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== History ==
'''Patuxent County''' was established in [[1654]] by an Order in Council. In [[1658]] the county was renamed Calvert County.
== Geography ==
== Cities and towns ==
Calvert County includes two municipalities, both classified as [[town]]s towns under Maryland law:#[[Chesapeake Beach, Maryland|Chesapeake Beach]] (incorporated [[1886]])#[[North Beach, Maryland|North Beach]] (incorporated [[1910]])
Unincorporated areas are also considered as towns by many people and listed in many collections of towns, but they lack local government. Various organizations, such as the United States Census Bureau, the United States Postal Service, and local chambers of commerce, define the communities they wish to recognize differently, and since they are not incorporated, their boundaries have no official status outside the organizations in question. The Census Bureau recognizes the following census-designated places in the county:
