
This page was created 17 January 2009