Frederick (Maryland)

Frederick County

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Frederick is a city and the county seat ( county seat ) of Frederick County in the U.S. state of Maryland and Baltimore is the second largest city in the state. In the 2010 census 65 239 inhabitants lived in Frederick.

Location and area

According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2004, the village has a total area of 52.9 km ², consisting mostly of country. The only water areas are the run of the Monocacy River, which crosses the eastern part of the city, and the Carroll Creek in the center.

History

" Frederick Town" was built in 1745 by a group of German immigrants, whose leader was the former school teacher Johann Thomas Schley. He settled in the colony of Maryland with his wife, Maria Winz.

Within just three years, the city was proclaimed the county seat of Frederick County.

Population Science

At the last census in 2000, following Frederick has been registered:

  • 52 767 inhabitants
  • 20.891 households
  • 12,785 families
  • 22.106 accommodations

Ethnic groups

Of the 52 767 counted population, were

  • 57.04 % White
  • 34.74 % African American
  • 4.80% Hispanics
  • 3.15% Asians
  • 2.46% mixed race
  • 2.26 % Other
  • 0.29% Native American ( Indian )
  • 0.06 % Pacific Islander

Age structure

Average income

The average annual income per household is 47,700 U.S. dollars. The average annual income per family is 56 778 U.S. dollars.

  • Average annual income of men: 38 399 USD
  • Average annual income of women: 27 732 dollars

Twinning

Frederick is twinned with Schiffer city and Mörzheim.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Charles Richard Anders, composer and pastor of the Lutheran Church
  • Don L. Anderson, geophysicists
  • Michael Beasley, professional basketball player
  • Shadrach Bond, first Governor of Illinois
  • Lester Bowie, jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer
  • Henry S. Geyer, Senator for Missouri
  • Alfred Goldsborough Mayer, natural scientist, marine zoologist and entomologist
  • Shawn Hatosy, actor
  • John Nelson, lawyer, diplomat, politician and Minister of Justice
  • Elwell Stephen Otis, Major General
  • William Schley, politician and Governor of Georgia
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