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Garrett County, MD
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Origin: Garrett County was created from
Allegany County in 1872 (Chapter 212, Acts of
1872). It was the last Maryland county to be
formed. The County was named for John Work
Garrett (1820-1884), railroad executive,
industrialist, and financier. Garrett served as
president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
from 1858 until his death in 1884.
County Seat: Oakland, MD 21550 |
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Garrett County is one of about
3,141 counties and county equivalents in the
United States. It has 648.0 sq. miles in land
area and a population density of 46.2 per square
mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its
population grew by 39.0%. On the 2000 census
form, 99.6% of the population reported only one
race, with 0.4% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this county
is 0.4% Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 2.55 persons compared to an
average family size of 3.00 persons.
In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20
major sectors. It had an average wage per job of
$18,615. Per capita income grew by 28.3% between
1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation). |
People & Income
Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry
Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population (2005) |
29,909 |
Covered Employment |
11,480 |
| Growth (%) since
1990 |
6.3% |
Average wage per job |
$25,325 |
| Households (2000) |
11,476 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
8.0% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
16,598 |
Average wage per job |
$28,775 |
| Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
4.8 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$25,692 |
Average wage per job |
D |
| Median Household
Income (2003) |
$34,572 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Poverty Rate (2003) |
12.5 |
Average wage per job |
D |
| H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
79.2 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
1.5% |
| Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
13.8 |
Average wage per job |
$36,156 |
Animal Shelter:
www.garrettcounty.org/emergencymanagement/animal/main.aspx
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/garrett.html
Community College: www.garrettcollege.edu
County Commissioners:
www.garrettcounty.org/commissioners/commissioners.aspx
County Government: www.garrettcounty.org
District Court:
www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#garrett
Economic Development Office: www.gcedonline.com
Elections Board:
www.garrettcounty.org/elections/elections.aspx
Emergency Management Office:
www.garrettcounty.org/emergencymanagement/main.aspx
Financial Services Dept.:
www.garrettcounty.org/financialservices/main.aspx
General Services Dept.:
www.garrettcounty.org/generalservices/main.aspx
Health Dept.: www.garretthealth.org
Human Resources Office:
www.garrettcounty.org/humanresources/main.aspx
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/garrett/
Library: www.relib.net
License Commissioners Board & Liquor Control Board:
www.garrettcounty.org/generalservices/lcb/main.aspx
Planning & Land Development Office:
www.garrettcounty.org/planningland/main.aspx
Public Defender:
www.opd.state.md.us/locations/garrett.htm
Public Schools: www.ga.k12.md.us
Public Utilities Dept.:
www.garrettcounty.org/publicutilities/main.aspx
Register of Wills:
www.registers.state.md.us/county/ga/html/garrett.html
Roads Dept.: www.garrettcounty.org/roads/main.aspx
Sheriff: www.garrettcounty.org/sheriff/main.aspx
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/garrett.htm
State's Attorney:
www.garrettcounty.org/statesattorney/main.aspx |
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