Place:Allegany, Maryland, United States

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Name
Allegany
Alternate names
Allegany     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
39.667°N 78.667°W
Located in
Maryland, United States     (1789 - )
See also
Garrett, Maryland, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 74,930. Its county seat is Cumberland. The name Allegany comes from a local Native American word, oolikhanna, which means "beautiful stream." A number of counties in the Appalachian region of the United States are named Allegany, Allegheny or Alleghany.

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History

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The western part of Maryland (including the present Allegany 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; and Montgomery and Washington from Frederick in 1776.[1]

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 (1872) split produced Garrett County, the current westernmost county.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1789 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1791 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 4,809
1800 6,303
1810 6,909
1820 8,654
1830 10,609
1840 15,690
1850 22,769
1860 28,348
1870 38,536
1880 38,012
1890 41,571
1900 53,694
1910 62,411
1920 69,938
1930 79,098
1940 86,973
1950 89,556
1960 84,169
1970 84,044
1980 80,548
1990 74,946
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