Queen Anne's County, Maryland
U.S. County|
county = Queen Anne's County|
state = Maryland |
seal = Queen Anne's County md seal.gif |
map = Map of Maryland highlighting Queen Anne's County.svg |
map size = 225|
founded =
1706| seat =
Centreville | area = 1,320
km² (510
mi²) |
area land = 964 km² (372 mi²) |
area water = 356 km² (138 mi²) |
area percentage = 26.99% |
census yr = 2000|
pop = 40,563 |
density = 42|
web = www.qac.org|}}
Queen Anne's County is a
county located on the
Eastern Shore of the
U.S. state of
Maryland.
As of
2000, the population was 40,563. Its
county seat and most populous
municipality is
Centreville.
Stevensville is the county's most populous
census-designated place and has a population greater than that of Centerville. Queen Anne's County is named for
Queen Anne of Great Britain (lived
1665-
1714, reigned
1702-
1714) who was Queen when the county was established.
This county is a part of the
Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The
Chesapeake Bay Bridge connects Queen Anne's of the
Eastern Shore to
Anne Arundel County on the
Western Shore.
Queen Anne's County was organized in
1706.
In
1773 a part of Queen Anne's County, together with a portion of
Dorchester County, was taken to form
Caroline County.
It was the home of baseball Hall of Famer
Jimmie Foxx.
Queen Anne's County was granted home rule in
1990 under a state code.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,320
km² (510
mi²). 964 km² (372 mi²) of it is land and 356 km² (138 mi²) of it (26.99%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
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Kent County (north)
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Kent County, Delaware (east)
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Talbot County (south)
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Caroline County (southeast)
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 40,563 people, 15,315 households, and 11,547 families residing in the county. The
population density was 42/km² (109/mi²). There were 16,674 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (45/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.05%
White, 8.78%
Black or
African American, 0.22%
Native American, 0.57%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.43% from
other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 15,315 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.20% were
married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% were non-families. 19.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $57,037, and the median income for a family was $63,713. Males had a median income of $44,644 versus $30,144 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $26,364. About 4.40% of families and 6.30% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.20% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.
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Kent Island High School*
Queen Anne's County High School*Centreville Middle School
*Stevensville Middle School
*Sudlersville Middle School
*Bayside Elementary School
*Centreville Elementary School
*Church Hill Elementary School
*Grasonville Elementary School
*Kennard Elementary School
*Kent Island Elementary School
*Matapeake Elementary School
*Sudlersville Elementary School
*Gunston Day School
*Wye River Upper School
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Barclay (incorporated
1931)
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Centreville (incorporated
1794)
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Church Hill (incorporated
1876)
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Millington (incorporated
1890) (
This town is partly in Queen Anne's County and partly in Kent County.)
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Queen Anne (incorporated
1953) (
This town is partly in Queen Anne's County and partly in Talbot County.)
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Queenstown (incorporated
1892)
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Sudlersville (incorporated
1870)
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Templeville (incorporated
1865) (
This town is partly in Queen Anne's County and partly in Caroline County.)All are classified as
towns under Maryland law.
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Chester *
Grasonville*
Kent Narrows*
Kingstown*
StevensvilleOther unincorperated places not listed as CDPs are:
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Crumpton*
Ingleside*
Price*
Romancoke*
Queen Anne's County government*
Kent Island & Queen Anne's County News
