Allegany County, Maryland

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Allegany County, Maryland
Seal of Allegany County, Maryland
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Map of Maryland highlighting Allegany County
Location in the state of Maryland
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Statistics
Founded 1789
Seat Cumberland
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
430 sq mi (1,114 km²)
425 sq mi (1,101 km²)
4 sq mi (10 km²), 1.02%
PopulationEst.
 - (2005)
 - Density
73,639
176/sq mi (68/km²)
Website: gov.allconet.org
Named for: A local Native American word, oolikhanna, which means "beautiful stream."

Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 74,930. Its county seat is Cumberland. The name Allegany comes from a local Native American word, oolikhanna, which means "beautiful stream." A number of counties in the Appalachian region of the United States are named Allegany, Allegheny or Alleghany.

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The western part of Maryland (including the present Allegany 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; and Montgomery and Washington from Frederick in 1776.[1]

Allegany County was formed in 1789 by the splitting of Washington County. At the time it was the westernmost county in Maryland, but a later (1872) split produced Garrett County, the current westernmost county.

Allegany County was granted a home rule form of government in 1974.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,113 km² (430 sq mi). 1,102 km² (425 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (1.02%) is water.

Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1830 10,590
—
1850 22,799
—
1900 53,694
—
1910 62,411 16.2%
1920 69,938 12.1%
1930 79,098 13.1%
1940 86,973 10.0%
1950 89,556 3.0%
1960 84,169 -6.0%
1970 84,044 -0.1%
1980 80,548 -4.2%
1990 74,946 -7.0%
2000 74,930 -0.0%

As of the census² of 2000, there were 74,930 people, 29,322 households, and 18,883 families residing in the county. The population density was 68/km² (176/sq mi). There were 32,984 housing units at an average density of 30/km² (78/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.02% White, 5.35% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.0% were of German, 16.7% United States or American, 12.8% Irish, 10.7% English and 5.3% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 29,322 households out of which 26.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.60% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.60% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.60% under the age of 18, 11.20% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,821, and the median income for a family was $39,886. Males had a median income of $31,316 versus $21,334 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,780. About 9.70% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.70% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

This county contains the following incorporated municipalities:

In Total: 7

Occupying a middle ground between incorporated and unincorporated areas are Special Tax Districts, quasi-municipal unincorporated areas created by legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly.[2] They lack home rule authority and must petition the General Assembly for changes affecting the authority of the district. There are eight Special Tax Districts in the county:

  1. Bel Air (1965)
  2. Bowling Green and Robert's Place (1972)
  3. Cresaptown (1949)
  4. Ellerslie (1963)
  5. La Vale Sanitary District (1947)
  6. McCoole (1965)
  7. Mount Savage (1950)
  8. Potomac Park Addition (1947)

Unincorporated areas are also considered as towns by many people and listed in many collections of towns, but they lack local government. Various organizations, such as the United States Census Bureau, the United States Postal Service, and local chambers of commerce, define the communities they wish to recognize differently, and since they are not incorporated, their boundaries have no official status outside the organizations in question. The Census Bureau recognizes the following census-designated places in the county:

  1. Cresaptown-Bel Air (a combination of the communities of Cresaptown and Bel Air recognized as a unit by the Census Bureau)
  2. La Vale

Other unincorporated areas include:

  1. Amcelle
  2. Barrelville
  3. Bier
  4. Borden Shaft
  5. Carlos
  6. Clarysville
  7. Corriganville
  8. Danville
  9. Dawson
  10. Detmold
  11. Dickens
  12. Eckhart Mines
  13. Evitts Creek
  14. Flintstone
  15. George's Creek
  16. Gilmore
  17. Klondike
  18. Little Orleans
  19. Midlothian
  20. McKenzie
  21. Moscow
  22. Narrows Park
  23. Nikep
  24. Oldtown
  25. Pekin
  26. Pinto
  27. Rawlings
  28. Shaft
  29. Spring Gap
  30. Town Creek
  31. Vale Summit
  32. Woodland
  33. Zihlman

The following Mountains are in Allegany County:

The primary mineral resources extracted for use in Allegany County are coal, iron, sandstone, and limestone. Coal bearing formations are concentrated in the Georges Creek Basin in the western part of the county.

  1. ^ Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
  2. ^ a b (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 

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County seat: Cumberland
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Coordinates: 39°38′N 78°41′W / 39.63, -78.69

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