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Frederick County Population

1980 - 114,792
1990 - 150,208
2000 - 195,277
2010 - 243,220
2020 - 282,100
2030 - 325,600


Frederick County is situated on the northwestern part of Maryland's "Golden Triangle," which connects the economic benefits of three major cities, Frederick, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The entire area is a hotbed for development, attracting leading companies in the research, communications, service, banking and technology industries. Corporations seeking a new location can tap the ample and diverse labor pool in Frederick and the surrounding communities.

Frederick City is the third largest city in the state of Maryland.

Frederick County is the largest county in the state of Maryland, touting 665 square miles and about 425,472 acres in area. The county is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, the Potomac River to the west and Montgomery County, which adjoins Washington, D.C. to the south.

Frederick is an ideal location for corporations looking to relocate. Besides the thriving community that still has a hometown flair, Frederick offers more than 2,000 rooms in hotels, motels and inns with the capacity needed to stage special meetings, seminars and employee social events.

 

MAJOR FREDERICK COUNTY EMPLOYERS
As of April, 2007
Company
Industry
Employees
Fort Detrick Campus Army/NCI, Other Tenants
Army, National Cancer Institute and tenants
7,900
Frederick County Board of Education
Public Education
5.384
Frederick County Government
County Government
2,526
Frederick Memorial Healthcare System
Comprehensive Health Care
2,350
Bechtel Corporation
Headquarters - Global Engineering, Construction & Telecommunication
2,203
SAIC 1,670
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

1,650

Frederick Community College
Two-Year College
1,320
CitiMortgage - Operations Center 1,300
United Health Care 1,073
Frederick City Government 856
State Farm Insurance Co.
Regional Headquarters
793
NVR, Inc. 650
Wal-Mart 600

National Emergeny Training Center

(US Fire Academy, FEMA and other tenents)

577
Chase Card Services 575
BP Solar 511
Mount Saint Mary's College
Four-Year College
511
Home Call 480
Plamondon Companies
Hospitality (Hotels, Restaurants & Restaurant Management)
410
Lonza Bio Science Walkersville, Inc. 400
Moore Wallace BCS (RR Donnelley Company) 387
Structural Systems 370
Home Depot 330
Invitrogen 300
Hood College 292
Homewood Retirement Center 275
Richard F. Kline, Inc. 275
Experient 270
Trans-Tech 260
Toys-R-Us 260
Farmers & Mechanics Bank 260
Fountain Rock Management Group Corp. 250
BB&T 242
Morgan Keller 240
MedImmune 235
Costco Wholesale 232
Verizon 226
*Information obtained from the Frederick County, Maryland Office of Economic Development
www.discoverfrederickmd.com

 

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