Charles County, Maryland — The Best Of Both Worlds
The Charles County Chamber of Commerce invites you to experience a place where you can grab breakfast on a quiet main street, go to work in a busy office park and cap off your day with dinner and a show in a world class international city thirty minutes away. Think such places don’t exist? Think again! The people of Charles County enjoy this kind of “Best of Both Worlds” lifestyle every day. The county is home to quiet small towns such as La Plata, where tree-lined streets link apartments, shops and offices. There are also fashionable suburbs such as Waldorf and St. Charles that have comfortable homes, bustling office parks and shopping centers, good schools and safe streets.
This is a community rich in character. The county is steeped in more than 350 years of history with native sons as diverse as Thomas Stone, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and Joel and Benji Madden, the founders of the rock band Good Charlotte. Residents and tourists alike know Charles County for its many historical sites, top-flight golf courses, world-class fishing, antiques, farm produce stands, and famous seafood and barbecue restaurants. But the amenities within Charles County’s borders only paint half the picture. Just 23 miles to the north is the capital of the free world, Washington, DC. This means you are within 30 minutes from everything the nation’s capital has to offer.
The county’s population, currently estimated at 120,500, is forecasted to be at 150,000 in 2010. The county’s 2,700 businesses employ 30,000 with new, fast-growing, high-tech and knowledge-based businesses arriving monthly. These newcomers have discovered how easy it is to have it all in Charles County. Contact the Charles County Chamber of Commerce to learn more by phoning (301) 932-6500. The Chamber has over 800 members and is the largest and most successful business organization in Southern Maryland.
