Frederick County, Maryland

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county of Maryland

Frederick County, Maryland is a largely suburban and rural county in north-central Maryland known for its historic city of Frederick, growing commuter population, and proximity to both Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county of Maryland →
area	approximately 667 square miles →
areaRankInMaryland	largest county by area in Maryland →
borders	Carroll County, Maryland → Jefferson County, West Virginia → Loudoun County, Virginia → Montgomery County, Maryland → Pennsylvania → Virginia → Washington County, Maryland →
characterizedAs	rural → suburban →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
contains	Brunswick, Maryland → Catoctin Creek → Catoctin Mountain → Catoctin Mountain Park → City of Frederick → Middletown Valley → Middletown, Maryland → Monocacy National Battlefield → Monocacy River → Mount Airy, Maryland → New Market, Maryland → South Mountain → Thurmont, Maryland → Urbana, Maryland → Walkersville, Maryland →
country	United States of America →
established	1748 →
executive	County Executive of Frederick County, Maryland →
FIPSCode	24021 →
formedFrom	Prince George's County, Maryland →
GNISID	01710909 →
governingBody	Frederick County Council →
governmentType	charter county →
higherEducationInstitution	Frederick Community College → Hood College → Mount St. Mary's University (near Emmitsburg) →
knownFor	Civil War history → growing commuter population → historic downtown Frederick →
largestCity	Frederick, Maryland →
locatedIn	north-central Maryland →
locatedNear	Baltimore, Maryland → Washington, D.C. →
majorHighway	Interstate 270 → Interstate 70 → U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 340 NERFINISHED →
majorRailService	MARC Brunswick Line →
namedAfter	Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore →
partOf	Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area →
population	over 250000 inhabitants →
populationCenter	Frederick, Maryland urban area →
seat	Frederick, Maryland →
state	Maryland →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Area B-5 (Catoctin Mountain Park) → Brunswick station → Camp David → Frederick → Terra Rubra, Maryland →	locatedIn
Howard County → Loudoun County, Virginia →	borderedBy
Adams County, Pennsylvania → Montgomery County, Maryland →	borders
Francis Scott Key → Francis Scott Key →	placeOfBirth
Frederick, Maryland →	county
Frederick →	countySeatOf
Monocacy River →	flowsThrough
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments →	hasMember
Washington metropolitan area →	hasPart
Frederick, Maryland →	isCountySeatOf
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Monocacy River →	mouthLocation
Terra Rubra, Maryland →	partOf
John Hanson →	residence
Patapsco River →	sourceLocatedIn