Harford County, Maryland

The Harford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Bel Air

The Harford County is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Baltimore, which is located southwest of the county.

Geography

Harford County is separated by the Mason - Dixon Line to the north by Pennsylvania. In the southeast it borders on the northwest coast of the Chesapeake Bay. Harford County has an area of ​​1,364 square kilometers; of which 191 square kilometers ( 16.4 percent ) of water. It is bordered by the following counties:

1 - maritime border in the Chesapeake Bay

History

The Harford County was formed in 1773 from parts of Baltimore County. It was named for Henry Harford (1758-1834), the fifth and last Lord Proprietor of Maryland (1771-1776), who was already awarded as a child got this item.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2000, lived in Harford County 218 590 people in 79 667 households, and 60,387 families. The population density was 496 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 86.8 percent white, 9.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.5 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 79 667 households out of which 38.7 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.9 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers and 24.2 percent were non-families. 19.7 percent of all households were single-person households and 6.8 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size of 3.14 persons.

27.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 6.8 percent between 18 to 24, 31.6 percent between 25 and 44, 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 10.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The average income of a household was $ 57,234, for a family is $ 63,868. Males had a median income of $ 43,612, women $ 30,741. The per capita income was $ 24,232. Approximately 3.6 percent of families and 4.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

Citys

  • Aberdeen
  • Havre de Grace

Town

  • Bel Air

Census-designated places (CDP )

  • Fallston
  • Jarrettsville
  • Joppatowne
  • Perryman
  • Pleasant Hills
  • Riverside

UNINCORPORATE communities

  • Abingdon
  • Belcamp
  • Cardiff
  • Churchville
  • Darlington
  • Gunpowder
  • Castleton
  • Dublin
  • Forest Hill
  • Level
  • Norris Ville
  • Pylesville
  • Street
  • Whiteford
  • Whitehall
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