Caroline County
county in Maryland, United States
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Summary
Caroline County is a county of Maryland[1]. It draws 420 Wikipedia views per month (county of maryland category, ranking #23 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: Choptank River[5], Tuckahoe Creek[6]
- Capital: Denton[7]
- Shares border with: Kent County[8], Sussex County[9], Dorchester County[10], Talbot County[11], Queen Anne's County[12]
- Named after: Caroline Eden[13]
- Postal code: 21629[14], 21632[15], 21636[16], 21639–21640[17], 21649[18], 21655[19], 21657[20], 21660[21], 21639[22]
- Part of: Eastern Shore of Maryland[23]
- Commons category: Caroline County, Maryland[24]
- Inception: 1773[25]
- Coordinate location: 38.8667, -75.8167[26]
- Official website: http://www.carolinemd.org/[27], https://www.carolinemd.org/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Caroline County, Maryland[29]
- Population: 33,066[30], 33,069[31], 32,934[32], 32,644[33], 32,693[34], 32,579[35], 33,406[36], 33,293[37]
- Topic has template: Template:Caroline County, Maryland[38]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Caroline County, Maryland[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Caroline County, Maryland[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Caroline County, Maryland[41]
- Number of households: 12,024[42], 12,160[43]
- Native label: Caroline County[44]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C108885[45]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Caroline County, Maryland[46]
- Different from: Caroline County[47]
- Area: 844[48]
- Water as percent of area: 2[49]
Why It Matters
Caroline County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]