Queen Anne's County, Maryland

Queen Anne's County is a located on the  of the  of.

As of 2000, the population was 40,563. Its and most populous  is. The of  is the county's most populous place. Queen Anne's County is named for who reigned when the county was established in 1706.

This county is a part of the. The connects Queen Anne's of the  to  on the.

History
Queen Anne's County was organized in 1706.

In 1773 a part of Queen Anne's County, together with a portion of, was taken to form.

It was the home of baseball Hall of Famer.

Law and government
Queen Anne's County was granted home rule in 1990 under a state code.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,320 (510 ). 964 km² (372 sq mi) of it is land and 356 km² (138 sq mi) of it (26.99%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southeast)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 40,563 people, 15,315 households, and 11,547 families residing in the county. The was 42/km² (109/sq mi). There were 16,674 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (45/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.05%, 8.78% or , 0.22% , 0.57% , 0.02% , 0.43% from , and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were or  of any race. 16.9% were of, 15.1% , 14.6% , 14.2% and 5.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 15,315 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.20% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% were non-families. 19.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $57,037, and the median income for a family was $63,713. Males had a median income of $44,644 versus $30,144 for females. The for the county was $26,364. About 4.40% of families and 6.30% of the population were below the, including 7.20% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

 * Centreville Middle School
 * Matapeake Middle School (Opening in Fall, 2007)
 * Stevensville Middle School
 * Sudlersville Middle School
 * Bayside Elementary School
 * Centreville Elementary School
 * Church Hill Elementary School
 * Grasonville Elementary School
 * Kennard Elementary School
 * Kent Island Elementary School
 * Matapeake Elementary School
 * Sudlersville Elementary School
 * Gunston Day School
 * Wye River Upper School
 * Gunston Day School
 * Wye River Upper School

Cities and towns
This county contains the following incorporated municipalities:

All are classified as s under Maryland law.
 * (incorporated 1931)
 * (incorporated 1794)
 * (incorporated 1876)
 * (incorporated 1890) (This town is partly in Queen Anne's County and partly in .)
 * (incorporated 1953) (This town is partly in Queen Anne's County and partly in .)
 * (incorporated 1892)
 * (incorporated 1870)
 * (incorporated 1865) (This town is partly in Queen Anne's County and partly in .)

Unincorporated areas are also considered as towns by many people and listed in many collections of towns, but they lack local government. Various organizations, such as the, the , and local chambers of commerce, define the communities they wish to recognize differently, and since they are not incorporated, their boundaries have no official status outside the organizations in question. The Census Bureau recognizes the following s in the county:



Other unincorporated places not listed as CDPs are: