Charles County, Maryland
PO Box 2150
La Plata, MD 20646
Phone: (301) 645-0600
Fax: (301) 645-0560
www.charlescounty.org
In southwestern MD, south of Alexandria, VA; original county, organized 1658. Name Origin: For Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (1637-1715), second proprietor of the colony of MD; the son of Cecilius Calvert (1606-75) and Anne Arundell.
Area (sq mi): 643.22 (land 461.00; water 182.22). Pop per sq mi: 301.10.
Pop 2005: 138,822. State rank: 11. Pop change: 2000-20005 15.20%; 1990-2000 19.20%. Pop 2000: 120,546 (White 67.30%; Black or African American 26.10%; Hispanic or Latino 2.30%; Asian 1.80%; Other 3.70%). Foreign born: 2.90%. Median age: 34.60.
Income 2000: per capita $24,285; median household $62,199; Pop below poverty level: 5.50%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $30,753-$33,226.
Unemployment 2004: 3.40%. Change from 2000: 0.80%. Median travel time to work: 39.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 59.80%.
La Plata, MD 20646
Phone: (301) 645-0600
Fax: (301) 645-0560
www.charlescounty.org
In southwestern MD, south of Alexandria, VA; original county, organized 1658. Name Origin: For Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (1637-1715), second proprietor of the colony of MD; the son of Cecilius Calvert (1606-75) and Anne Arundell.
Area (sq mi): 643.22 (land 461.00; water 182.22). Pop per sq mi: 301.10.
Pop 2005: 138,822. State rank: 11. Pop change: 2000-20005 15.20%; 1990-2000 19.20%. Pop 2000: 120,546 (White 67.30%; Black or African American 26.10%; Hispanic or Latino 2.30%; Asian 1.80%; Other 3.70%). Foreign born: 2.90%. Median age: 34.60.
Income 2000: per capita $24,285; median household $62,199; Pop below poverty level: 5.50%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $30,753-$33,226.
Unemployment 2004: 3.40%. Change from 2000: 0.80%. Median travel time to work: 39.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 59.80%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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