Somerset County, Maryland
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Somerset County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,620,[1] making it the second-least populous county in Maryland. The county seat is Princess Anne.[2]
Somerset County | |
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Motto: "Semper Eadem" (English: "Ever the Same") | |
Coordinates: 38°05′N 75°52′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
Founded | August 22, 1666 |
Named for | Mary, Lady Somerset |
Seat | Princess Anne |
Largest town | Princess Anne |
Area | |
• Total | 610.35 sq mi (1,580.8 km2) |
• Land | 319.75 sq mi (828.1 km2) |
• Water | 290.60 sq mi (752.7 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,620 |
• Density | 40/sq mi (16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
The county was named for Mary, Lady Somerset, the wife of Sir John Somerset and daughter of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour (c. 1560–1639). She was also the sister of Anne Calvert, Baroness Baltimore (1615–1649), who later lent her name to Anne Arundel County, which was erected in 1650 as the Province of Maryland's third county.
Somerset County is located on the state's Eastern Shore. It is included in the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is located in Princess Anne.