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Place Name
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Harford County
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Pronunciation
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HAHR-ford
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Bel Air
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Population
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182,132 (1990)
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Location
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Maryland, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°32'N
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Longitude
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76°18'W
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Harford
(HAHR-ford), county (
526 sq mi/1,362 sq km; 1990 pop.
182,132), NE Md., on Pa. (N) state line;  Bel Air; 39°32'N
76°18'W. Bounded NE by the Susquehanna R., SE and S by Chesapeake
Bay. Piedmont agr. area (N) produces dairy prods., vegetables, fruit,
grain; poultry. Stone quarries. Coastal plain (S fringe) occupied
mostly by Federal reservations (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Army Chemical
Center, and Edgewood Arsenal). Commercial fisheries, shore resorts,
some industries (esp. vegetable canneries, clothing factories).
Includes many large estates. Formed 1773.
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