Libertytown, Maryland
census designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Libertytown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Frederick County, in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 950. The Abraham Jones House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Geography
The community is in eastern Frederick County, along Maryland Route 26 (Liberty Road), which leads east 34 miles (55 km) to Baltimore and southwest 11 miles (18 km) to Frederick. Maryland Route 75 crosses MD 26 in the center of town, leading northeast 8 miles (13 km) to Union Bridge and south 7 miles (11 km) to New Market. Maryland Route 31 intersects MD 26 on the east edge of town and leads northeast 17 miles (27 km) to Westminster. Maryland Route 550 leaves MD 26 in the western part of town and leads northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Woodsboro.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Libertytown CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km2), of which 0.006 square miles (0.015 km2), or 0.23%, is water.
Demographics
From 2010 to 2020, the population of Libertytown increased by 3.6%.
Education
Libertytown is the location of Liberty Elementary School.
“Libertytown, Maryland” enters the record as census designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Libertytown, Maryland and census can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q368773. VIAF identifies the subject as 190153651698055781544. Authority coordinates are 39.485, -77.240. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 1973 and 2020.
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