Frederick County is the main population center in the northern Valley and is feeling tremendous growth pressure from the DC suburbs to the east. Frederick County is the #1 producer of apples in the state, and is 27th in the state for agriculture overall, although farm sizes have declined 10% from 1987 to 1997.
Frederick County currently has 1,898 acres under conservation easement.
- The County Website is: Frederick County Online
- Visit the County Planning Department.
- Information on Frederick’s Agricultural Districts
- Regional planning information can be found at the: Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission
- Learn more about the Kernstown and Cedar Creek battlefields in Frederick County.
- Check out Frederick County’s online GIS mapping program.
- For information on local land use issues and grassroots advocacy, visit Preserve Frederick.
