City of Takoma Park, Maryland

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city municipality

The City of Takoma Park, Maryland is a small, progressive suburb of Washington, D.C., known for its strong environmental initiatives, diverse community, and active civic engagement.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
adjacentTo	Langley Park, Maryland → Prince George's County, Maryland NERFINISHED → Silver Spring, Maryland NERFINISHED →
adoptedNonCitizenVoting	1992 →
areaCode	240 → 301 →
areaLand	approximately 2.09 square miles →
borderedBy	Washington, D.C. →
country	United States of America →
county	Montgomery County, Maryland NERFINISHED →
daylightSavingTimeZone	Eastern Daylight Time →
elevation	91 meters →
FIPSCode	24-76875 →
foundedBy	Benjamin Franklin Gilbert →
foundingDate	1883 →
GNISFeatureID	0591421 →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasAnnualEvent	Takoma Park Folk Festival → Takoma Park Street Festival →
hasCollege	Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus →
hasEnvironmentalProgram	municipal composting initiatives → tree protection regulations →
hasHistoricDistrict	Takoma Park Historic District →
hasLibrary	Takoma Park Maryland Library →
hasMayor	Talisha Searcy NERFINISHED →
hasPark	Sligo Creek Park →
hasPolicy	municipal voting rights for non-U.S. citizens in local elections → nuclear-free zone ordinance → sanctuary city status →
incorporationDate	1890 →
knownFor	active civic engagement → diverse community → environmental initiatives → progressive politics →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. metropolitan area →
motto	The City of Trees →
namedAfter	Takoma →
nearestMetrorailStation	Takoma station →
partOf	National Capital Region →
populationCensus2020	17929 →
postalCode	20912 →
servedBy	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority →
state	Maryland →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
traversedBy	Long Branch → Sligo Creek NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments →	hasMember