Cecil County
Cecil County was created in 1674 from Baltimore and Kent Counties and was named after Cecilius Calvert, the Second Lord Baltimore and founder of the Maryland Colony. The county is located in the northeast corner of the state and is characterized by rolling terrain in the northern Piedmont region and coastal plains to the south and east.
In 2000 the population was 85,951 and is projected to reach 117,800 by 2010. Growth is concentrated around towns located along the U.S. Rt. 40/ I-95 corridor. Fifty-six percent of the county’s 222,940 acres are zoned agricultural and 38% is currently used as farmland.
As of 2000, just less than 15,000 acres were enrolled in agricultural districts and about 12,000 acres were protected by easements.
Reports
07/27/2009
Yellow School Bus Blues documents one hidden cost of Maryland’s recent development patterns. The report examines the rapidly increasing school bus budget. Since 1992 statewide expenditures for school bus transportation have more than doubled, to $438 million.
