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Welcome to Cecil County ...

Time Zone: Cecil County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Elkton is the Seat for Cecil County.

Cecil County was founded in 1672. Cecil was created by taking area from Baltimore and Kent Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cecil had a population of 102,855 people. This is an increase of 1.67% since the last Census (which gave a population of 101,165 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cecil represented 1.75% of the total population of Maryland.

Below are some of the communities located in Cecil County:

  • Cecilton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Charlestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chesapeake City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>
  • North East
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Perryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Port Deposit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rising Sun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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