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Frederick, Maryland

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(Garrett County)

Frederick Heights
(Frederick County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Frederick had a population of 52,767 people ^<1>. This represents 0.99% of the total population of Maryland, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	59,213	+12.22%	+0.11% since 2007
2007	59,149	+12.09%	+1.09% since 2006
2006	58,509	+10.88%	+1.65% since 2005
2005	57,558	+9.08%	+1.49% since 2004
2004	56,712	+7.48%	+1.4% since 2003
2003	55,931	+6%
2002	55,903	+5.94%	+2.83% since 2001
2001	54,366	+3.03%	+3.03% since 2000
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2000	52,767	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Baltimore	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	636,919	2.19% decrease
-2-	Frederick			59,213	12.22% increase
3	Gaithersburg	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	58,744	11.65% increase
4	Bowie	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	52,544	4.53% increase
5	Rockville	S	32 mi [51.5 km]	60,734	28.16% increase
6	Hagerstown	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	39,728	8.29% increase
7	Annapolis	SE	54 mi [86.9 km]	36,524	1.91% increase

Frederick had 22,106 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Frederick has an area ^<4> of 20.42 square miles [52.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Frederick had a 2000 population density of 2,584 people per square mile [997 people/km²], making it the state's 51st most densely populated area.

Frederick County

Frederick is located in Frederick County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 196,501 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 52,767 people, Frederick contained 26.85% of the Frederick County total.

In addition, where the community of Frederick has a population density of 2,584 people per square mile [997 people/km²], Frederick County averages 296.4 people per square mile [114.5 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Frederick County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Frederick and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Frederick. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	4	62,556	11.9% increase
10 mi [16 km]	7	91,273	10.03% increase
15 mi [24 km]	11	108,901	11.48% increase
20 mi [32 km]	16	126,703	10.83% increase
25 mi [40 km]	22	143,693	10.96% increase
30 mi [48 km]	33	257,808	10.76% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Frederick. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Frederick, it also contains a comparison between Frederick and the state of Maryland.

Click here for the Frederick QuickFact (QF-2430325).

A Census Quickfact is available for Frederick County (QF-24021).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Frederick County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Adams (PA)	QF-42001	NE	101,119	10.41% increase
Carroll	QF-24013	E	169,353	11.73% increase
Howard	QF-24027	SE	274,995	10.21% increase
Franklin (PA)	QF-42055	NW	143,495	10.77% increase
Montgomery	QF-24031	SE	950,680	8.34% increase
Washington	QF-24043	NW	145,384	10.06% increase
Loudoun (VA)	QF-51107	S	289,995	66.79% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Frederick:

	State Code:	24 (Maryland)
	County Code:	021 (Frederick County)
	Place Code:	30325 (Frederick)

	State & County Code:	24021 (Maryland/Frederick County)

	State & Place Code:	2430325 (Maryland/Frederick)

Frederick is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Frederick.

The Commemorative
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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Frederick and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Frederick. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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