CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND
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Origin: Caroline County was created in 1773 from Dorchester and Queen
Anne's counties (Chapter 10, Acts of 1773). Lady Caroline Eden gave her name
to the county. She was the wife of Maryland's last colonial governor, Robert
Eden (1741-1784); the daughter of Charles Calvert, Fifth Lord Baltimore; and
the sister of Frederick Calvert, Sixth Lord Baltimore.
County Code
County Seal
County Seat:
Denton, MD 21629
Form of Government: Code Home Rule
Population
1990 census: 27,035
2000 census: 29,772
Creeks
Lakes
websites:
Career Center:
www.dllr.state.md.us/county/caro/
Chesapeake College:
www.chesapeake.edu
Circuit Court:
www.courts.state.md.us/caroline.html
Corrections Dept.:
www.carolinemd.org/governmt/doc/corrections.html
County Government:
www.carolinemd.org/governmt
Economic Development Corp:
www.carolinemd.org/business/carolineEconomicDevelopment.html
Elections Board:
www.carolinecounty.org/governmt/elections/index.html
Emergency Management Dept.:
www.carolinemd.org/governmt/emgt/emgttop.html
Health Dept.:
www.carolinehd.org
Library:
www.caro.lib.md.us/library/
Planning & Codes Administration Dept.:
www.carolinemd.org/governmt/planning/plantop.html
Public Defender:
www.opd.state.md.us/locations/caroline.htm
Public Schools:
http://cl.k12.md.us
Public Works Dept.:
www.carolinemd.org/governmt/pubworks/workstop.html
Recreation & Parks Dept.:
www.carolinemd.org/governmt/recparks/recpktop.html
Register of Wills:
www.registers.state.md.us/county/ca/html/caroline.html
Sheriff:
www.carolinemd.org/governmt/sheriff/shftop.html
Social Services Dept.:
www.dhr.state.md.us/caroline.htm
State's Attorney:
www.mdsaa.org/CarolineCo.htm
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