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Here's everything we know about the Frederick Maryland Deaf community. 1 / 7

Gallaudet University is also located a stone's throw from this distinctive town. 2 / 7

According to The Frederick News-Post, estimates put the city's deaf population at approximately 3,000 people. 3 / 7

That number could be low considering a 2016 Johns Hopkins study surmises that nearly 20 percent of the American population is deaf or hard of hearing in at least one ear. 4 / 7

However, the Maryland Deaf Community Center organization estimates the deaf and hard-of-hearing community of Frederick County, as a whole, to be closer to 50,000. 5 / 7

In early 2020 (prior to the COVID-19 outbreak), the organization also announced that a deaf community center would finally be built in Frederick. 6 / 7

This is a much-needed resource for social services that would rival similar centers in places like Las Vegas, Sacramento, and even Rochester, New York, where there are roughly 90,000 deaf people. 7 / 7