Garrett County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maryland
- Founded
- November 4, 1872
- Named after
- John Work Garrett
- Seat
- Oakland
- Largest town
- Mountain Lake Park
- Total
- 656 sq mi (1,700 km )
- Land
- 647 sq mi (1,680 km )
- Water
- 8.6 sq mi (22 km ) 1.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 28,370
- Density
- 44.5/sq mi (17.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 6th
- Website
- www .garrettcountymd .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Panoramic view of Deep Creek Lake, Garrett County, MD
Garrett County (/ɡɛrɪt/) is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland, completely within the Appalachian Mountains. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 28,806, making it the third-least populous county in Maryland. Its county seat is Oakland. The county was named for John Work Garrett (1820–1884), president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Created from Allegany County in 1872, it was the last county to be formed in the state. The county is part of the Western Maryland region of the state. Garrett County is bordered by four West Virginia counties and to the north the Maryland–Pennsylvania boundary known as the Mason–Dixon line. The eastern border with Allegany County was defined by the Bauer Report, submitted to Governor Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. on November 9, 1898. The Potomac River and State of West Virginia lie to the south and west.