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Origin: Carroll County was formed in 1837
from Baltimore and Frederick Counties (Chapter
256, Acts of 1835; confirmed by Chapter 19, Acts
of 1836, which was passed January 19, 1837). The
County was named for Charles Carroll of
Carrollton (1737-1832), Revolutionary War
statesman and a Maryland signer of Declaration
of Independence. |
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Carroll County is one of about
3,141 counties and county equivalents in the
United States. It has 449.1 sq. miles in land
area and a population density of 375.3 per
square mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 118.7%. On the 2000
census form, 99.3% of the population reported
only one race, with 2.3% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this county
is 1.0% Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 2.81 persons compared to an
average family size of 3.18 persons.
In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20
major sectors. It had an average wage per job of
$22,869. Per capita income grew by 21.7% 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) |
168,541 |
Covered Employment |
54,027 |
| Growth (%) since
1990 |
36.6% |
Average wage per job |
$31,972 |
| Households (2000) |
52,503 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
8.7% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
91,269 |
Average wage per job |
$44,213 |
| Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
3.2 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
2.4% |
| Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$36,318 |
Average wage per job |
$30,857 |
| Median Household
Income (2003) |
$66,617 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Poverty Rate (2003) |
5.0 |
Average wage per job |
D |
| H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
85.3 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
2.3% |
| Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
24.8 |
Average wage per job |
$48,150 |
Aging Bureau: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/aging/default.asp
Budget Bureau: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/budget/default.asp
Carroll County: www.carr.org
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/carroll.html
Citizen Services: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/citserv/default.asp
Community College: www.carrollcc.edu
Comptroller Dept.: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/comp/default.asp
County Government: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/default.asp
Economic Development Dept.: www.carrollbiz.org
Elections Board: www.carr.org/election
Health Dept.: www.carrollhealthdepartment.dhmh.md.gov
Human Resources Dept.: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/humanres/default.asp
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/carr/
Library: http://library.carr.org
Permits & Inspections Bureau: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/permits/default.asp
Planning & Development Dept.: http://ccgov.carr.org/plan-d/index.html
Public Defender: www.opd.state.md.us/locations/carroll.htm
Public Schools: www.carr.org/ccps
Public Works Dept.: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/pubworks/default.asp
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/carroll.htm
State's Attorney: http://carr.org/stateatt |
