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Allegany County, Maryland

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Introduction

Allegany County, Maryland is a county in the western portion of the State of Maryland. Its county seat is Cumberland. It should be noted that the spelling Allegany County is used in New York as well as in Maryland; Pennsylvania spells a similarly-named county Allegheny County, while Virginia and North Carolina spell theirs Alleghany County.

Geography

Demography

The population as of the 2000 census was 74,930.

Economy

Law/Government

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

County Executive

Legislative body

History

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 split produced Garrett County, the current westernmost county. The name Allegany comes from a local Indian word, oolikhanna and means "beautiful stream."


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