500V Maryland Manual

submitted by the County Farm Bureau, one from
a list submitted by the County Extension Service,
and two represent the District at large. The Su-
pervisors designate the chairperson and other offi-
cers annually (Agriculture Article, secs. 8-301
through 8-303).

ALLEGANY COUNTY

County Seat: Cumberland 21502

Origin: The County was erected by Chapter 29,
Acts of 1789, from Washington County.

Name: The name is from the Indian word,
oolikhanna, meaning "beautiful stream."

Form of Government: Code Home Rule (1974)

County Code: See Code of the Public Local Laws
of Allegany County (1983).

Area: 421.14 sq. miles (420.76 land; .38 water)

Population 1900: 53,694
1950: 89,556
1960: 84,169
1970: 84,044
1980: 80,548

Dist. I, Orleans .................. 676
Dist. 2, Oldtown ................. 1,163
Dist. 3, Flintstone ................ 1,402
Dist. 4, Cumberland Canal ......... 11,347
Dist. 5, Wills Creek ............... 4,728
Dist. 6, Cumberland River .......... 7,905
Dist. 7, Cresaptown/Rawlings ....... 6,416
Dist. 8, Westernport .............. 3,896
Dist. 9, Barton .................. 1,167
Dist. 10, Lonaconing .............. 3,148
Dist. 11, Frostburg ............... 1,044
Dist. 12, Frostburg ............... 3,385
Dist. 13, Mount Savage ............ 2,512
Dist. 14, Cumberland .............. 842
Dist. 16, North Branch ............ 2,069
Dist. 17, Vale Summit .............. 429
Dist. 18, Midland ................ 1,713
Dist. 19, Borden Shaft .............. 724

Dist. 20, Ellerslie/Corriganville ....... 1,989
Dist. 21, Gross ................... 836
Dist. 22, Cumberland ............. 2,628
Dist. 23, Cumberland ............. 2,792
Dist. 24, Eckhart ................ 1,789
Dist. 26, Frostburg ............... 3,214
Dist. 28, Frostburg ............... 1,949
Dist. 29, La Vale ................ 7,282
Dist. 30, Zihiman ................. 600
Dist. 31, McCoole ................ 1,132
Dist. 34, Bedford Road ............ 2,014
Dist. 35, Cumberland .............. 178

(In 1975, under Code Home Rule, Election Dists.
15 and 25 were added to Dist. 10; Dist. 27 was
added to Dist. 18; Dist. 32 was added to Dist.
12; Dist. 33 was added to Dist. 2.)

Principal Incorporated Places (1980 census):
Cumberland (25,933), Frostburg (7,715),
Westernport (2,706)

Principal Unincorporated Places (1980 census):
LaVale-Narrows Park (5,523), Cresaptown
(4,645), Potomac Park-Bowling Green (2,275)

Voter Registration, 1982
Democrat: .................... 19,182
Republican: ................... 19,202
Other: .......................... 17
Decline: ....................... 1,309
Total: ...................... 39,710

Per Capita Income (1981 estimated): $5,739

State Parks: Rocky Gap (2,791 acres), Dan's
Mountain (479 acres). Wills Mountain (52
acres)

State Forests and Wildlife Management Areas:
Green Ridge (37,422 acres), Dan's Mountain
(8,353 acres). Warrior Mountain (3,206 acres),
Billmyer (708 acres), Sideling Hill (455 acres),
Belle Grove (358 acres)

National Parks: C & 0 Canal National Historic
Park (2,707 acres)

Colleges/Universities: Allegany Community Col-
lege, Cumberland; Frostburg State College,
Frostburg

Museums/Historical Societies: Allegany County
Historical Society, 218 Washington Street,
Cumberland 21502

JUDICIAL OFFICES

Circuit Court
Washington St.
Cumberland 21502 Telephone: 777-5922

District Court
Prospect Square
Cumberland 21502 Telephone: 777-2105