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Wicomico County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,733. The county seat is Salisbury. The county was named for the Wicomico River, which in turn derives from Algonquian language words , meaning "a place where houses are built," apparently referring to a Native American town on the banks. Wicomico County is included in the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area. The newspaper of record is The Daily Times.
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Wicomico County was created from Somerset and Worcester counties in 1867. [edit] Timeline
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