FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND

Origin: Frederick County was created in 1748 from Baltimore and Prince George's counties (Chapter 15, Acts of 1748). The County probably was named after Frederick Calvert (1731-1771), sixth and last Lord Baltimore, who was the Proprietor of Maryland from 1751 until his death in 1771 at Naples, Italy.

County Code
County Seat: Frederick, MD 21701
Form of Government: County Commissioners
Population: 1990 census: 150,208; 2000 census: 195,277; 2010 census: 233,385

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Winchester Hall, 12 East Church St., Frederick, Maryland, July 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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websites:
Aging Dept.: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=54
Animal Control: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=15
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/frederick.html
Citizen Services Dept.: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=16
Community College: www.frederick.edu
Community Development Division: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=100
County Attorney: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=60
County Commissioners, Board of: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=591
County Government: www.frederickcountymd.gov
County Government Directory: www.frederickcountymd.gov/directory.aspx
District Court: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#frederick
Economic Development: www.discoverfrederickmd.com/home.cfm
Elections Board: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=1198
Finance Division: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=26
Fire & Rescue Services Division: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=24
Health Dept.: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=75
Housing & Community Development: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=57
Human Resources Division: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=18
Information Technologies Division, Interagency: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=17
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/fred/
Library: www.fcpl.org
Parks & Recreation Division: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=3034
Permits & Inspections: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=94
Planning & Development Review Division: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=100
Public Schools: www.fcps.org
Public Works Division: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=19
Register of Wills: http://registers.maryland.gov/main/frederick.html
Sheriff: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=677
Social Services Dept.: www.fcdss.info
State's Attorney: http://md-frederickcounty.civicplus.com/directory.asp?did=14
Sustainability & Environmental Resources: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=3530
Transit Services: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=105
Treasury Dept.: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=69

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