HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND

[County Seal, Harford County, Maryland]

Origin: Harford County was erected from Baltimore County in 1773 (Chapter 6, Acts of 1773). The County was named for Henry Harford (c. 1759-1834), last Proprietary of Maryland. He was a son of Frederick Calvert, 6th Lord Baltimore, but because of his illegitimate birth did not inherit his father's title.

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County Seat: Bel Air, MD 21014
Form of Government: Charter since 1972
Population: 1990 census: 182,132; 2000 census: 218,590; 2010 census: 244,826

[photo, Harford County Courthouse, 20 West Courtland St., Bel Air, Maryland]

Harford County Courthouse, 20 West Courtland St., Bel Air, Maryland, March 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


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websites:
Aging & Transportation Services Office: www.harfordcountymd.gov/services/aging/
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/harford/index.html
Community College: www.harford.edu
Community Services Dept.: www.harfordcountymd.gov/services
County Council: www.harfordcountymd.gov/council
County Executive: www.harfordcountymd.gov/executive/
County Government: www.harfordcountymd.gov
District Court: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#harford
Economic Development Office: www.harfordcountymd.gov/economic_development
Elections Board: www.harfordcountymd.gov/Elections
Emergency Operations Division: www.harfordcountymd.gov/eoc
Health Dept.: www.harfordcountymd.gov/health
Human Resources: www.harfordcountymd.gov/human_resources
Inspections, Licenses, & Permits Dept.: www.harfordcountymd.gov/dilp
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/harford/
Law Dept.: www.harfordcountymd.gov/law.html
Library: www.harf.lib.md.us
Liquor Control Board: www.harfordcountymd.gov/lcb/
Parks & Recreation Dept.: www.harfordcountymd.gov/parks_rec
Planning & Zoning Dept: www.harfordcountymd.gov/planningzoning/
Public Schools: www.hcps.org
Public Works Dept.: www.harfordcountymd.gov/dpw
Register of Wills: http://registers.maryland.gov/main/harford.html
Sheriff: www.harfordsheriff.org
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/harford.htm
State's Attorney: www.harfordcountymd.gov/StatesAttorney/

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