QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND
![[County Seal, Queen Anne's County, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/qa/images/1198-1-898b.gif)
Origin: Queen Anne's County was erected in 1706 (Chapter 3, Acts of 1706). The County was named for Queen Anne (1665-1714), who ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714. During Queen Anne's reign, Maryland was governed as a royal colony rather than as a proprietary province.
County Code
County Seat: Centreville, MD 21617
Form of Government: Code Home Rule since 1990
Population
- 1990 census: 33,953
- 2000 census: 40,563
![[photo, Queen Anne's County Courthouse, 100 Court House Square, Centreville, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/qa/images/1198-1-1583.jpg)
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Queen Anne's County Courthouse, 100 Court House Square, Centreville, Maryland, October 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
websites:
Aging Dept.: www.qac.org/depts/aging/aginghome.htm
Animal Control: www.qac.org/depts/animalcntrl/animalcntrlhome.htm
Budget & Finance Dept.: www.qac.org/depts/finance/financehome.htm
Chesapeake College: www.chesapeake.edu
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/queenannes
County Commissioners: www.qac.org/depts/cmnrs/cmnrs.htm
County Government: www.qac.org/
Detention Center: www.qac.org/depts/corrections/correctionshome.htm
District Court: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#queenannes
Economic Development Office: www.choosequeenannes.com
Elections Board: www.qacelections.com
Emergency Services Dept.: www.qac.org/depts/des/deshome.htm
Ethics Board: www.qac.org/depts/ethics/ethicshome.htm
Health Dept.: www.qahealth.org
Housing & Community Services Dept.: www.qac.org/depts/housing/housinghome.htm
Human Resources Dept.: www.qac.org/depts/hr/hrhome.htm
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/qa/
Library: www.quan.lib.md.us
Parks & Recreation Dept.: www.qac.org/depts/parks/parkshome.htm
Planning & Zoning Dept.: www.qac.org/depts/planzone/planzonehome.htm
Public Defender: www.opd.state.md.us/locations/queenannes.htm
Public Housing Authority: www.qac.org/depts/housingauth/index.shtml
Public Information Dept.: www.qac.org/depts/pio/piohome.htm
Public Schools: www.qacps.k12.md.us
Public Works: www.qac.org/depts/dpw/dpwhome.htm
Register of Wills: www.registers.state.md.us/county/qa/html/queenannes.html
Sheriff: www.queenannessheriff.org
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/queenannes.htm
State's Attorney: www.qac.org/depts/statesatty/index.html
Tourism Office: www.qac.org/depts/tourism/tourismhome.htm
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