33-485: Frederick County is the name of two counties in the United States. Frederick County, Maryland Frederick County, Virginia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
66-567: A county located in Maryland , United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census , the population was 271,717. The county seat is Frederick . The county is part of the Capital region of the state. Like other outlying sections of the Washington metropolitan area, Frederick County has experienced a rapid population increase since the 1980s. It borders the southern border of Pennsylvania and
99-503: A population of 222,938 within 662.88 square miles (1,716.9 km ). Frederick City, Brunswick, Mount Airy, Emmitsburg and Thurmont have municipal police departments. Middletown contracts with the Sheriff's Office for its policing. The following table includes the number of incidents reported for each type of offense from 2012 to 2019. The U.S. Census Bureau reported the following data for Frederick County, June 6, 2011. According to
132-782: Is a plateau region located in the Eastern United States . It is situated between the Atlantic Plain and the Blue Ridge Mountains , stretching from New York in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont Province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Highlands physiographic division and consists of the Piedmont Upland, and the Piedmont Lowlands sections. The Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line marks
165-536: Is complex, with numerous rock formations of different materials and ages intermingled with one another. Essentially, the Piedmont is the remnant of several ancient mountain chains that have since been eroded. Geologists have identified at least five separate events which have led to sediment deposition, including the Grenville orogeny (the collision of continents that created the supercontinent Rodinia ) and
198-552: Is east of current day Frederick County. The county has a number of properties on the National Register of Historic Places . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 667 square miles (1,730 km ), of which 660 square miles (1,700 km ) is land and 7.2 square miles (19 km ) (1.1%) is water. It is the largest county in Maryland in terms of land area. Frederick County straddles
231-434: 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
264-611: Is its southern boundary.) The fall line, where the land rises abruptly from the coastal plain, marks the limit of navigability on many major rivers, so inland ports sprang up along it. Within the Piedmont region itself, there are several areas of urban concentration, the largest being the Atlanta metropolitan area in Georgia. The Piedmont cuts Maryland in half, covering the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area . In Virginia ,
297-565: Is unstable, and the county, like the state more broadly, has lost dairy farms. The Census Bureau recognizes the following census-designated places in the county: The school district for the county is Frederick County Public Schools . A statewide school for the deaf, Maryland School for the Deaf , is in Frederick. Notable people from Frederick County include: Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont / ˈ p iː d m ɒ n t /
330-572: 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
363-712: 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. 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 . The Senate election also saw incumbent U.S. Senator Ben Cardin win Frederick County with 51.7% of
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#1732772613602396-618: The Appalachian orogeny during the formation of Pangaea . The last major event in the history of the Piedmont was the break-up of Pangaea, when North America and Africa began to separate. Large basins formed from the rifting and were filled by the sediments shed from the surrounding higher ground. The series of Mesozoic basins is almost entirely located inside the Piedmont region. Piedmont soils are generally clay -like ( Ultisols ) and moderately fertile. In some areas they have suffered from erosion and over-cropping, particularly in
429-498: 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. Like the rest of German -influenced Western Maryland , Frederick County was once staunchly Republican , with Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 being the last Democrat to carry it in a presidential election until Joe Biden carried
462-527: The Italian : Piemonte , meaning " foothill ", ultimately from Latin "pedemontium", meaning "at the foot of the mountains", similar to the name of the Italian region of Piedmont ( Piemonte ), abutting the Alps . The surface relief of the Piedmont is characterized by relatively low, rolling hills with heights above sea level between 200 feet (50 m) and 800 feet to 1,000 feet (250 m to 300 m). Its geology
495-475: 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. Frederick County leads Maryland in milk production; the county's dairy herds account for one-third of the state's total. However, the dairy market
528-569: The Schifferstadt Architectural Museum . Frederick County has experienced a rapid increase in population since the 1980s, including that of minority groups. At the 2010 United States Census , there were 233,385 people, 84,800 households and 61,198 families residing in the county. The population density was 353.5 per square mile (136.5/km ). There were 90,136 housing units at an average density of 136.5 per square mile (52.7/km ). The racial make-up of
561-457: The Senate election also held in 2022, incumbent Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen won the county 55.3% to 44.6% over Republican Chris Chaffee. 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
594-403: 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. The median household income
627-673: The Piedmont's eastern boundary with the Coastal Plain. To the west, it is mostly bounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains , the easternmost range of the Appalachians. The width of the Piedmont varies, being quite narrow above the Delaware River but nearly 300 miles (475 km) wide in North Carolina . The Piedmont's area is approximately 80,000 square miles (210,000 km ). The French word Piedmont comes from
660-608: The South where cotton was historically the chief crop. In the central Piedmont region of North Carolina and Virginia , tobacco is the main crop, while in the north region there is more diversity, including orchards , dairying , and general farming . The portion of the Piedmont region in the Southern United States is closely associated with the Piedmont blues , a style of blues music that originated there in
693-854: 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
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#1732772613602726-548: The county in 2020 . The growth of the county with migration from Washington D.C. had begun to narrow the margins starting from 2008, with John McCain only edging out Barack Obama by only 1,157 votes out of over one hundred thousand cast in the 2008 election. Democratic strength is mostly concentrated in the City of Frederick, while the suburban and rural areas of the county lean more Republican. In state-level elections, Republicans in Frederick rebounded to more historical levels in
759-436: 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. 26.3% of the population cited German ancestry , 17.4% Irish , 12.1% English , 7.2% Italian , and 6.3% American . Of
792-401: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frederick_County&oldid=932831936 " Category : United States county name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Frederick County, Maryland Frederick County is
825-665: The late 19th century. According to the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, most Piedmont blues musicians came from Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. During the Great Migration , African Americans migrated to the Piedmont. With the Appalachian Mountains to the west, those who might otherwise have spread into rural areas stayed in cities and were thus exposed to a broader mixture of music than those in, for example,
858-660: The northeastern border of Virginia . Catoctin Mountain Park in the county is the location of Camp David , a U.S. presidential retreat, and Fort Detrick , a U.S. Army base . 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 . 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
891-492: The original on February 13, 2020 . Retrieved January 22, 2016 . </ref> On December 1, 2014, Frederick County changed to a "charter home rule government". 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
924-714: 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. Jan H. Gardner
957-474: The rural Mississippi delta. Thus, Piedmont blues was influenced by many types of music, such as ragtime , country, and popular songs — styles that had comparatively less influence on blues music in other regions. Many major cities are located on the Atlantic Seaboard fall line , the eastern boundary of the Piedmont. (In Georgia and Alabama, where the Piedmont runs mostly east to west, the fall line
990-451: The vote. After Biden's win in 2020, the trend towards Democrats continued in 2022, as Democrats increased their majority on the County Council by one seat and gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore won the county with over 53% of the vote compared to 43% for Republican and Emmitsburg resident Dan Cox , the first time Frederick County voted for a Democratic gubernatorial candidate since William Donald Schaefer's landslide victory in 1986 . In
1023-455: 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
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1056-400: 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
1089-420: Was elected the first Frederick County executive in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018. The members of the third Frederick County Council for the term beginning 2022 are: The Frederick County state's attorney, first elected November 2, 2010, and re-elected in 2018 and 2022, is Charlie Smith, a Republican. The sheriff of Frederick County is Republican Chuck Jenkins. Frederick County's fire and rescue service
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