Garrett County Maryland History Law And Government

The western part of Maryland (including the present Garrett County) was incorporated into Prince George's County in 1696. This county included six current counties, and by repeated splitting, new ones were generated: Frederick from Prince George's in 1748; Montgomery and WashingtonWashington County is a county located in the U. State of Maryland. As of 2000, the population is 131,923. It was the first county in the United States to be named for the Revolutionary War general (and later President of the United States) George Washingt from Frederick in 1776This article is about the year 1776. For the musical, see 1776 (musical Events January 10 Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense March 17 American Revolutionary War: British forces evacuate Boston, Massachusetts after George Washington places artillery overl; and AlleganyAllegany County is a county located in the western portion of the U. State of Maryland. As of 2000, the population is 74,930. Its county seat is Cumberland. The name Allegany comes from a local Indian word, oolikhanna and means "beautiful stream. It shoul from Washington in 1789Events January 7 First nationwide United States election January 21 The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth is printed in Boston, Massachusetts January 23 Georgetown College becomes the first Catholic coll.

Finally, Garrett County was split off from Allegany CountyAllegany County is a county located in the western portion of the U. State of Maryland. As of 2000, the population is 74,930. Its county seat is Cumberland. The name Allegany comes from a local Indian word, oolikhanna and means "beautiful stream. It shoul in 1872, making it the last county to be formed in the state.

2 Law and government

Garrett County is still governed by county commissioners, the traditional form of county government in Maryland.

2.1 County Executive

The county commissioners exercise such executive powers as exist in the government of the county.

3 Cities and towns

Garrett County includes eight municipalities, all classified as townA town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. As with cities, there is no standard universal definition of a town: the criterion in use in any country is likely to arise from national law, custom or administrative convenience.s under Maryland law:

The United States Census Bureau recognizes no Census-Designated Places in Garrett County, which is unusual for Maryland counties, which usually have many unincorporated population centers.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,699 km² (656 mi²). 1,678 km² (648 mi²) of it is land and 21 km² (8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.21% water.

4 Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there are 29,846 people, 11,476 households, and 8,354 families residing in the county. The population density is 18/km² (46/mi²). There are 16,761 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 98.83% White, 0.43% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 11,476 households out of which 32.60% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% are married couples living together, 8.40% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% are non-families. 23.50% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.55 and the average family size is 3.00.

In the county the population is spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 97.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $32,238, and the median income for a family is $37,811. Males have a median income of $29,469 versus $20,673 for females. The per capita income for the county is $16,219. 13.30% of the population and 9.80% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.60% are under the age of 18 and 13.90% are 65 or older.

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1 History