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Childs, Maryland
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 Childs, Maryland
Location in Maryland
Childs, Maryland
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Cecil |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
21916
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| Area code(s) | 410, 443, and 667 |
| GNIS feature ID | 589970 |
Childs is an unincorporated community in Cecil County Maryland, United States.
Notable people
- Richard C. Brookings and Mary Carter, the parents of Robert Brookings, founder of the Brookings Institution, were from the Childs area.
- Confederate general William W. Mackall grew up in Childs at the Wilna, a home said to date to 1740. Richard Mackall, William W. Mackall's brother, was born at the Wilna and was a dentist and member of the Maryland General Assembly.
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