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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND

[County Seal, Montgomery County, Maryland] Origin: Created from Frederick County by resolve of the Constitutional Convention of 1776, Montgomery County was named for Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775). Born in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland, General Montgomery died leading Continental forces against Quebec.

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County Seat: Rockville, MD 20850
Form of Government: Charter since 1948
Population

1990 census: 757,027
2000 census: 873,341
[photo, Lock 5, Chesapeake & Ohio (C & O) Canal, Potomac, Maryland]
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    • Lock 5, Chesapeake & Ohio (C & O) Canal, Potomac, Maryland, April 2001. Photo by Ann J. Baker.

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    U.S. Government Agencies
    websites:
    Correction & Rehabilitation Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/govtmpl.asp?url=/content/docr/index.asp
    County Attorney: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=mc/services/attorney/index.html
    County Council: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=mc/council/index.html
    County Executive: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/govtmpl.asp?url=/content/exec/index.asp
    County Government: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/govtmpl.asp
    Economic Development Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/content/ded/index.htm
    Elections Board: www.777vote.org
    Emergency Preparedness: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cittmpl.asp?url=/content/pio/news/preparedness.asp
    Environmental Protection Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/mc/services/dep/index.html
    Fire & Rescue Services Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/mc/services/dfrs/index.html
    Health & Human Services Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/hhstmpl.asp?url=/content/hhs/index.asp
    Housing & Community Affairs Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/dhca/index.asp
    Information Systems & Telecommunications Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url=/content/dts/index.asp
    Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/mont/
    Library: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library
    Montgomery College: www.mc.cc.md.us
    Montgomery County: www.co.mo.md.us/abotcnty.html
    Permitting Services Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=http://207.96.37.52/status/main.asp
    Police Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/poltmpl.asp?url=/content/pol/index.asp
    Public Schools: www.mcps.k12.md.us
    Public Works & Transportation Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=http://www.dpwt.com/
    Recreation Dept.: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec
    Sheriff: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mc/judicial/sheriff/sheriff.html
    Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/montgomery.htm
    State's Attorney: www.communityprosecution.org
    Transit Services Division: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url=/content/dpwt/transit/default.asp

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     Maryland Manual On-Line, 2005

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