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Harford County
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county in Maryland, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maryland
- Founded
- December 17, 1773
- Named after
- Henry Harford
- Seat
- Bel Air
- Largest city
- Aberdeen
- Total
- 527 sq mi (1,360 km )
- Land
- 437 sq mi (1,130 km )
- Water
- 90 sq mi (230 km ) 17%
- Estimate 2025
- 266,446
- Density
- 597/sq mi (231/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .harfordcountymd .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Harford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 260,924. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County is part of the Baltimore metropolitan area and the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. The county is part of the Central Maryland region of the state.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Harford County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.