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.
Boundaries: Bounded north by Pennsylvania; east by Carroll & Howard counties; south by Montgomery County & Potomac River; west by Washington County.
County Charter
County Code
County Executives
County Seat: Frederick, MD 21701
Form of Government: Charter since December 1, 2014
Population: 1990 census: 150,208; 2000 census: 195,277; 2010 census: 233,385
Winchester Hall, 12 East Church St., Frederick, Maryland, July 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
websites:
Aging Dept.: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=54
Animal Control: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=15
Business Development & Retention: www.discoverfrederickmd.com
Circuit Court: http://frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=5708
Citizen Services Dept.: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=16
Community College: www.frederick.edu
Community Development Division: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=4592
County Attorney: www.frederickcountymd.gov/index.aspx?nid=60
County Council: www.frederickcountymd.gov/591/County-Council
County Executive: www.frederickcountymd.gov/5931/County-Executive
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
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 Services Division: http://health.frederickcountymd.gov/
Housing & Community Development: www.frederickcountymd.gov/6366/Housing
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.recreater.com/
Permits & Inspections: www.frederickcountymd.gov/99/Permits-Inspections
Planning & Development Review Dept.: www.frederickcountymd.gov/4592/Community-Development
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/3929/Frederick-County-States-Attorney
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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