Frederick, Maryland

Frederick, Maryland
City
Downtown Frederick's City Hall in 2022
Downtown Frederick's City Hall in 2022
Official seal of Frederick, Maryland
Seal
Nickname: 
"The City of Clustered Spires"[1]
Motto: 
"Join the Story!"[2]
Location of Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland (left) and of Frederick County in Maryland (right)
Location of Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland (left) and of Frederick County in Maryland (right)
Frederick is located in Maryland
Frederick
Frederick
Location of Frederick in Maryland
Frederick is located in the United States
Frederick
Frederick
Frederick (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°25′52″N 77°23′50″W / 39.43111°N 77.39722°W / 39.43111; -77.39722
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyFrederick
Founded1745
Area
[3]
 • City23.95 sq mi (62.02 km2)
 • Land23.85 sq mi (61.76 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation
[4]
341 ft (104 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • City78,171
 • Estimate 
(2021)[6]
79,588
 • RankUS: 452nd
MD: 2nd
 • Density3,264.33/sq mi (1,260.35/km2)
 • Urban
141,576 (US: 230th)
DemonymFredneck (colloquial)[7][8][better source needed]
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
21701–21709
Area codes301, 240
FIPS code24-30325
GNIS feature ID2390588[4]
HighwaysI-70, I-270, US 15, US 40, US 340, MD 80, MD 144, MD 355
Websitewww.cityoffrederickmd.gov
[9]

Frederick is a city in, and the county seat of, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Frederick's population was 78,171 people as of the 2020 census, making it the second-largest incorporated city in Maryland behind Baltimore.[5] It is a part of the Washington metropolitan area and the greater Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.

The city is located at an important crossroads at the intersection of a major north–south Native American trail and east–west routes to the Chesapeake Bay, both at Baltimore and what became Washington, D.C., and across the Appalachian Mountains to the Ohio River watershed.

Frederick is home to Frederick Municipal Airport (IATA: FDK), which accommodates general aviation, and Fort Detrick, a U.S. Army bioscience and communications research installation and Frederick County's largest employer.[10]

  1. ^ "City of Frederick". City of Frederick. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Arias, Jeremy (July 17, 2019). "Residents weigh in after Frederick rolls out new city logo". The Frederick News-Post.
  3. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frederick, Maryland
  5. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Baird, Michael (March 11, 2016) [May 30, 2007]. "You might be a Fredneck". Frederick News-Post.
  8. ^ Levey, Bob (July 28, 2000). "Is Frederick Really Full of 'Frednecks'?". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  9. ^ Borda, Patti S.; Rodgers, Bethany (September 7, 2012). "City grows by 552 acres". Frederick News-Post. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  10. ^ Department of Finance. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. City of Frederick, Maryland. p. 87. Retrieved September 24, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]