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Carroll County
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county in Maryland, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maryland
- Founded
- January 19, 1837
- Named after
- Charles Carroll of Carrollton
- Seat
- Westminster
- Largest community
- Eldersburg
- Total
- 453 sq mi (1,170 km )
- Land
- 448 sq mi (1,160 km )
- Water
- 5.1 sq mi (13 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 176,677
- Density
- 386/sq mi (149/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 2nd , 3rd
- Website
- carrollcountymd .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 172891
- Area
- 1172
- Official website
- www.carrollcountymd.gov
- Image
- Grace Lutheran Church - Westminster, Maryland 02.jpg
- Households
- 61261
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- Commons category
- Carroll County, Maryland
- official map URL
- www.carrollcountymd.gov/services/gis-maps
- inception
- 1837-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 1.1
- native label
- Carroll County
- per capita income
- 43183
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C108886
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Article
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 172,891. Its county seat is Westminster. The county is part of the Central Maryland region of the state. Carroll County is included in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area. While predominantly rural, southern areas of the county have become increasingly suburban in recent years.
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