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Charles County was created in 1658 by an Order in Council.There was also an earlier Charles County from 1650 to 1654, sometimes referred to in historic documents as Old Charles County, [6] [7] [8] which consisted largely of lands within today's borders but "included parts of St. Mary’s, Calvert, present-day Charles, and Prince George’s County". [9]
Within Maryland the county is the default unit of local government. Under Maryland law, counties exercise powers reserved in most other states at the municipal or state levels. [4] Many of the state's most populous and economically important communities, such as Bethesda, Silver Spring, Columbia, and Towson are unincorporated and receive their ...
The agency currently known as the Maryland Department of Juvenile Service was originally created in the form of several training schools under the jurisdiction of the Maryland State Department of Education in 1922, transferred to the now-defunct Maryland Department of Public Welfare from 1943 to 1966, previously named as the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services from 1966 to 1969, reduced ...
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In 1926, a tornado cut through Charles County leaving many dead and injured. This event motivated the county leadership to establish a hospital to serve county residents. [2] In 1939, 408 patients were served at the hospital. Today, the hospital has the capacity to serve 42,000 patients annually.
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 147,401, of whom 111,719 (75.8%) were of voting age.The racial makeup of the district was 50,992 (34.6%) White, 73,618 (49.9%) African American, 1,072 (0.7%) Native American, 5,304 (3.6%) Asian, 69 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 4,522 (3.1%) from some other race, and 11,747 (8.0%) from two or more races.
The Charles County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is a nationally accredited, full-service law enforcement agency servicing a population of 166,617 within 457.8 square miles (1,186 km 2) of Charles County, Maryland, United States.
Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland, Inc. doing business as Springboard Community Services (SCS), formerly Family and Children's Services (FCS), [4] is a private, nonsectarian social services agency that was founded in 1849. SCS addresses issues from birth through the end of life with a goal to build self-confidence, resilience ...