Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. At the 2010 census, the population was 32,618. Its county seat is Cambridge. The county was formed in 1669 and named for the Earl of Dorset, a family friend of the Calverts (the founding family of the Maryland colony). Dorchester County comprises the Cambridge, MD Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Salisbury-Cambridge, MD-DE Combined Statistical Area. It is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Dorchester County is the largest county by total area on the Eastern Shore. It is bordered by the Choptank River to the north, Talbot County to the northwest, Caroline County to the northeast, Wicomico County to the southeast, Sussex County, Delaware, to the east, and the Chesapeake Bay to the west. Dorchester County uses the slogan, "The Heart of Chesapeake Country", due to its geographical location and the heart-like shape of the co
El condado de Dorchester es un condado ubicado en el estado estadounidense de Maryland. En el censo de 2010, la población era de 32,618. Su sede del condado es Cambridge. El condado se formó en 1669 y se llamó por el conde de Dorset, un amigo de la familia de los Calverts (la familia fundadora de la colonia de Maryland). El condado de Dorchester comprende el área estadística de Cambridge, MD Micropolitan, que también está incluido en el condado de Salisbury-Cambridge, MD-DE Combined Statistical Area. Está situado en la costa este de Maryland. El condado de Dorchester es el condado más grande por área total en la costa este de Maryland. Se limita con el río Choptank al norte, el condado de Talbot al noroeste, el condado de Caroline al noreste, el condado de Wicomico al sureste, el condado de Sussex, Delaware al este, y el condado de Chapees Bay al oeste. El condado de Dorchester utiliza el eslogan "The Heart-like