History
the origin of Talbot County is non known however it sure enough existed by February 12, 1661/62, once a judicial writ was issued to its sheriff.

Origination Father John Dickinson was born around Trappe.

Law and government
Talbot County was granted the charter form of government inside 1973.

Geography

Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,235 km² (477 mi²). 697 kilometer² (269 mi²) of these are l& and 538 klick² (208 mi²) of these are water system. A number region is 43.55% a body of water.

Rivers & Creeks
Choptank River takes its name from either the tribe of Indians that inhabited two shores of this stream prior to its personal injury settlement per English. It were men of big stature. around the Academy of Natural Sciences within Baltimore, there are many skeletons one Indians (taken from either an Indian mound at Sandy Hill on the Choptank touching Cambridge) that measure about heptad feet in height by using skulls of outstandingly big size.

Miles River is a corruption of Saint Michaels, its original name. Within compound days a lot grants of l& from either a Lords Baltimore were in a shape of leases subject to microscopic & simply nominal ground rents, reticent per Proprietorship, and collectable annually at Michaelmas, the Feast of St. Michael & Tons Angels, which in the calendar of the Roman Catholic & Anglican churches occurs in September 29; hence St. Michael was considered to exist as a patron saint of compound Maryl&, and in and of itself was honored per flow of any stream existence known as for him.

A vary of title was due to a fact that the Quakers, a big colony of whom were among a earliest settlers within Talbot County, with there is no reverence for saints, continue dropping a word saint & calling a flow of any stream Michaels Flow of any stream, which readily became corrupted into Miles.

When early when 1667, sixer years fallowing the egg laying away from Talbot County, can be discovered in the Proceedings of the Provincial Council of Mary- land, a commission issued by Charles Calvert, Esq., Captain General of all a forces in the Province of Maryland, to George Richard- boy when captain of Nought troops of horse that shall march away from "Choptanck and St. Miles rivers in Talbot County, aforesaid upon any expedition against any Indian enemy whatsoever," etc.

At the equivalent period, a similar commission wwhen issued to Hopkaround Davis, as Captain of foot in Choptanck & St. Miles lakes. Therefore i personally buy authority for St. Michaels & Michaels, St. Miles & Miles; require the selection.

Wye River, which forms a northern boundary of Talbot County, was given this title by Edward Lloyd, a Welsh outgoer world health organization took higher big tracts of land along its southern shores, prior to the egg laying away from Talbot County. He known as it for the beautiful winding River Wye, noted for its sinuosity, whose source is touching that of a Severn, rising all but at a summit of Plinhimmon, a mountawithin Wales it forms a boundary between the shores of Brecon & Radnor in South Wales, ere it enters Herefordshire, Engl&, & thence flowing across this county, Ross and Monmouth, lessens into the Severn touching Chepstow. To a Lloyd homestead, which has continued in the possession of the Lloyds of Wye for nine generation he gave the title of Wye Home.

Tred Avon River doubtless takes its title from either either one of a numerous Avon lakes around Old England, virtually all belike from a Lower Avon that empties into a Bristol Channel.

Of a long dozen Eastons inside England, a first town of that title is placed astir of these mile from either the head of the Lower Avon. Easton, Talbot's county courthouse, existence upright of these mile from either a headwaters of Tred Avon Flow of any stream, is supposed to keep close at hand been known as for this English town.

Within compound times there were several merchandiser vessels day trading between Oxford, Maryland, and Bristol, England, near which Easton, England, is located & from either which division several of the early settlers of Talbot County emigrated.

'''Edge's Creek requires its title from either James Edge, world health organizatiin within 1755, was assessed on all over 700 demesne (Two.Octet kilometer²) of land,lying within the main in Deep Neck.

Plain Treating Creek was and so known as from either the title of a tract of land of 20Nought landed estate (0.Eight klick²), surveyed December Five, 1663, for Joseph Win slow, & bordering along a west shore of this creek.

Harris's Creek took its title from either William Harris, of the Clifts, Calvert County, world health organization inside his Could probated May 2, 1698, devised to his two sons Joseph & Benjamin, lands in the moo section of Talbot County.

Peach Blossom Creek.''' George Robins of Banbury, England, world health organizatiin emigrated to America withwithin 1670 settled in Talbot County on a tract of land at the head of the eastern branch of the Tred Avon containing 1,000 acres (Quaternion kilometre²), which was surveyed for Job Nutt, January 31, 1660, & known as by him, Job's Content. Mr. Robins planted on this estate a 1st plantation of prunus persica that was ever planted inside Talbot County. These trees he imported from either Engl&, across his womb-to-tomb friend Peter Collinson, a so globe-an expert naturalist and phytologist,. which. experienced been procured by him from either Persia. Whilst this peach grove was first fully bloom it presented such a novel sight, that a neighbors for miles in come paddling higher the creek in their dug- out canoes to Mr. Robins' homestead to catch a sight of the beautiful pinkish peach blossoms, which were at that instance such the curiosity that the title of Job's Content was changed thereto, of Peach Blossom & that romantic title, which was at a equivalent period given to the creek, has been perpetuated for assibilate 2 centuries down to the present instance (1914).

'''Boon's Creek''' took its title from either one of Talbot's earliest settlers, John Boon, world health organization owned near tons of a l& bordering along two sides of this creek, which late, two or three years before a U.s. Revolution, inherit possession & ownership of Samuel Chamberlain world health organization built a compound mansion on that, and gave thereto the title of Bonfield.

'''Pickering's Creek''', within Miles Flow of any stream Neck, a branch of the Wye Flow of any stream, requires its title from either Francis Pickering, world health organization owned the tract of land at the head of this creek, nowadays called Forrest Landing. Within the deed from either Francis Pickering et al to Edward Lloyd dated November 9, 1758, this creek is known as Long Tom's Creek. World health organization this long Tom was, might probably ever remain the mystery.

'''Leed's Creek, around Miles Flow of any stream Neck, was known as for the Hon. John Leeds, Jr., the indigen of Talbot County, world health organization died -inside March, 1750, eighty- 5 years aged. He was one of a "ye worshipful commissioners and Justices of the Peace for Talbot County" 1734-38, & clerk of a Talbot County Court from either 1738 till the beginning of the War of the Revolution.

Island Creek was thus known as from either a fact that a little island stood directly at the mouth of this creek, which has completely disappeared, however was however seeable a half century ago -inside the memory of souls nowadays (1914) residing.

Glebe Creek will require its title from either a tract of land prevarication along the south side of this stream which was devised by Thomas Smithson within 1714 to St. Michaels Parish for the Glebe for the trend lines of the curate.

Points
Nelson's Point''', at a moo prevent of Broad Creek Neck, so known as in all a United States Government stock & index charts, and too upon the Mary- land geologic maps, was never the correct -title of this point. These are properly Elston's Point, & requires its title from either Ralph Elston, world health organization patented "long Neck" a tract of land at the extreme southern prevent of Broad Creek Neck, containing 20Zero land (0.Octad kilometer²), & which was surveyed for him March 12, 1664. His title is perpetuated down to the present instance (1914) by one of his descendent William Elston Shannahan, the large merchandiser of Easton.

'''Benoni's Point''', which originally extended about intent on a weak- home opposite the mouth of Tred Avon Flow of any stream will require its title from either Benoni Banning, one of Talbot's earliest settlers, world health organization owned this point of land. He flushed to Virginithe, & was inside a Virginia regiment in the U.s. Revolution & was maimed in the battle of King's MountaiNorth, N. C.

'''Pecke's Point''', spelled Peck's Point in a lot maps & government stock and index charts, which is on the n side of the Tred Avon Flow of any stream astir of these mile above Oxford, will require its title from either Benjamin Pecke, an attorney world health organization owned a tract of land which involved this point, at the moo prevent of Hall's Neck. He died within 1709. His boy, Benjamin Pecke, Jr., world health organization died within 1729, gave a silver communion service to Christ's Episcopal Church within St. Michaels.

Ship Point, at a mouth of Trippe's Creek, was therefore known as from either the fact that a ship front yard was placed there inside which several sailing vessel were built by Thomas Skillington world health organization died in 1699. He devised to his boy Kenelm Skillington, "Turner's Point (the former name of this point) in Hambleton's Neck," when a moo prevent of Bailey's Neck was so known as.

Mr. Thomas Chamberlaine experienced many vessels built at this ship front yard. Within 1700, a ship "Elizabeth" was built for him there, to trade between Oxford & Liverpool "by Gilbert Livesly which was manned by 24 guns and 96 men. In the "Records of Port Oxford" written by the sons and grandsons of Mr. Thomas Chamberlaine, in the possession of the Maryland Historical Society, these ships are frequently mentioned.

'''Clora's Point''', which is improperly spelled on the United States Government maps and charts Clora's Point, was so called from one Clora O'Dora, who became the owner of a tract of land in Island Creek Neck of 600 acres (2.4 km²), fronting on the Choptank River and extending from the waters of Island Creek to those of Dividing Creek, by virtue of a deed therefor dated June 18, 1666, from Edward Lloyd to the said Clora O'Dora and John Marks, whose interest shortly thereafter passed to O'Dora, being a part of Edward Lloyd's original tract of 3,050 acres (12 km²) called "Hier Dier Lloyd." Although he gave to Clora's Point a name which has continued to adhere to it ever since, he actually owned this tract of land less than two years, for on June 8, 1668, by deed of that date, he conveyed it to John Ingram.

'''Wade's Point''', on Eastern Bay, below Claiborne, is so called from its first owner Zachary Wade, one of Claiborne's Kent Island colonists, who crossed over from Kent Island to Talbot in 1758 and took up a tract of 400 acres (1.6 km²) upon which he settled.

'''Howell's Point, on the north shore of the Choptank River about three miles below Cambridge, took its name from Howell Powell, one of the early Quaker settlers in Talbot County who owned a tract of land ad- joining the Dickinson estate "Crosiadore."

Tilghman's Point, at the mouth of Miles River, took its name from Matthew Tilghman, the patriarch of the Maryland colony, who owned Rich Neck Manor, of which this point is the northern extremity. This fine estate adjoins the village of Claiborne and is now, (1914), the attractive homestead of Henry H. Pearson, Jr.

Chancellor's Point''', in Bolingbrook Neck on the Choptank River, is located at the southern end of the tract of land called "Woolsey Manor," containing 1000 acres (4 km²), which was originally surveyed for Philip Calvert, Esq., who was sometime Chancellor of the Maryland Province. Hence his land was, and continues to be, called Chancellor's Point.

Jamaica Point was so called from the name of a 250 acres (1 km²) tract of land upon which this point is located called "Jamaica," which was surveyed May 18, 1666, for John Richardson.

Deep Water Point, on the Miles River, was in colonial times known as "Feast Landing," because of fish feasts having been held on the hard, sandy beach there. In a certificate of survey made in 1737 by David Davis Barrow, Surveyor of Talbot County, it is stated: "A State of Maryland, placed. February 20th, 1787: By virtue of a favorite warrant of Proclamation granted away from the Land Professional unto Matthew Tilghman, Esq., of Talbot County, bearing date the Fifteenth day of December, 1786, to resurvey a tract or even parcel of land known as 'A Feast Landing' containing 161/2 acres (67,000 m²) of land, 'which a certain George Gleaves experienced when yet surveyed & placed out for him the 21st of March, 1773, as can pop up, etc. We humbly certify that We've by virtue of a aforesaid warrant carefully resurveyed for & in the title of him the aforesaid Matthew Tilghman, Esq., a aforesaid tract or even parcel of l& based on data from its several metes & bounds, and buy it to contain 16 land (65,000 m²) & of these quarter of an acre (1,000 m²) of land. Seven acres (28,000 m²) & tierce quarters of an acre (3,000 m²) of which land to exist as taken away by St. Michaels flow of any stream, which We've by virtue of the aforesaid warrant excluded, & develop by virtue of the aforesaid warrant added to the aforesaid tract captain hicks acres (24,000 m²) & trinity quarters of an acre (3,000 m²) of vacant l& and own decreased a whole into a single entire tract okay, known as Deep Water supply Point, etc."

Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there are 33,812 people, 14,307 households, and 9,628 families residing in the county. The population density is 49/km² (126/mi²). There are 16,500 housing units at an average density of 24/km² (61/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 81.98% White, 15.36% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.77% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 1.82% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 14,307 households out of which 26.40% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% are married couples living together, 9.80% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% are non-families. 27.80% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.32 and the average family size is 2.82.

In the county the population is spread out with 21.70% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 27.20% from 45 to 64, and 20.40% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 91.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $43,532, and the median income for a family is $53,214. Males have a median income of $33,757 versus $26,871 for females. The per capita income for the county is $28,164. 8.30% of the population and 5.30% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 10.50% of those under the age of 18 and 7.90% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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