DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND
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Origin: The exact date and legal origin of Dorchester County are unknown, but it was in existence by February 16, 1668/69, when a writ was issued to the county sheriff by the Lord Proprietary. The County was named for Sir Edward Sackville (1590-1652), the 4th Earl of Dorset, a family friend of the Calverts.
Boundaries: Bounded north by Choptank River & Caroline County; east by Nanticoke River & Delaware; south by Tangier Sound; west by Chesapeake Bay.
County Code & Charter
County Seat: Cambridge, MD 21613
Form of Government: Charter since December 5, 2002
Population: 1990 census: 30,236; 2000 census: 30,674; 2010 census: 32,618
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Courthouse, 206 High St., Cambridge, Maryland, January 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
websites:
Animal Control: http://docodogcontrol.com/
Chesapeake College: www.chesapeake.edu/
Circuit Court: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=circuit_court
Commissioner Districts: http://docogonet.com/uploads/File/Council%20District%20Map.pdf
Corrections Dept.: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=department_of_corrections
County Council: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=council_office
County Government: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=local_government
County Government Directory: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=community_directory
District Court: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#DORCHESTER
Dorchester County: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=home
Economic Development Dept.: http://choosedorchester.org/
Elections Office: http://dorcomdelections.org/
Emergency Communications: www.dorchestercntymd-ema.com/911.html
Emergency Management Agency: www.dorchestercntymd-ema.com/
Finance Dept.: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=finance
Health Dept.: www.dorchesterhealth.org/
Human Resources Dept.: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=human_resources
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/dor/
Library: www.dorchesterlibrary.org/
Maintenance Division: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=maintenance_division
Planning & Zoning Office: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=planning_zoning
Public Defender: www.opd.state.md.us/opd/districts/dist2.aspx
Public Schools: http://dcps.k12.md.us/
Public Works Dept.: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=county_highway
Recreation & Parks Dept.: www.dorchesterrecreation.org/
Register of Wills: http://registers.maryland.gov/main/dorchester.html
Sheriff's Office: www.docosheriff.com/
Social Services Dept.: www.dorchesterdss.org/
http://dhr.maryland.gov/local-offices/dorchester-county/
State's Attorney: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=states_attorney
Technology Dept.: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=technology
Tourism Dept.: http://visitdorchester.org/
Treasury Dept.: http://docogonet.com/index.php?page=treasury_page
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