Cecil County

county in Maryland, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_maryland Q385365
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Cecil County

Summary

Cecil County is a county of Maryland[1]. It draws 224 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #15 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cecil County is located in Maryland[3].
  • Cecil County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Cecil County is on the body of water Sassafras River[5].
  • Cecil County is on the body of water Chesapeake Bay[6].
  • Cecil County is on the body of water Susquehanna River[7].
  • Cecil County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[8].
  • Cecil County's capital is recorded as Elkton[9].
  • Cecil County's shares border with is recorded as Chester County[10].
  • Cecil County's shares border with is recorded as Lancaster County[11].
  • Cecil County's shares border with is recorded as New Castle County[12].
  • Cecil County's shares border with is recorded as Harford County[13].
  • Cecil County's shares border with is recorded as Kent County[14].
  • Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore is named after Cecil County[15].
  • Cecil County's coat of arms is recorded as Seal of Cecil County, Maryland[16].
  • Cecil County's Commons category is recorded as Cecil County, Maryland[17].
  • Cecil County's has seal, badge, or sigil is recorded as Seal of Cecil County, Maryland[18].
  • Cecil County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[19].
  • 1674 marks the founding of Cecil County[20].
  • Cecil County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.57, 'lon': -75.95}[21].
  • Cecil County's official website is recorded as http://www.ccgov.org[22].
  • Cecil County's official website is recorded as https://www.ccgov.org/[23].
  • Cecil County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cecil County, Maryland[24].
  • Cecil County has a population of {'amount': '+101108'}[25].
  • Cecil County has a population of {'amount': '+101160'}[26].
  • Cecil County has a population of {'amount': '+101601'}[27].

Body

Geography

Cecil County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Maryland[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Sassafras River[5], a river[28], in United States[29]; Chesapeake Bay[6], an estuary[30], in United States[31]; and Susquehanna River[7], a river[32], in United States[33].

Physical Characteristics

Cecil County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1082'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+101108'}[25], {'amount': '+101160'}[26], {'amount': '+101601'}[27], {'amount': '+101684'}[35], {'amount': '+101913'}[36], and {'amount': '+102382'}[37].

Designation and Status

Cecil County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[8].

History and Context

1674 marks the founding of Cecil County[20]. Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Cecil County draws 224 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #15 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1082'}
    Website
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