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The Cities and communities of Allegany County, Maryland *
Barrelville, Barton (town), Bloomington, Bowling Green
Clarysville, Corriganville, Cresaptown-Belair, Cumberland (city) County Seat
Dawson
Eckhart Mines, Ellerslie
Flintstone, Frostburg (city)
Homewood
LaVale, Little Orleans, Lonaconing (town), Luke
McCoole, Midland (town), Midlothian, Moscow, Mount Savage
Nilep (spelling)
Oldtown
Piney Grove, Pinto, Potomac Park
Rawlings
Spring Gap
Vale Summit
Westernport
(town), Woodland
*This list of cities may not be complete. The list may contain towns, cities, villages, boroughs, neighborhoods, townships, ghost towns and other populated places.
If you have information about any of these unlinked communities, please send it to us and we will add a page for that community. Some of these places above may only be neighborhoods or local area names and are not listed with the census at all or just included in a larger surrounding designated census area..
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Information &
Facts about Allegany County, Maryland
Government
Allegany County
701 Kelly Road
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
Phone: 301-777-5911
Cumberland is the county seat
Allegany County has a Code Home Rule form of government, established in 1974. There is a President and a Board of County Commissioners. The Board votes in the President for a four year term. There are no term limits.
There are two cities in the county, both of which are incorporated - Cumberland, incorporated in 1815 and Frostburg, incorporated in 1839. Five towns may be found in the county, all of which are incorporated - Barton, incorporated in 1900, Lonaconing, incorporated in 1890, Luke, incorporated in 1922, Midland, incorporated in 1900 and Westernport, incorporated in 1858. Cresaptown-Bel Air and La Vale are recognized by the census as designated places, but are unincorporated and have no local government.
Population & other stats:
1990 - 74,946
2000 - 74,930
2002 - 75,300
Persons per square mile: 176.1
Median Income: $30,821 (household)
Median Income: $39,886 (family)
Median Income $31,316 (men)
Median Income: $21,334 (female)
Per Capita Income: $16,780
(income figures are from the 2000 US Census data)
Location:
Allegany County is located in the western panhandle portion of Maryland. It is bordered by Garrett County on the west, the state of Pennsylvania on the north, Washington County on the east and the state of West Virginia on the south.
Climate:
Average Precipitation: 36.5 inches per year
Average Snowfall: 34.1 inches per year
Average Summer Temperature: 72.6 degrees F.
Average Winter Temperature: 32.8 degrees F.
Frost Free days: 168
History:
Allegany County was formed in 1789 from Washington County. Allegany comes from the Indian word, oolikhanna, which means "beautiful stream." Nearly 100 years later, in 1872, Garrett County was carved from the western portion of Allegany County. Back in 1696, the area was all in Prince George's County. Six new counties were eventually created from Prince George's County. Frederick was carved out in 1748 followed by Montgomery and Washington Counties from Frederick in 1776. Allegany was formed when Washington County was split becoming the most western county in Maryland. Finally, in 1872, Garrett County was formed with that county then becoming the westernmost county in the state.
Geography:
Land area: 425 square miles (1,102
square kilometers)
Water area: 4 square miles (11 square kilometers)
Total area: 430 square miles (1,113 square kilometers)
Genealogy:
Allegany County GenWeb Project page
Libraries:
Allegany County Bar Library
30 Washington St
Cumberland, MD 21502-2948
Phone: 301-777-5921
Allegany County Libraries
31 Washington St
Cumberland, MD 21502-2947
Phone: 301-777-1200
Schools:
Allegany County Board Of Education
108 Washington St
Cumberland, MD 21502-2931
Phone: 301-759-2000
Allegany College of Maryland
Organizations & Groups
Allegany County Historical Society
218 Washington St
Cumberland, MD 21502-2827
Phone: 301-777-8678
Attractions & Other Information
Allegany County Fairgrounds
110 Lefevre Rd
Cumberland, MD 21502-2610
Phone: 301-777-0911
Allegany County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Western Maryland Railway Station
13 Canal Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Phone: (301) 777-5132
Toll-free: (800) 425-2067
FAX: (301)777-5137
e-mail: mdstaff@mdmountainside.com
Historical places of interest
to see in the area
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This page was created 10 September 2004