Frederick, Maryland

E41694

city county seat

Frederick, Maryland is a historic city in western Maryland known for its vibrant downtown, Civil War heritage, and role as a regional hub for government and biomedical research.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
areaLandSquareKilometers	62.67 →
areaLandSquareMiles	24.19 →
areaTotalSquareKilometers	63.99 →
areaTotalSquareMiles	24.32 →
areaWaterSquareKilometers	1.32 →
areaWaterSquareMiles	0.13 →
climateClassification	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States →
county	Frederick County, Maryland →
distanceToBaltimoreInMiles	approximately 50 →
distanceToWashingtonDCInMiles	approximately 45 →
elevationInFeet	302 →
elevationInMeters	92 →
FIPSCode	24-30325 →
foundedInYear	1745 →
GNISFeatureID	590231 →
governedBy	Mayor–board of aldermen government →
hasHistoricDistrict	Frederick Historic District →
hasRailService	MARC Brunswick Line →
hostsInstitution	Fort Detrick → Frederick Community College → Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research → Hood College → National Cancer Institute at Frederick →
incorporatedAsCityInYear	1817 →
isCountySeatOf	Frederick County, Maryland →
knownFor	Civil War heritage → biomedical research facilities → government and military installations nearby → historic downtown →
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Washington metropolitan area →
locatedInRegion	Western Maryland →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
majorHighway	Interstate 270 NERFINISHED → Interstate 70 → U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 340 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 40 →
namedAfter	Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore →
nearbyMilitaryInstallation	Fort Detrick →
officialWebsite	https://www.cityoffrederickmd.gov/ →
populationAsOf	2020 →
populationRankInMaryland	second-largest city in Maryland →
populationTotal	78795 →
state	Maryland →
timeZoneDST	Eastern Daylight Time →
traversedByCreek	Carroll Creek →
traversedByRiver	Monocacy River →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Center for Cancer Research → Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland →	locatedIn
Carroll Creek Linear Park ("City of Frederick") → Weinberg Center for the Arts ("City of Frederick") →	ownedBy
Frederick County, Maryland ("City of Frederick") →	contains
Monocacy River →	crossesNear
Carroll Creek Linear Park ("City of Frederick") →	developedBy
Frederick Historic District ("City of Frederick") →	governingBody
Board of Aldermen of Frederick ("City of Frederick, Maryland") →	governingBodyOf
Board of Aldermen of Frederick ("City of Frederick, Maryland") →	governs
Board of Aldermen of Frederick ("City of Frederick, Maryland") →	hasJurisdiction
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments ("City of Frederick, Maryland") →	hasMember
National Cancer Institute →	hasOffice
Frederick County, Maryland →	largestCity
Barbara Frietchie →	placeOfDeath
Barbara Frietchie →	placeOfResidence
Frederick County, Maryland ("Frederick, Maryland urban area") →	populationCenter
Frederick County, Maryland →	seat