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Frederick County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. It is a part of the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area, and is often recognized as part of Western Maryland. The county is home to Catoctin Mountain Park (encompassing the presidential retreat Camp David) and to the U.S. Army's Fort Detrick. The county seat is Frederick, which was home to several celebrated historical figures like Francis Scott Key. The county may have been named for Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore.
HistoryFrederick County was created in 1748 from parts of Prince George's County and Baltimore County.
In 1837 a part of Frederick County was combined with a part of Baltimore County to form Carroll County. Law/GovernmentFrederick County is governed by county commissioners, the traditional form of county government in Maryland. GeographyImage:FrederickCountyMD.jpg A farm in Frederick County, Maryland According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,728 km² (667 mi²), making it the largest county in Maryland area-wise.[1] 1,717 km² (663 mi²) of it is land and 12 km² (4 mi²) of it (0.67%) is water.
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DemographicsImage:Fred ua.png Map of urban areas in Frederick County As of the census² of 2000, there were 195,277 people, 70,060 households, and 51,914 families residing in the county. The population density was 114/km² (295/mi²). There were 73,017 housing units at an average density of 43/km² (110/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.33% White, 6.36% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.67% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.92% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. 2.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 70,060 households out of which 38.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 20.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.16. In the county the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 32.70% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males. EconomyThe median income for a household in Frederick county is $60,276, and the median income for a family was $67,879. Males had a median income of $42,378 versus $30,564 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,404. About 2.90% of families and 4.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.90% of those under age 18 and 6.00% of those age 65 or over. Fort Detrick is the largest employer in Frederick County. The largest employers aside from the government are Wells Fargo, Frederick Memorial Hospital, MidAtlantic Medical Services and Bechtel [2]. Frederick County has a strong agricultural component of its economy, and it is the largest producer of milk in Maryland [3]. Cities and townsThis county contains the following incorporated municipalities:
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:
Other unincorporated areas include:
MiscellaneousThe newspaper of record is The Frederick News-Post. The County Attorney for Frederick County is John Stephen Mathias, Sr. References
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