LOCAL LINKS:
EDUCATION LINKS:
Soil Quality
Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc.
Hay and Forage
Private Landowner Network
Federal Income Tax Treatment of Soil and Water
Conservation Expenditures
Cecil County Facts
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Area: 359.6 square miles
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Farmland: Estimated area in farms: 70 percent as of January 2005
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Elevations: highest- 535 feet (on US 222 south of Rock Springs)
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Shoreline: 200 miles of shoreline
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2004 Population: 95,526 (246.9 persons/ square mile)
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Annual Precipitation: 48 inches (13.8 inches of snowfall)
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Average Frost-free Days: 191 (USDA plant hardiness zones 6B and 7A)
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Wetlands: Approximately 9,000 acres in wetlands (1996 estimate)
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Forested Area: 88,067 (1996 figure)