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Welcome to Dorchester County ...

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

The community of Cambridge is the Seat for Dorchester County.

Dorchester County was founded in 1668.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dorchester had a population of 31,929 people. This is a decrease of 2.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 32,688 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dorchester represented 0.57% of the total population of Maryland.

Below are some of the communities located in Dorchester County:

  • Brookview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Cambridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cambridge is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,213 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <2>
  • Church Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • East New Market
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldorado
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Galestown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Hurlock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <2>
  • Secretary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Vienna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vienna is located in Dorchester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <2>

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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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