LOCAL LINKS:

Cecil County Government

Cecil County Farm Museum

Cecil County Fair

STATE LINKS:

Maryland Department of Agriculture

University of Maryland Extension

Maryland Department of the Environment

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Maryland Association of Conservation Districts

Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration

FEDERAL LINKS:

US Department of Agriculture

Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA)

National Association of Conservation Districts

EDUCATION LINKS:

Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc.

Hay and Forage

Private Landowner Network

Federal Income Tax Treatment of Soil and Water

Conservation Expenditures

Cecil County Facts

Area: 359.6 square miles
Farmland: Estimated area in farms: 70 percent as of January 2005
Elevations: highest- 535 feet (on US 222 south of Rock Springs)
Shoreline: 200 miles of shoreline
2004 Population: 95,526 (246.9 persons/ square mile)
Annual Precipitation: 48 inches (13.8 inches of snowfall)
Average Frost-free Days: 191 (USDA plant hardiness zones 6B and 7A)
Wetlands: Approximately 9,000 acres in wetlands (1996 estimate)
Forested Area: 88,067 (1996 figure)
Maryland Agricultural Statistics