Wicomico County

Wicomico County is located in the southern part of the Eastern Shore. It was erected from Somerset and Worcester counties in 1867 and was named after the Wicomico River from the Indian words wicko and mekee, meaning a place where houses are built. Seventy-eight percent of the county’s 241,000 land acres are zoned agricultural and about 46% is forest cover.

In 2000, development was concentrated in about 10% of the total land area. The county’s central location in the Delmarva Peninsula and proximity to major highways make it a regional center of economic activity.

The 2000 population was 84,644 and is expected to reach 101,850 by 2015.