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  1. Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. At the 2020 census, the population was 32,531. [1] . Its county seat is Cambridge. [2] [3] 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). [4]

  2. Dorchester, county, southeastern Maryland, U.S., bounded by the Choptank River to the north, Delaware to the east, the Nanticoke River to the southeast, and Chesapeake Bay to the south and west. It consists of a low-lying, marshy peninsula that extends into the bay and includes Barren , Bloodsworth, James, and Hooper islands.

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  3. There is a rich and diverse history associated with Dorchester County. Native Americans called this area home long before explorers or traders from England and Spain explored these shores. Settlers from England began to claim lands in the mid 1600’s under land grants from Lord Baltimore and by 1669 Dorchester County was recognized as a County.

  4. Church Creek is a town in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States, part of the state's Eastern Shore. The population was 125 at the 2010 census. Church Creek is located approximately six miles south of Cambridge. Old Trinity Church is located here.

  5. O Condado de Dorchester é um dos 23 condados do Estado americano de Maryland. A sede do condado é Cambridge, e sua maior cidade é Cambridge. O condado possui uma área de 2 546 km² (dos quais 1 102 km² estão cobertos por água), uma população de 30 674 habitantes, e uma densidade populacional de 21 hab/km² (segundo o censo ...