Frederick County is located in northern Maryland. The County Seat is Frederick and the largest city is Frederick. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.frederickcountymd.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 243,675 and the 2010 census population was 233,385. The land area is 660.22 square miles and there are 353.5 persons per square mile.
83.3% of the population is White, 9.1% is Black or African American, 8% is Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.6% is two or more races. 91.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 38.2% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $307,000, there are 86,337 households, an average of 2.69 persons per household. The per capita income is $36,917, the median household income is $84,570, and 6.1% of the persons in Frederick County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 21,430. Retail sales (in $1000) were $3,066,281, and sales per capita were $13,629. The percentage of black-owned firms is 5.9%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 31.1%.
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Frederick County Frederick County, Maryland official website. |
Agendas & Minutes Agendas and Minutes from public meetings of Frederick County Commissioners, and county Councils, Boards, and Commissions. |
Calendar Calendar of Frederick County public meetings. |
Code Frederick County codified ordinances. |
Community Restoration Map Frederick County GIS map of community bio-restoration projects. |
Court Records Maryland Judiciary searches of Frederick County Circuit and District court records, and Circuit Court liens and judgments. |
Crime & Offender Map Frederick County Sheriff's Office interactive crime incident and sex offender map. |
Directory Frederick County department and staff directory. |
Election Map Frederick County GIS map of polling places and static maps of council, legislative, and congressional districts. |
GIS Maps Frederick County interactive maps for property, crime, public hearings, road closures, schools, elections, community restoration, and survey control. |
Jobs Frederick County Government current employment opportunities. |
Permits Check the status of a Frederick County building, plumbing, electrical, safety, grading, driveway, or public work permit. |
Permits & Projects Frederick County searchable indexes of current and legacy permits and projects. |
Pet Adoptions Frederick County Animal Control Division adoptable pets. |
Property | Assessments & Sales Frederick County real property ownership, assessment, transfer, exemption, and sales records from the Maryland Department of Assessments & Taxation. |
Property | GIS Frederick County interactive map search for property records, plats, county services, aerial photos, and more. |
Property | Tax Records Frederick County real property tax record search. |
Public Hearings Map GIS map of the subjects of upcoming planning, zoning, and historic preservation public hearings. |
Recorded Documents Frederick County mortgages, trust deeds, leases, and other recorded documents from MDLANDREC. Requires registration. |
Road Closures GIS interactive map and list of Frederick County road closures. |
Schools Frederick County GIS map school finder. |
Sex Offenders Frederick County Sheriff registry of sex offenders who have registered with this office. |
Surveyor Records | Monuments GIS map of Frederick County survey control monuments. |
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