List of all cities and towns in Charles County
The county of Charles is in the southern part of Maryland.
As of the census in 2020, there were 166,617 people living there.La Plata is the county seat.
The county was named after Charles Calvert, the third Baron Baltimore, who lived from 1637 to 1715.
Charles County is in the Southern Maryland region and the Washington metropolitan area.
With a median household income of $103,678, Charles County is the highest-income county in the US with a majority Black population and the 39th wealthiest county in the US overall.
The county covers 643 square miles (1,670 km2), of which 458 square miles (1,190 km2) are land and 185 square miles (480 km2) (29%) are water, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Here is a list of cities, towns, places, and villages in Charles County, Maryland: