Place:Somerset, Maryland, United States

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Name
Somerset
Alternate names
Somerset     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
38.133°N 75.733°W
Located in
Maryland, United States     (1666 - )
See also
Wicomico, Maryland, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Somerset County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Maryland, located on the state's Eastern Shore. It was named for Mary, Lady Somerset, the wife of Sir John Somerset and daughter of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour. She was the sister of Anne Calvert, Baroness Baltimore, née Anne Arundell, the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, who lent her name to Anne Arundel County. The county seat is Princess Anne. As of 2000, the population was 24,747. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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Somerset County was created in 1666 by an Order in Council. In 1742 Worcester County was created from Somerset County. In 1867 portions of Somerset and Worcester Counties were taken to create Wicomico County.

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White takes place in Somerset County.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1665 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1666 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 15,610
1800 17,358
1810 17,195
1820 19,579
1830 20,166
1840 19,508
1850 22,456
1860 24,992
1870 18,190
1880 21,668
1890 24,155
1900 25,923
1910 26,455
1920 24,602
1930 23,382
1940 20,965
1950 20,745
1960 19,623
1970 18,924
1980 19,188
1990 23,440
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~mdsomers/

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