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Frederick County is Maryland's largest county in size - 663 square miles. The City of Frederick, the county seat, is intersected by five interstate and national highways that provide easy access to Baltimore (46 miles), Washington, D.C. (43 miles), Gettysburg, Pa. (32 miles), Harpers Ferry, W.Va. (21 miles), and Leesburg, Va. (25 miles). It is home to the 5,700-acre Catoctin National Park, site of the Camp David Presidential Retreat.
Frederick County is also Maryland's largest dairy producer, providing one-third of the state's milk production.

Frederick County's 9,000+ businesses employ 91,000+ workers; an estimated 98% of these businesses have under 100 workers, demonstrating that small business is the backbone of our economy. Frederick County boasts major employers including Bechtel, Lonza, Fannie Mae, Fort Detrick, MedImmune, and State Farm Insurance all with at least 500 employees and more. The county has experienced a significant increase in high-tech and bioscience companies, allowing more residents to work near where they live.

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