Carroll County, Maryland

Introduction

Carroll County is a county in the state of Maryland. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832), signer of the American Declaration of Independence. Its county seat is Westminster.

Carroll County includes eight municipalities:

• 2 Cities:

1. 1. Taneytown (incorporated 1836)
   2. Westminster (incorporated 1818)

• 6 Towns:

1. 1. Hampstead (incorporated 1888)
   2. Manchester (incorporated 1833)
   3. Mount Airy (incorporated 1894)
   4. New Windsor (incorporated 1843)
   5. Sykesville (incorporated 1904)
   6. Union Bridge (incorporated 1872)

Unincorporated areas are also considered as towns by many people, but they lack local government. The United States Census Bureau recognizes one Census-Designated Place in Carroll County: Eldersburg. Other entities, such as the United States Postal Service, use a different selection of local place names. In all these cases, since the places are unincorporated, the boundaries are determined by the classifying authority.

Demography

The population as of the 2000 census was 150,987.

Law/Government

Carroll County is still governed by county commissioners, the traditional form of county government in Maryland.

County Executive

The county commissioners exercise such executive powers as exist in the government of the county.

History

Carroll County was created in 1837 from parts of Baltimore and Frederick Counties.