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Garrett County, Maryland

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Introduction

Garrett County is the westernmost county in the state of Maryland. It was named for John Work Garrett (1820-1884), president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1858 until his death in 1884. Its county seat is Oakland.

Geography

Garrett County includes eight municipalities, all classified as towns under Maryland law:

  1. Accident
  2. Deer Park
  3. Friendsville
  4. Grantsville
  5. Kitzmiller
  6. Loch Lynn Heights
  7. Mountain Lake Park
  8. Oakland

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.

Demography

The population as of the 2000 census was 29,846.

Economy

Law/Government

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

County Executive

Legislative body

History

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 Washington from Frederick in 1776; and Allegany from Washington in 1789.

Finally, Garrett County was split off from Allegany County in 1872, making it the last county to to be formed in the state.

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