County Code
County Seat: Centreville, MD 21617
Form of Government: Code Home Rule since 1990
Population: 1990 census: 33,953; 2000 census: 40,563; 2010 census: 47,798
![[photo, Queen Anne's County Courthouse, 100 Court House Square, Centreville, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/qa/images/1198-1-1583.jpg)
Queen Anne's County Courthouse, 100 Court House Square, Centreville, Maryland, October 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
websites:
Aging Dept.: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=61&template=3&toplevel=34
Animal Control: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=110&template=3&toplevel=34
Budget & Finance Dept.: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=401&template=3&toplevel=34
Chesapeake College: www.chesapeake.edu
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/queenannes
County Commissioners: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=159&template=3&toplevel=34
County Government: www.qac.org/
County Government Directory: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=51&template=3&toplevel=50
Detention Center: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=65&template=3&toplevel=34
District Court: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#queenannes
Economic Development Office: www.choosequeenannes.com
Elections Board: www.qacelections.com
Emergency Services Dept.: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=67&template=3&toplevel=34
Ethics Commission: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=256&template=3&pagelevel=2&toplevel=49&cid=56
Health Dept.: www.qahealth.org
Housing & Community Services Dept.: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=68&template=3&toplevel=34
Human Resources Dept.: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=69&template=3&toplevel=34
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/qa/
Land Use & Planning Dept.: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=73&template=3&toplevel=34
Library: www.quan.lib.md.us
Parks & Recreation Dept.: www.parksnrec.org
Public Housing Authority: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=275&template=3&toplevel=34
Public Information Dept.: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=74&template=3&toplevel=34
Public Schools: www.qacps.k12.md.us
Public Works: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=75&template=3&toplevel=34
Register of Wills: http://registers.maryland.gov/main/queenannes.html
Sheriff: www.queenannessheriff.org
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/queenannes.htm
State's Attorney: www.qacstatesattorney.com
Tourism Office: www.qac.org/default.aspx?pageid=76&template=3&toplevel=34
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![[County Seal, Queen Anne's County, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/qa/images/1198-1-898b.gif)
Origin: Queen Anne's County was created in 1706 (Chapter 3, Acts of 1706). The County was named for Queen Anne (1665-1714), who ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714. During Queen Anne's reign, Maryland was governed as a royal colony rather than as a proprietary province.