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Welcome to Frederick County ...

Time Zone: Frederick County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Frederick is the Seat for Frederick County.

Frederick County was founded in 1748 and was created by taking area from Prince George's County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Frederick had a population of 259,547 people. This is an increase of 10.81% since the last Census (which gave a population of 234,218 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Frederick represented 4.06% of the total population of Maryland.

Below are some of the communities located in Frederick County:

  • Brunswick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <2>
  • Burkittsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmitsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Frederick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <2>
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Myersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Market
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosemont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosemont is located in Frederick County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Thurmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <2>
  • Walkersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodsboro is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsboro <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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