Calvert County is a small, affluent county in Maryland. It is largely agricultural, but visitors
are attracted to its local history, parks, outdoor activities and marine sports.
Some of this
county sights include the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
a state history and archaeology museum. Battle Creek Cypress Swamp
is one of the northernmost stands of bald cypress trees in North America. American Chestnut Land Trust
790 acre ecological preserve with one of the states largest living American Chestnut trees.
Calvert Cliffs State Park
with cliffs that were formed more than 15 million years ago when the shallow sea covered all of
southern Maryland.
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| Size: 345 Square Miles |
| County Seat: Prince Frederick |
| Government Form: County Commissioners |
| Population 2000: 74,563 |
| Median income for a household (2000): $65,945 |
| Median income for a family (2000): $71,545 |
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