North East (Maryland)

Cecil County

24-56450

Northeast is a small town ( Town) in Cecil County in the U.S. state of Maryland. She had 3572 inhabitants at the 2010 census, almost twice as much as another 20 years before (1913 inhabitants in 1990). Northeast is an independent municipality since 1850.

Geography

The village is situated on the North East eponymous North East River in northeastern Maryland. From here on the estuary of the small river, which quickly widens into a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay begins. The city center is located on the eastern shore of the North East River, a small part of the municipality extends several kilometers along the Northeast Creeks north to the ramp to Interstate 95 North East has an area of 4.2 km ².

Traffic

Major transport connections, in addition to the the city area tangent Interstate U.S. Highway 40, Maryland State Route 7 and extending in a north-south direction Maryland State Route 272 Two railway lines - one used for the freight line from CSX Transportation and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor - run However, over the city, give it a breakpoint in North East.

Sons and daughters of the town

• George Read, signer of the Declaration of Independence