Dorchester County
Also known as Dorchester County, Maryland, Dorchester County, MD
county in Maryland, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maryland
- Named after
- Earl of Dorset
- Seat
- Cambridge
- Largest city
- Cambridge
- Total
- 983 sq mi (2,550 km )
- Land
- 541 sq mi (1,400 km )
- Water
- 442 sq mi (1,140 km ) 45%
- Estimate 2025
- 33,628
- Density
- 60.13/sq mi (23.22/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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38°25′N 76°05′W / 38.42°N 76.08°W / 38.42; -76.08
Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. At the 2020 census, the population was 32,531. Its county seat is Cambridge. The county was formed in 1669 and named for the Earl of Dorset, a family friend of the Calverts (the founding family of the Maryland colony). The county is part of the Mid-Eastern Shore region of the state.