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Dorchester County

county in Maryland, United States
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Summary

Dorchester County is a county of Maryland[1]. It draws 868 Wikipedia views per month (county of maryland category, ranking #13 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Maryland[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Chesapeake Bay[5]
  • Capital: Cambridge[6]
  • Shares border with: Caroline County[7], Sussex County[8], Wicomico County[9], Somerset County[10], Talbot County[11], Calvert County[12], St. Mary's County[13]
  • Named after: Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset[14]
  • Commons category: Dorchester County, Maryland[15]
  • Inception: 1668[16]
  • Coordinate location: 38.42, -76.08[17]
  • Official website: https://dorchestercountymd.com/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dorchester County, Maryland[19]
  • Population: 32,618[20], 32,682[21], 32,720[22], 32,554[23], 32,660[24], 32,384[25], 32,531[26]
  • List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Dorchester County, Maryland[27]
  • Category for people born here: Q30236362[28]
  • Category for people who died here: Q106138014[29]
  • Number of households: 13,433[30]
  • Native label: Dorchester County[31]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C108889[32]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Dorchester County, Maryland[33]
  • Different from: Dorchester County[34]
  • Elevation above sea level: 0[35]
  • Area: 2546[36]
  • Water as percent of area: 45[37]
  • School district: Dorchester County Public Schools[38]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Dorchester County, Maryland[39]

Why It Matters

Dorchester County has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Dorchester County,
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Dorchester County, Maryland.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presid"
  2. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → dorchester-county
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: dorchester-county, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289932221|dorchester county (#289932221)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
  3. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3811824
    Obo gazetteer id → 00050514
    Taxonomicon id → 1806067
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  4. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+13433'}
    Area → {'amount': '+2546'}
    Website → —
    Coordinates → —
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Nci thesaurus id: C108889, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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