Frederick County, Maryland - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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of Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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and the northeastern border of Virginia

Virginia

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. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385.
It is a part of the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area

Washington Metropolitan Area

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, and is often recognized as part of Western Maryland

Western Maryland

Western Maryland is the portion of the U.S. state of Maryland that consists of Frederick, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett counties. The region is bounded by the Mason-Dixon line to the north, Preston County, West Virginia to the west, and the Potomac River to the south. There is dispute over the...

. The county is home to Catoctin Mountain Park

Catoctin Mountain Park

Catoctin Mountain Park, located in north-central Maryland, is part of the forested Catoctin Mountain ridge that forms the eastern rampart of the Appalachian Mountains...

(encompassing the presidential

President of the United States

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retreat Camp David

Camp David

Camp David is the country retreat of the President of the United States and his guests. It is located in low wooded hills about 60 mi north-northwest of Washington, D.C., on the property of Catoctin Mountain Park in unincorporated Frederick County, Maryland, near Thurmont, at an elevation of...

) and to the U.S. Army's Fort Detrick

Fort Detrick

Fort Detrick is a U.S. Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick, Maryland, USA. Historically, Fort Detrick was the center for the United States' biological weapons program ....

. The county seat

County seat

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is Frederick

Frederick, Maryland

Frederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater...

, which was home to several celebrated historical figures like Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".-Life:...

, Thomas Johnson (governor)

Thomas Johnson (governor)

Thomas Johnson was an American jurist with a distinguished political career. He was the first Governor of Maryland, a delegate to the Continental Congress and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States....

, Roger B. Taney

Roger B. Taney

Roger Brooke Taney was the fifth Chief Justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. He was the first Roman Catholic to hold that office or sit on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was also the eleventh United States Attorney General. He is most...

, and Barbara Fritchie. The county (and the county seat) may have been named for Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore

Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore

Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore, 4th Proprietor of Maryland was an English nobleman and last in the line of Barons Baltimore...

History

Frederick County was created in 1748 from parts of Prince George's County

Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....

and Baltimore County

Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...

.

In 1776, Frederick County was divided into three parts. The westernmost portion became Washington County

Washington County, Maryland

Washington County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering southern Pennsylvania to the north, northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 147,430...

, named after George Washington

George Washington

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, the easternmost portion became Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...

, named after another Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

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general, Richard Montgomery

Richard Montgomery

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. The central portion remained Frederick County.

In 1837 a part of Frederick County was combined with a part of Baltimore County to form Carroll County

Carroll County, Maryland

Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 167,134. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton , signer of the American Declaration of Independence. Its county seat is Westminster....

.

The county has a number of properties on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places listings in Frederick County, Maryland

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Frederick County, Maryland.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Frederick County, Maryland, United States...

Law, government, and politics

Frederick County is governed by county commissioners, the traditional form of county government in the state of Maryland.

Current County Commissioners
	Name	Affiliation	District
President	Blaine Young	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	At-Large
Vice President	C. Paul Smith	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	At-Large
Commissioner	Billy Shreve	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	At-Large
Commissioner	David Gray	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	At-Large
Commissioner	Kirby Delauter	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	At-Large

The Frederick County State's Attorney, elected November 2, 2010, is Republican Charlie Smith. The sheriff of Frederick County is Republican Chuck Jenkins. The Executive Director for the Frederick County Office of Economic Development is Laurie Boyer.

Frederick County is one of the most historically Republican counties in Maryland. It has not voted for a Democrat for president since 1964 when it voted for Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...

. In 2004 George W. Bush

George W. Bush

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defeated John Kerry

John Kerry

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59-39%. Democrats came closer in 2008, when John McCain

John McCain

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defeated Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

by a mere 1,157 votes (49.62-48.58). Nevertheless, Republicans in Frederick rebounded to more historical levels in the 2010 Maryland Gubernatorial & 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 A Milkulski by a margin of 51-46, even as Mikulski was winning statewide by a landslide 61-37.

Frederick County's Fire Service is handled by a Combination system. Currently employing over 350 firefighters, this makes Frederick County the 5th largest Fire Department in Maryland. The dwindling volunteers of the 26 departments number in the range of 200-400 with the majority being fire police and administrative personnel. Career firefighters and EMT's are the primary responders on all incidents with the volunteers only providing canteen and fire police services. EMS service is delivered by Career Firefighter/EMT's along with career ALS service. Frederick County has a MD State Police Medevac located at the Frederick Municipal Airport and is designated "Trooper 3". Trooper 3 handles calls all throughout the state, but provides immediate assistance to local Police Departments and the Career Fire Department.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 667.34 square miles (1,728.4 km²), of which 662.88 square miles (1,716.9 km²) (or 99.33%) is land and 4.46 square miles (11.6 km²) (or 0.67%) is water. It is the largest county in Maryland in terms of area.

Attractions in the Frederick area include the Clustered Spires, a monument

Monument

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to Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".-Life:...

, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is a U.S. historic education institution located in Frederick, Maryland. Its focus involves the medical, surgical and nursing practices during the American Civil War .- History :...

, Monocacy National Battlefield

Monocacy National Battlefield

Monocacy National Battlefield is a unit of the National Park Service, the site of the Battle of Monocacy Junction in the American Civil War fought on July 9, 1864. The battlefield straddles the Monocacy River southwest of the city of Frederick, Maryland. The battle, labeled "The Battle That Saved...

and South Mountain

Battle of South Mountain

The Battle of South Mountain was fought September 14, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. Three pitched battles were fought for possession of three South Mountain passes: Crampton's, Turner's, and Fox's Gaps. Maj. Gen. George B...

battlefields, and the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum.

Adjacent counties

Adams County, Pennsylvania
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,407. It was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County and named in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams...

(north)
Carroll County
Carroll County, Maryland
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 167,134. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton , signer of the American Declaration of Independence. Its county seat is Westminster....

(east)
Howard County
Howard County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*62.2% White*17.5% Black*0.3% Native American*14.4% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.6% Two or more races*2.0% Other races*5.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

(southeast)
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 129,313 people, 50,633 households, and 36,405 families residing in the county. The population density was 168 people per square mile . There were 53,803 housing units at an average density of 70 per square mile...

(northwest)
Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...

(south)
Washington County
Washington County, Maryland
Washington County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering southern Pennsylvania to the north, northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 147,430...

(west)
Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...

(southwest)

National protected areas

Catoctin Mountain Park
Catoctin Mountain Park
Catoctin Mountain Park, located in north-central Maryland, is part of the forested Catoctin Mountain ridge that forms the eastern rampart of the Appalachian Mountains...
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia. The park was established as a National Monument in 1961 by President Dwight D...

(part)
Monocacy National Battlefield
Monocacy National Battlefield
Monocacy National Battlefield is a unit of the National Park Service, the site of the Battle of Monocacy Junction in the American Civil War fought on July 9, 1864. The battlefield straddles the Monocacy River southwest of the city of Frederick, Maryland. The battle, labeled "The Battle That Saved...

Major highways

Interstate 70
Interstate 70
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Interstate 270
Interstate 270 (Maryland)
Interstate 270 is a auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Maryland that travels between Interstate 495 just north of Bethesda, Montgomery County and Interstate 70 in the city of Frederick in Frederick County. It consists of the mainline as well as a spur that provides access to and...
U.S. Route 15
U.S. Route 15
U.S. Route 15 is a -long United States highway, designated along South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. The route is signed north–south, from U.S. Route 17 Alternate in Walterboro, South Carolina to Interstate 86 and NY 17 in Painted Post, New York.US...
U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40
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U.S. Route 40 Alternate
U.S. Route 340
U.S. Route 340 in Maryland
U.S. Route 340 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Greenville, Virginia to Frederick, Maryland. In Maryland, the U.S. highway runs from the Virginia state line at the Potomac River at Sandy Hook east to its northern terminus at US 15 and US 40 in Frederick...

Maryland Route 17
Maryland Route 17
Maryland Route 17 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway begins at the Virginia state line at the Potomac River in Brunswick, where the highway continues south as Virginia State Route 287 . MD 17 runs north from the Brunswick Bridge to the Frederick–Washington...
Maryland Route 26
Maryland Route 26
Maryland Route 26 is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Outside of the Baltimore city limits, it is known as Liberty Road; inside the city limits it is known as Liberty Heights Avenue....
Maryland Route 28
Maryland Route 28
Maryland Route 28 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 15 in Point of Rocks east to MD 182 in Norwood. The western portion of MD 28 is a rural highway connecting several villages in southern Frederick County and western Montgomery County...
Maryland Route 31
Maryland Route 31
Maryland Route 31 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as New Windsor Road, the state highway runs from MD 26 in Libertytown east to MD 140 in Westminster. MD 31 connects the county seats of Frederick and Westminster via Libertytown in eastern Frederick...
Maryland Route 75
Maryland Route 75
Maryland Route 75 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Green Valley Road, the state highway runs from MD 355 near Hyattstown north to MD 31 in New Windsor...
Maryland Route 76
Maryland Route 76
Maryland Route 76 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Motters Station Road, the state highway runs from MD 77 in Rocky Ridge north to U.S. Route 15 near Emmitsburg in northern Frederick County...

Maryland Route 77
Maryland Route 77
Maryland Route 77 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 64 in Smithsburg east to MD 194 in Keymar. MD 77 is the main east–west highway of northern Frederick County...
Maryland Route 79
Maryland Route 79
Maryland Route 79 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Petersville Road, the state highway runs from MD 17 and MD 464 in Rosemont north to MD 180 in Petersville. MD 79 and the adjacent portion of MD 17 south to Brunswick were constructed in 1916...
Maryland Route 80
Maryland Route 80
Maryland Route 80 is a state highway in the southern part of Frederick County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Towards its eastern terminus at MD 27, the highway briefly enters Montgomery County as well.-Counties traversed:*Frederick County*Montgomery County...
Maryland Route 85
Maryland Route 85
Maryland Route 85 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Buckeystown Pike, the state highway runs from MD 28 in Tuscarora north to the Frederick city limit north of Interstate 70 , where the highway continues north as East Street. MD 85 connects Tuscarora and Buckeystown in...
Maryland Route 180
Maryland Route 180
Maryland Route 180 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Jefferson Pike, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 340 in Knoxville east to MD 351 and Interstate 70 in Frederick. MD 180 is the old alignment of US 340 through Knoxville, Petersville, and...
Maryland Route 194
Maryland Route 194
Maryland Route 194 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 26 in Ceresville north to the Pennsylvania state line near Taneytown, where the highway continues as Pennsylvania Route 194 toward Hanover...

Maryland Route 351
Maryland Route 351
Maryland Route 351 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Ballenger Creek Pike, the state highway runs from the beginning of state maintenance near Adamstown north to MD 180 and Interstate 70 in Frederick. MD 351 connects Frederick with its suburb of Ballenger Creek and the...
Maryland Route 355
Maryland Route 355
Maryland Route 355 is a north–south road in western central Maryland in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the Washington, D.C. border in Friendship Heights, Montgomery County, where it continues south as Wisconsin Avenue into Washington. The northern terminus is...
Maryland Route 550
Maryland Route 550
Maryland Route 550 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from MD 26 in Libertytown north to Pen Mar Road in Fort Ritchie...

Demographics

Historical populations
of Frederick County
>	Year	Population
1790	30,791
1800	31,523
1810	34,437
1820	40,459
1830	45,789
1840	36,405
1850	40,987
1860	46,591
1870	47,572
1880	50,482
1890	49,512

> Year Population 1900 51,920 1910 52,673 1920 52,541 1930 54,440 1940 57,312 1950 62,287 1960 71,930 1970 84,927 1980 114,792 1990 150,208 2000 195,277 2010 233,385

2010

Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:

81.5% White
White American
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8.6% Black
African American
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0.3% Native American
Native Americans in the United States
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3.8% Asian
Asian American
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0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander American
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2.8% Two or more races
Multiracial American
Multiracial Americans, US residents who identify themselves as of "two or more races", were numbered at around 9 million, or 2.9% of the population, in the census of 2010. However there is considerable evidence that the real number is far higher. Prior to the mid-20th century many people hid their...
3.0% Other races
Race (United States Census)
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7.3% Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic and Latino Americans
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(of any race)

2000

There were 84,800 households out of which 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, and 27.8% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females there were 96.85 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.02 males.

Economy

The 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

Per capita income

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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

Fort Detrick

Fort Detrick is a U.S. Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick, Maryland, USA. Historically, Fort Detrick was the center for the United States' biological weapons program ....

is the largest employer in Frederick County. The largest employers aside from the government are the Frederick Memorial Healthcare System, Bechtel

Bechtel

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, SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation

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and Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

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. Frederick County has a strong agricultural

Agriculture

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component of its economy, and it is the largest producer of milk

Milk

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in Maryland.

Communities

As of the census

Census

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of 2010, there were 233,385 people, 84,800 households, and 61,198 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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was 295 people per square mile (114/km²). There were 90,136 housing units at an average density of 110/square mile (43/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.5% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 8.6% Black

Race (United States Census)

or African American

Race (United States Census)

, 0.3% Native American

Race (United States Census)

, 3.8% Asian

Race (United States Census)

, 0.045% Pacific Islander

Race (United States Census)

, 2.9% from other races

Race (United States Census)

, and 2.8% from two or more races. 7.3% of the population were Hispanic

Race (United States Census)

or Latino

Race (United States Census)

of any race. According to Census 2000 24.7% were of German, 12.9% American, 12.3% Irish

Irish people

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and 10.1% English

English people

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ancestry.

Frederick County contains the following incorporated municipalities:

2 cities:
1. Brunswick
  Brunswick, Maryland
  Brunswick is a city in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,870 at the 2010 census.- History :The area now known as Brunswick was originally home to the Susquehanna Indians. In 1728 the first settlement was built, and the region became known as Eel Town, because the...
  
  (incorporated 1890)
2. Frederick
  Frederick, Maryland
  Frederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater...
  
  (incorporated 1816)
9 towns:
1. Burkittsville
  Burkittsville, Maryland
  Burkittsville is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 171 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Burkittsville is located at ....
  
  (incorporated 1894)
2. Emmitsburg
  Emmitsburg, Maryland
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,290 people, 811 households, and 553 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,992.9 people per square mile . There were 862 housing units at an average density of 750.2 per square mile...
  
  (incorporated 1824)
3. Middletown
  Middletown, Maryland
  Middletown is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,668 at the 2000 census. Middletown is a small, rural community steeped in American history...
  
  (incorporated 1833)
4. Mount Airy
  Mount Airy, Maryland
  Mount Airy is a town in Carroll, Frederick, Howard, and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Maryland.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-History:...
  
  (This town is partly in Frederick County and partly in Carroll County
  Carroll County, Maryland
  Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 167,134. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton , signer of the American Declaration of Independence. Its county seat is Westminster....
  
  .) (incorporated 1894)
5. Myersville
  Myersville, Maryland
  Myersville is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,382 at the 2000 census.-History:The Peter of P. Grossnickel Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.-Geography:...
  
  (incorporated 1904)
6. New Market
  New Market, Maryland
  New Market is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 427 at the 2000 census. The town bills itself as the "Antiques capital of Maryland".-Geography:New Market is located at ....
  
  (incorporated 1878)
7. Thurmont
  Thurmont, Maryland
  Thurmont is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,588 at the 2000 census. The town is located in the northern part of Frederick County , approximately ten miles from the Pennsylvania border, along U.S. Highway 15...
  
  (incorporated 1831)
8. Walkersville
  Walkersville, Maryland
  Walkersville is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,805 per the 2010 census.-History:Crum Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978...
  
  (incorporated 1892)
9. Woodsboro
  Woodsboro, Maryland
  Woodsboro is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States that was granted to Joseph Wood in 1693. The population was 846 at the 2000 census.-History:...
  
  (incorporated 1836)
1 Village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

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1. Rosemont
  Rosemont, Maryland
  Rosemont is a village in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 273 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rosemont is located at ....
  
  (incorporated 1953)

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

United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, the United States Postal Service

United States Postal Service

The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...

, 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 place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

s in the county:

Ballenger Creek
Ballenger Creek, Maryland
Ballenger Creek is a census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a part of the Frederick, Maryland urban area that is adjacent to Frederick's City limit on the South, with a 2010 Census population of 18,274...
Braddock Heights
Braddock Heights, Maryland
Braddock Heights is a census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,627 at the 2000 census. Braddock Heights is part of the Middletown, Maryland School District...
Clover Hill
Clover Hill, Maryland
Clover Hill is a census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,260 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Clover Hill is located at ....
Discovery-Spring Garden
Discovery-Spring Garden, Maryland
Discovery-Spring Garden is a census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is the combination of the two communities of Discovery and Spring Garden...

(a combination of the communities of Discovery and Spring Garden recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
Green Valley
Green Valley, Maryland
Green Valley is a census-designated place in southern Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,262 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Green Valley is located at ....
Linganore-Bartonsville
Linganore-Bartonsville, Maryland
Linganore-Bartonsville is a census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States which is primarily the Spring Ridge subdivision and surrounding residential area...

(a combination of the communities of Linganore and Bartonsville recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)

Other unincorporated areas include:

Adamstown
Adamstown, Maryland
Adamstown is an unincorporated community located in Frederick County, Maryland, USA. It is named for Adam Kohlenberg , a station agent and first town merchant who owned much of present-day Adamstown.- Events :...
Buckeystown
Buckeystown, Maryland
Buckeystown is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Buckeystown Historic District and Buckingham House and Industrial School Complex were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Carrollton Manor was listed in 1997.Current member of Congress...
Graceham
Graceham, Maryland
Graceham is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Graceham is home to Graceham Moravian Church and Parsonage.-References:...
Ijamsville
Ijamsville, Maryland
Ijamsville is an unincorporated community located 7 miles southeast of Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.In 1785, a gentleman by the name of Plummer Ijams became the first recorded resident of what would become Ijamsville. Plummer Ijams died on June 14, 1796...
Jefferson
Jefferson, Maryland
Jefferson is an unincorporated community located in Frederick County, Maryland, established in 1774, incorporated as a town in 1831. However, a year later, in 1832, the citizens of the town decided that municipal government was unnecessary, thus, it was disincorporated.- History of Jefferson...
Knoxville
Knoxville, Maryland
Knoxville is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Ladiesburg
Ladiesburg, Maryland
Ladiesburg is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Lewistown
Libertytown
Libertytown, Maryland
Libertytown is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The Abraham Jones House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.-References:...
Lake Linganore
Lake Linganore, Maryland
Lake Linganore is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.The community consists of "villages", essentially neighborhoods, centered around a system of lakes man-made lakes, the centerpiece of which is Lake Linganore...
Monrovia
Monrovia, Maryland
Monrovia is a small unincorporated area located in the southeastern portion of Frederick County. The zip code for the area is 21770, and its coordinates are .- Education :Monrovia is a part of the Frederick County public school system...
New Midway
New Midway, Maryland
New Midway is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
Petersville
Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks, Maryland
Point of Rocks is a community in Frederick County, Maryland. It is named for the striking rock formation on the adjacent Catoctin Mountain, which were formed by the Potomac River cutting through the ridge in a water gap, a typical formation in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians...
Rocky Ridge
Rocky Ridge, Maryland
Rocky Ridge is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Old Mill Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.-External links:*...
Sabillasville
Sabillasville, Maryland
Sabillasville is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Victor Cullen School Power House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 and the Victor Cullen Center, Old Administration Building was listed in 1990.-References:...
Sunny Side
Sunny Side, Maryland
Sunny Side is an unincorporated village in south-western Frederick County, Maryland. The village runs between U.S. Route 15 and U.S. Route 340 between Jefferson and Adamstown. Sunny Side is noted by the Sunny Side United Methodist Church....
Tuscarora
Tuscarora, Maryland
Tuscarora is a small village in southern Frederick County, Maryland. Maryland Route 28 runs through the village. The community was named for Tuscarora Creek that runs in the area. There is an old, small post office that is in the area along Route 28. The area was formerly named Licksville after...
Urbana
Urbana, Maryland
Urbana is an unincorporated community located in southern Frederick County, Maryland. It lies at the I-270/MD 80 interchange, about southeast of Frederick.-History:The Urbana area was first settled in 1730....
Utica
Wolfsville
Wolfsville, Maryland
Wolfsville is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.-References:...

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