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Frederick County is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. At the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 271,717.[2] The county seat is Frederick.[3]

Frederick County, Maryland
County
Downtown Frederick in June 2014
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  "Frederick", "FredCo"
Location in the State of Maryland
Country	United States
State	Maryland
Founded	June 10, 1748
County seat	Frederick
Government
• County Executive	Jan Gardner
• County Council	President M.C. Keegan-Ayer (D-MD) Vice President Michael Blue (R-MD) Jerry Donald (D-MD) Steve McKay (R-MD) Jessica Fitzwater (D-MD) Kai Hagen (D-MD) Phil Dacey (R-MD)[1]
Area
• Total	1,730 km2 (667 sq mi)
• Land	1,700 km2 (660 sq mi)
• Water	19 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	271,717
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern (EST)
• Summer (DST)	EDT
ZIP	21701, 21702, 21703, 21704, 21705, 21709
Area codes	301, 240
Congressional districts	6th
Website	http://www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/

Frederick County is included in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Like other outlying sections of the Washington metropolitan area, Frederick County has experienced a rapid population increase in recent^[when?] years.[4] It borders the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia.

The county is the location of Catoctin Mountain Park (encompassing the presidential retreat Camp David) and the U.S. Army's Fort Detrick.

Etymology

The namesake of Frederick County and its county seat is unknown, but it was probably either Frederick, Prince of Wales, or Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore.[5]

History

Frederick County was created in 1748 by the Province of Maryland from parts of Prince George's County and Baltimore County.

In 1776, following US independence, Frederick County was divided into three parts. The westernmost portion became Washington County, named after George Washington, the southernmost portion became Montgomery County, named after another Revolutionary War general, Richard Montgomery. The northern portion remained Frederick County.

In 1837, a part of Frederick County was combined with a part of Baltimore County to form Carroll County which is east of current day Frederick County.

The county has a number of properties on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 667 square miles (1,730 km²), of which 660 square miles (1,700 km²) is land and 7.2 square miles (19 km²) (1.1%) is water.[8] It is the largest county in Maryland in terms of land area.[9]

Frederick County straddles the boundary between the Piedmont Plateau Region and the Appalachian Mountains. The county's two prominent ridges, Catoctin Mountain and South Mountain, form an extension of the Blue Ridge. The Middletown Valley lies between them.

Attractions in the Frederick area include the Clustered Spires, a monument to Francis Scott Key, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Monocacy National Battlefield and South Mountain battlefields, and the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum.

Adjacent counties

• Adams County, Pennsylvania (north)
• Carroll County (east)
• Franklin County, Pennsylvania (northwest)
• Montgomery County (south)
• Washington County (west)
• Loudoun County, Virginia (southwest)

National protected areas

• Catoctin Mountain Park
• Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (part)
• Monocacy National Battlefield

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	30,791		—
1800	31,523		2.4%
1810	34,437		9.2%
1820	40,459		17.5%
1830	45,789		13.2%
1840	36,405		−20.5%
1850	40,987		12.6%
1860	46,591		13.7%
1870	47,572		2.1%
1880	50,482		6.1%
1890	49,512		−1.9%
1900	51,920		4.9%
1910	52,673		1.5%
1920	52,541		−0.3%
1930	54,440		3.6%
1940	57,312		5.3%
1950	62,287		8.7%
1960	71,930		15.5%
1970	84,927		18.1%
1980	114,792		35.2%
1990	150,208		30.9%
2000	195,277		30.0%
2010	233,385		19.5%
2020	271,717		16.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12] 1990-2000[13] 2010[14] 2020[15]

Frederick County has experienced a rapid increase in population in recent^[when?] years, including that of minority groups.[4]

2020 census

Frederick County, Maryland - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010[14]	Pop 2020[15]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	181,645	183,636	77.83%	67.58%
Black or African American alone (NH)	19,611	27,007	8.40%	9.94%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	512	401	0.22%	0.15%
Asian alone (NH)	8,876	13,427	3.80%	4.94%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	92	154	0.04%	0.06%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	405	1,445	0.17%	0.53%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	5,109	13,528	2.19%	4.98%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,135	32,119	7.34%	11.82%
Total	233,385	271,717	100.00%	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

2010 census

At the 2010 United States Census, there were 233,385 people, 84,800 households and 61,198 families residing in the county.[16] The population density was 353.5 per square mile (136.5/km²). There were 90,136 housing units at an average density of 136.5 per square mile (52.7/km²).[17] The racial make-up of the county was 81.5% white, 8.6% black or African American, 3.8% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 2.9% from other races and 2.8% from two or more races. The total (all races) of those self-identifying as Hispanic or Latino origin made up 7.3%, and those persons who were white alone made up 77.8% of the population.[16] 26.3% of the population cited German ancestry, 17.4% Irish, 12.1% English, 7.2% Italian, and 6.3% American.[18]

Of the 84,800 households, 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 27.8% were non-families, and 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.17. The median age was 38.6 years.[16]

The median household income was $81,686 and the median family income was $95,036. Males had a median income of $62,494 and females $46,720. The per capita income was $35,172. About 3.2% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref">"DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2016.</ref>

2000 census

The summary statistics for Frederick County from the 2000 U.S. census are provided to compare and contrast with data from the 2010 census. The following table includes the total persons, sex and self-designated ethnicity based on the 2000 census; additional details are archived at the Maryland State Government website.

2000 Census total population: 195,277

Male: 96,079 (49.2%)

Female: 99,198 (50.8%)

Ethnicity as percent total population:

White: 176,965 (90.6%)

Black or African American: 13,605 (7.0%)

American Indian and Alaskan: 1,083 (0.6%)

Asian: 4,066 (2.1%)

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 156 (0.1%)

Some other ethnicity: 2,434 (1.2%)

The total (all races) of those self-identifying as Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.4%, and those persons who were white alone made up 88.1%.

2014

The United States Census Bureau estimated Frederick County's population at 245,322, marking a 5.1% increase since 2010. The racial make-up was estimated to be 75% White (67.0% Non-Hispanic White), 9.7% Black, 4.6% Asian, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2.8% Two or more races and 8.7% were Hispanic or Latino, of any race.[19]

Law, government, and politics

Charter government

On December 1, 2014, Frederick County changed to a "charter home rule government".[20]

Voters approved this governmental change at the November 6, 2012, election with 62,469 voting for the transition and 37,368 against. Previously, Frederick County had been governed by a five-member county commission that could only legislate in local matters with the prior consent of the Maryland General Assembly. Even that authority was limited to areas authorized by the General Assembly, enabling legislation, or public local laws. As a charter county, Frederick County is now governed by a seven-member county council, with five elected from districts and two elected at-large. A popularly elected county executive is responsible for providing direction, supervision, and administrative oversight of all executive departments, agencies, and offices. The council has broad power to act on most local matters.[21]

Jan H. Gardner was elected the first Frederick County executive in 2014[22] and was re-elected in 2018.[23]

County Executive

	Name	Affiliation	Term
	Jan H. Gardner	Democrat	2014—

The members of the second Frederick County Council for the term beginning 2018 are:[24]

County Council

	Name	Affiliation	District	Region	First elected
	Kai Hagen	Democrat	At-large	At-large	2018
	Phil Dacey	Republican	At-large	At-large	2018
	Jerry Donald[25]	Democrat	1	Braddock Heights, Middletown, Brunswick	2014
	Steve McKay	Republican	2	Monrovia, Urbana, New Market, Mount Airy	2018
	M.C. Keegan-Ayer	Democrat	3	Frederick, Clover Hill	2014
	Jessica Fitzwater	Democrat	4	Frederick, Ballenger Creek, Linganore	2014
	Michael Blue	Republican	5	Myersville, Emmitsburg, Thurmont	2018

The Frederick County state's attorney, elected November 2, 2010, and re-elected in 2018, is Charlie Smith, a Republican.[24]

The sheriff of Frederick County is Republican Chuck Jenkins.[24]

The executive director for the Frederick County Office of Economic Development is Helen Propheter. The Office of Economic Development is located at 118 North Market Street, Suite 300, Frederick, MD 21701.

Frederick County's fire and rescue service is handled by a combination career and volunteer service delivery system. The county employs over 450 career firefighters. Volunteers of the 26 volunteer fire and rescue corporations number approximately 300 active operational members. Fire, rescue and emergency medical services, including advanced life support, are handled by career staffing supplemented by volunteers. The county has a Maryland State Police Medevac located at the Frederick Municipal Airport and is designated "Trooper 3". Trooper 3 handles calls throughout the state, but provides immediate assistance to local police, fire and rescue services.

Politics

Historically a strong Republican county, Frederick County has trended toward the Democratic Party in recent^[when?] elections. No Democratic presidential candidate had won the county since Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 landslide until Joe Biden won the county in 2020, although it just narrowly voted for Republicans John McCain in 2008, Mitt Romney in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016. McCain edged out Barack Obama by only 1,157 votes out of over one hundred thousand cast in the 2008 election.

Voter registration and party enrollment of Frederick County[26]
Party		Total	Percentage
	Democratic	71,364	38.66%
	Republican	68,459	37.09%
	Independents, unaffiliated, and other	44,775	24.25%
Total		184,598	100.00%

United States presidential election results for Frederick County, Maryland[27]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	63,682	43.73%	77,675	53.34%	4,258	2.92%
2016	59,522	47.36%	56,522	44.97%	9,633	7.66%
2012	58,798	50.21%	55,146	47.09%	3,171	2.71%
2008	55,170	49.62%	54,013	48.58%	2,003	1.80%
2004	59,934	59.58%	39,503	39.27%	1,157	1.15%
2000	45,350	57.65%	30,725	39.06%	2,586	3.29%
1996	34,494	52.82%	25,081	38.41%	5,728	8.77%
1992	31,290	48.37%	21,848	33.77%	11,553	17.86%
1988	32,575	65.32%	17,061	34.21%	231	0.46%
1984	29,606	68.67%	13,411	31.11%	96	0.22%
1980	22,033	56.31%	13,629	34.83%	3,468	8.86%
1976	17,941	55.23%	14,542	44.77%	0	0.00%
1972	19,907	69.48%	8,235	28.74%	509	1.78%
1968	13,649	51.87%	8,316	31.60%	4,348	16.52%
1964	9,264	38.90%	14,548	61.10%	0	0.00%
1960	13,408	57.50%	9,910	42.50%	1	0.00%
1956	14,387	65.38%	7,619	34.62%	0	0.00%
1952	14,562	64.86%	7,851	34.97%	38	0.17%
1948	9,934	57.77%	7,142	41.53%	121	0.70%
1944	11,367	57.13%	8,528	42.87%	0	0.00%
1940	10,485	48.02%	11,255	51.55%	93	0.43%
1936	9,500	46.83%	10,722	52.85%	64	0.32%
1932	7,144	39.64%	10,686	59.29%	194	1.08%
1928	12,569	62.57%	7,406	36.87%	114	0.57%
1924	8,441	49.35%	7,740	45.25%	925	5.41%
1920	9,559	54.57%	7,747	44.22%	212	1.21%
1916	5,725	47.61%	6,094	50.67%	207	1.72%
1912	2,813	24.76%	5,545	48.81%	3,002	26.43%
1908	5,966	52.72%	5,158	45.58%	192	1.70%
1904	5,788	52.83%	5,004	45.67%	164	1.50%
1900	6,391	51.30%	5,820	46.72%	246	1.97%
1896	6,352	53.20%	5,214	43.67%	374	3.13%
1892	5,502	48.12%	5,643	49.35%	289	2.53%
1888	5,822	50.89%	5,385	47.07%	233	2.04%
1884	5,497	50.59%	5,204	47.89%	165	1.52%
1880	5,764	52.13%	5,278	47.73%	16	0.14%
1876	5,260	51.42%	4,970	48.58%	0	0.00%
1872	5,186	56.06%	4,065	43.94%	0	0.00%
1868	3,869	50.36%	3,813	49.64%	0	0.00%
1864	3,553	60.68%	2,302	39.32%	0	0.00%
1860	103	1.40%	445	6.07%	6,783	92.52%
1856	21	0.30%	3,304	46.87%	3,724	52.83%
1852	3,204	48.85%	3,342	50.95%	13	0.20%
1848	3,158	51.26%	2,983	48.42%	20	0.32%
1844	3,190	51.58%	2,994	48.42%	0	0.00%
1840	2,958	53.00%	2,623	47.00%	0	0.00%
1836	3,130	50.94%	3,015	49.06%	0	0.00%

In state-level elections, Republicans in Frederick rebounded to more historical levels in the 2010 Maryland gubernatorial and senatorial elections, giving the Republican Ehrlich–Kane ticket 55% to Democrat O'Malley–Brown's 45. Frederick voters also supported Republican Senate challenger Eric Wargotz over incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski by a margin of 51–46, even as Mikulski was winning statewide by a landslide 61–37. Despite its conservative reputation, Frederick County voted in favor of Maryland Question 6, which legalized same-sex marriage in Maryland. In the 2014 gubernatorial race, Republican Larry Hogan won Frederick County strongly with 63 percent of the vote compared to Democrat Anthony Brown's 35 percent.[28] In the 2018 elections, despite increased support for Hogan, the Democrats experienced significant gains, securing a majority on the County Council and winning District 3B in the House of Delegates.[29][30] The election also saw incumbent U.S. Senator Ben Cardin win Frederick County with 51.7% of the vote.[31]

Public safety

The Frederick County Sheriff's Office provides court protection, jail management and morgue operation for the entire county. It provides police patrol and detective services within the unincorporated areas of Frederick County. The entire county entails a population of 222,938 within 662.88 square miles (1,716.9 km²). Frederick City, Brunswick, Mount Airy, Emmitsburg and Thurmont have municipal police departments. Middletown contracts with the Sheriff's Office for its policing.[33]

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported for each type of offense from 2012 to 2019.[34]

Year	Homicide	Forcible sex offense	Assault	Robbery	Burglary	Theft	Motor vehicle theft	Fraud	Arson
2012	0	71	45	9	153	198	5	41	11
2013	4	50	36	23	139	85	10	46	17
2014	0	61	30	23	169	161	3	42	9
2015	4	56	32	23	150	124	4	47	10
2016	1	53	31	26	134	142	12	62	4
2017	3	64	35	24	134	145	18	57	8
2018	1	52	33	16	103	158	7	85	4
2019	1	56	45	17	97	147	18	77	9

Economy

The United States Census Bureau reported the following data for Frederick County, June 6, 2011.[35]

Metric	Frederick County	Maryland
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013	$36,917	$36,354
Median household income, 2009-2013	$84,570	$73,538
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013	6.1%	9.8%
Private nonfarm establishments, 2013	5,955	135,4211
Private nonfarm employment, 2013	83,799	2,182,2601
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2012-2013	1.1%	1.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012	16,843	442,314
Total number of firms, 2007	21,430	528,112
Black-owned firms, percent	5.9%	19.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent	3.3%	6.8%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	4.9%
Women-owned firms	31.1%	32.6%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)	3,003,696	41,456,097
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)	1,252,142	51,276,797
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)	3,066,281	75,664,186
Retail sales per capita, 2007	$13,629	$13,429
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)	356,482	10,758,428
Building permits, 2013	1,220	17,918

According to the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, the following are the principal employers in Frederick County. This list excludes U.S. post offices and state and local governments, but includes public institutions of higher education.[36]

Employer	Employees (Nov. 2014)[36]
Fort Detrick (including Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research)	4,600
Frederick Memorial Healthcare System	2,696
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage	1,881
Leidos Biomedical Research	1,836
Bechtel	1,578
Frederick Community College	1,055
State Farm Insurance	900
Walmart/Sam's Club	700
AstraZeneca	595
Lonza Walkersville	520
Hood College	519
Mount St. Mary's University	511
UnitedHealthcare	500
McDonald's	499
Giant Food	490
Way Station	480
Costco Wholesale	452
Life Technologies	450
NVR	450
Wegmans Food Markets	445
Home Depot	444
Plamondon Companies	400
Stulz Air Technology Systems	375
Weis Markets	363
RR Donnelley	359
YMCA of Frederick County	350
Canam Steel	333
Giant Eagle	330
Homewood Retirement Centers	300
Toys "R" Us	260
Trans-Tech	260

Frederick County leads Maryland in milk production; the county's dairy herds account for one-third of the state's total.[37] However, the dairy market is unstable, and the county, like the state more broadly, has lost dairy farms.[38]

Communities

Cities

• Brunswick
• Frederick (county seat)

Towns

Village

• Rosemont

Census-designated places

The Census Bureau recognizes the following census-designated places in the county:

Unincorporated communities

Notable people

Notable people from here include Thomas Johnson, Roger B. Taney, and Barbara Fritchie.

• Shadrach Bond, first governor of Illinois (1818-1822)
• Francis Scott Key, wrote U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner"

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Frederick County, Maryland

References

External links

This section's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelines. (June 2017)

• "Major Frederick County Employers". Frederick County Office of Economic Development. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2007.
• The newspaper of record is The Frederick News-Post.
• Fire Rescue Information: Frederick County Volunteer Fire Rescue Association
• Official website
• Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS)
• Frederick County Public Libraries (FCPL)
• Frederick County Tourism
• Frederick County, Maryland at Curlie
• Frederick County Restaurants
• Frederick County Board of County Commissioners
• Convention and Visitors Bureau

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[de] Frederick County (Maryland)

Das Frederick County[1] ist ein County im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Maryland. Im Jahr 2020 hatte das County 271.717 Einwohner und eine Bevölkerungsdichte von 158 Einwohnern pro Quadratkilometer.[2][3] Der Verwaltungssitz (County Seat) ist Frederick.[4]

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Округ Фре́дерик (англ. Frederick County) — округ на севере штата Мэриленд. Административный центр округа (county seat) в одноименном городе. Округ Фредерик граничит с Пенсильванией на севере, Виргинией на юге, округом Вашингтон на западе, округом Кэрролл на востоке и округами Хауард и Монтгомери на юго-востоке. В 2000, в округе проживало 195 277 человек. Округ назван в честь Фредерика Калверта, 6-го барона Балтимор (en) и губернатора Мэриленда.

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