Cities and Towns
This county contains the following incorporated municipalities:
- Cecilton (incorporated 1864)
- Charlestown (incorporated 1742)
- Chesapeake City (incorporated 1849) (Note that despite the name, Chesapeake City is a town and not a city .)
- Elkton (incorporated 1787)
- North East (incorporated 1849)
- Perryville (incorporated 1882)
- Port Deposit (incorporated 1824)
- Rising Sun (incorporated 1860)
All but one are classified as towns under Maryland law. Elkton was officially pronounced a city on March 1, 2011.
The United States Census Bureau recognizes no Census-Designated Places in Cecil County, which is unusual for Maryland counties, which usually have many unincorporated population centers.
There are a few areas that aren't listed as Census Designated Places:
- Calvert
- Carpenter Point
- Childs
- Colora
- Conowingo
- Earleville
- Elk Mills
- Elk Neck
- Fair Hill
- Georgetown
- Perry Point
- Red Point
- Warwick
- White Crystal Beach
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