Allegany County
county in Maryland, United States
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Summary
Allegany County is a county of Maryland[1]. It draws 820 Wikipedia views per month (county of maryland category, ranking #18 of 23).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Maryland[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Cumberland[5]
- Shares border with: Somerset County[6], Bedford County[7], Fulton County[8], Washington County[9], Morgan County[10], Hampshire County[11], Mineral County[12], Garrett County[13]
- Named after: Allegheny Mountains[14]
- Commons category: Allegany County, Maryland[15]
- Inception: January 1, 1789[16]
- Coordinate location: 39.63, -78.69[17]
- Official website: http://gov.allconet.org[18], https://www.alleganygov.org/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Allegany County, Maryland[20]
- Population: 75,087[21], 74,985[22], 74,495[23], 73,869[24], 73,521[25], 72,528[26], 68,106[27]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Allegany County, Maryland[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Allegany County, Maryland[29]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Allegany County, Maryland[30]
- Number of households: 27,369[31]
- Native label: Allegany County[32]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C108881[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Allegany County, Maryland[34]
- Different from: Allegany County[35], Alleghany County[36], Allegan County[37]
- Area: 1113[38]
- Water as percent of area: 1.3[39]
- School district: Allegany County Public Schools[40]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Allegany County, Maryland[41]
Why It Matters
Allegany County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]