Caroline County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of Maryland on its Eastern Shore. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,293. Its county seat is Denton. Caroline County is bordered by Queen Anne's County to the north, Talbot County to the west, Dorchester County to the south, Kent County, Delaware, to the east, and Sussex County, Delaware, to the southeast. History Caroline County was created via 1773 Maryland General Assembly legislation from parts of Dorchester and Queen Anne's counties. The county derives its name from Lady Caroline Eden, wife of Maryland's last colonial governor, Robert Eden. Seven commissioners were originally appointed: Charles Dickinson, Benson Stainton, Thomas White, William Haskins, Richard Mason, Joshua Clark, and Nathaniel Potter. These men bought of land at Pig Point (now Denton) on which to build a courthouse and jail. Until the completion of these buildings, court was held at Melvill's Warehouse, approximat
El condado de Caroline es un condado rural situado en el estado estadounidense de Maryland en su costa este. A partir del censo de 2020, la población era de 33.293. Su sede del condado es Denton. El condado de Caroline está limitado por el condado de la reina Ana al norte, el condado de Talbot al oeste, el condado de Dorchester al sur, el condado de Kent, Delaware al este, y el condado de Sussex, Delaware al sureste. La historia del condado de Caroline se creó a través de la legislación de la Asamblea General de 1773 de Maryland de partes de los condados de Dorchester y de la reina Ana. El condado deriva su nombre de Lady Caroline Eden, esposa del último gobernador colonial de Maryland, Robert Eden. Se nombraron siete comisionados originalmente: Charles Dickinson, Benson Stainton, Thomas White, William Haskins, Richard Mason, Joshua Clark y Nathaniel Potter. Estos hombres compraron tierras en Point Pigenthouse (ahora Pigenthouse) en el que se construyó una c