Allegany County, Maryland
Allegany County | |
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Allegany County Courthouse | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Maryland | |
Maryland's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′N 78°41′W / 39.63°N 78.69°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| Founded | December 25, 1789 |
| Named after | Allegheny Mountains |
| Seat | Cumberland |
| Largest city | Cumberland |
| Area | |
• Total | 430 sq mi (1,100 km2) |
| • Land | 424 sq mi (1,100 km2) |
| • Water | 5.8 sq mi (15 km2) 1.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 68,106 |
• Estimate (2023) | 67,273 |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (61/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | www |
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Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,106. Its county seat is Cumberland. The name Allegany may come from a local Lenape word, welhik hane or oolikhanna, which means 'best flowing river of the hills' or 'beautiful stream'. A number of counties and a river in the Appalachian region of the U.S. are named Allegany, Allegheny, or Alleghany. Allegany County is part of the Western Maryland region of the state, and is part of the Cumberland metropolitan area.