Talbot County | |
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    Clockwise: Downtown Easton, Oxford-Bellevue Ferry, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Third Haven Meeting House. | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Maryland | |
 Maryland's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′N 76°11′W / 38.75°N 76.18°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| Founded | c. 1661 |
| Named for | Grace Talbot |
| Seat | Easton |
| Largest town | Easton |
| Area | |
• Total | 477 sq mi (1,240 km2) |
| • Land | 269 sq mi (700 km2) |
| • Water | 208 sq mi (540 km2) 44% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 37,526 |
| • Density | 79/sq mi (30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | talbotcountymd.gov |
Talbot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,526.[1] Its county seat is Easton.[2] The county was named for Lady Grace Talbot, the wife of Sir Robert Talbot, an Anglo-Irish statesman, and the sister of Lord Baltimore.[3] The county is part of the Mid-Eastern Shore region of the state.
Talbot County comprises the Easton, MD Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Washington–Baltimore–Arlington, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area.
Talbot County is bordered by Queen Anne's County to the north, Caroline County to the east, Dorchester County to the south, and the Chesapeake Bay to the west.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Talbot County, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Dickerson J. Preston Talbot County: A History. Centreville, Maryland, 1983. page 26