Cecil County, Maryland

Cecil County
County
Cecil County Circuit Courthouse in Elkton
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Maryland
Maryland's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°34′N 75°57′W / 39.57°N 75.95°W / 39.57; -75.95
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Founded	June 6, 1674
Named for	Cecil Calvert
Seat	Elkton
Largest town	Elkton
Area
• Total	418 sq mi (1,080 km2)
• Land	346 sq mi (900 km2)
• Water	72 sq mi (190 km2)  17%
Population  (2020)
• Total	103,725
• Density	250/sq mi (96/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.ccgov.org

Cecil County (SEE-sil) is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland at the northeastern corner of the state, bordering both Pennsylvania and Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,725.^[1] The county seat is Elkton.^[2]

The county was named for Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675), the first Proprietary Governor of the Province (colony) of Maryland. With the eastern part of the county closer to Philadelphia than Baltimore, it is part of the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[3] The county is located in Wilmington's Radio Market and Baltimore's Designated Market Area.