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Calvert County

Calvert County, Maryland
County
Calvert County
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Drum Point Light
Flag of Calvert County, Maryland
Flag
Seal of Calvert County, Maryland
Seal
Map of Maryland highlighting Calvert County
Location in the U.S. state of Maryland
Map of the United States highlighting Maryland
Maryland's location in the U.S.
Founded 1654
Named for Calvert family
Seat Prince Frederick
Largest town Chesapeake Beach
Area
 • Total 345 sq mi (894 km2)
 • Land 213 sq mi (552 km2)
 • Water 132 sq mi (342 km2), 38%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 90,595
 • Density 263/sq mi (102/km²)
Congressional district 5th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website www.co.cal.md.us

Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,737. Its county seat is Prince Frederick. The county's name is derived from the family name of the Barons of Baltimore, the proprietors of the English Colony of Maryland.

Calvert County is included in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula, which is bordered on the east by Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River.

Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. The county has one of the highest median household incomes in the United States.

First settled as part of Charles County (much larger than the present-day Charles County) around 1650, it was renamed. Patuxent County was established in 1654 by an Order in Council. In 1658 the county was renamed Calvert County. It is one of the older counties in Maryland, after St. Mary's County, Kent County and Anne Arundel County.

Once made up primarily of farms and tobacco fields, the county has become a fast-growing exurban neighbor of Washington. Many home prices have nearly quadrupled in the past decade, with many four-bedroom homes in the northern half of the county averaging over $1,000,000. The popular weekend resort towns of Solomons, Chesapeake Beach, and North Beach are notable.


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