WICOMICO COUNTY, MARYLAND
![[County Seal, Wicomico County, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/wi/images/1198-1-903b.gif)
Origin: Wicomico County was created from Somerset and Worcester counties in 1867 (Constitution, Art. XIII, secs. 2-6). The County was named after the Wicomico River from the Indian words "wicko" and "mekee" meaning a place where houses are built, apparently referring to an Indian town on the river banks.
County Code
County Seat: Salisbury, MD 21801
Form of Government: Charter since 1964
Population
- 1990 Census: 74,339
- 2000 Census: 84,644
![[photo, City Park, Salisbury, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/wi/images/i005656b.jpg)
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City Park, Salisbury, Maryland, August 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
websites:
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/wicomico.html
Community College: www.worwic.cc.md.us
County Attorney: www.wicomicocounty.org/council/cnty_attorney.html
County Council: www.wicomicocounty.org/council/council.html
County Government: www.wicomicocounty.org/county.html
District Court: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#wicomico
Economic Development Dept.: www.swed.org
Elections Board: www.co.wicomicocounty.org/election
Emergency Services Dept.: www.wicomicocounty.org/e911/911.html
Health Dept.: www.wicomicohealth.org
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/wic/
Library: www.wicomicolibrary.org
Planning & Zoning Dept.: www.wicomicocounty.org/pnz/p&z.htm
Public Defender: www.opd.state.md.us/locations/wicomico.htm
Public Schools: www.wcboe.org
Public Works: www.wicomicocounty.org/pubwrk/index.html
Recreation & Parks Dept.: www.wicomicorecandparks.org
Register of Wills: www.registers.state.md.us/county/wi/html/wicomico.html
Sheriff: www.wicomicocounty.org/wcso/newwcso.htm
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/wicomico.htm
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