Queen Anne's County, Maryland
County in Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Queen Anne's County is located on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,874.[1] Its county seat and most populous municipality is Centreville.[2] The census-designated place of Stevensville is the county's most populous place with population of 7,442 as of 2020. The county is named for Queen Anne of Great Britain, who reigned when the county was established in 1706 during the colonial period.
Queen Anne's County | |
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Coordinates: 39°02′N 76°05′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
Founded | 1706 |
Named for | Queen Anne |
Seat | Centreville |
Largest community | Stevensville |
Area | |
• Total | 511 sq mi (1,320 km2) |
• Land | 372 sq mi (960 km2) |
• Water | 139 sq mi (360 km2) 27% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 49,874 |
• Density | 98/sq mi (38/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
Queen Anne's County is included in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area, and is the easternmost in both.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge connects Kent Island in Queen Anne's County across Chesapeake Bay to Anne Arundel County. The American Discovery Trail runs through the county.