Calvert County, Maryland

Calvert County
County
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Location within the U.S. state of Maryland
Maryland's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°32′N 76°32′W / 38.53°N 76.53°W / 38.53; -76.53
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Founded	1654
Named for	Calvert family
Seat	Prince Frederick
Largest town	Chesapeake Beach
Area
• Total	345 sq mi (890 km2)
• Land	213 sq mi (550 km2)
• Water	132 sq mi (340 km2)  38%
Population  (2020)
• Total	92,783
• Density	435.60/sq mi (168.19/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.calvertcountymd.gov

Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 92,783.^[1] Its county seat is Prince Frederick.^[2] The county's name is derived from the family name of the Barons of Baltimore, the proprietors of the English Colony of Maryland. Calvert County is included in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula, which is bordered on the east by Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. The county has one of the highest median household incomes in the United States.^[3] It is one of the older counties in Maryland, after St. Mary's, Kent County and Anne Arundel counties.