Frederick, Maryland

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Baltimore. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the southeast of Frederick and has a population of 651,154 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Arlington (VA). It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the south of Frederick and has a population of 189,453 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bowie	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	52,544	4.53% increase
	College Park	S	40 mi [64.4 km]	26,925	9.2% increase
	Gaithersburg	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	58,744	11.65% increase
	Greenbelt	SE	41 mi [66 km]	21,098	1.67% decrease
	Hagerstown	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	39,728	8.29% increase
	Hyattsville	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	15,376	4.36% increase
	Laurel	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	22,329	11.87% increase
	Rockville	S	32 mi [51.5 km]	60,734	28.16% increase
	Takoma Park	S	40 mi [64.4 km]	17,701	2.32% increase
	Westminster	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	17,689	5.73% increase
	York (PA)	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	40,097	1.87% decrease
	Fairfax (VA)	S	48 mi [77.2 km]	23,844	10.91% increase
	Herndon (VA)	S	41 mi [66 km]	22,045	1.8% increase
	Leesburg (VA)	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	39,641	40.02% increase
	Martinsburg (WV)	W	41 mi [66 km]	17,020	13.68% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carroll Lutheran Village	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Colony Village	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Discovery-Spring Garden	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Fairground Village	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Glade Town	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Green Village	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Mount Airy Village West	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	New Market	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	465	8.9% increase
	New Windsor	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,352	3.76% increase
	Stone House Village	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Taneytown	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	5,422	5.73% increase
	Thurmont	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	6,037	8.04% increase
	Union Bridge	NE	2 mi [3.22 km]	1,077	8.9% increase
	Walkersville	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	5,606	7.97% increase
	Woodsboro	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	914	8.04% increase

Frederick County

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Frederick: Adams (PA), Carroll, Howard, Franklin (PA), Montgomery, Washington and Loudoun (VA).

While not sharing a border with Frederick, the following counties are close to Frederick: York (PA), Baltimore and Baltimore City.

Below are counties that are near Frederick (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Frederick:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Frederick
	Anne Arundel County	SE	Dorsey	35 miles [56 km]
	Baltimore City	SE	Brighton	29 miles [46 km]
	Baltimore County	E	Glen Falls	18 miles [28 km]
	Carroll County	NE	Bellevue Heights	2 miles [3 km]
	Charles County	SE	Kings Manor	30 miles [48 km]
	Harford County	E	Old York Manor	34 miles [54 km]
	Howard County	S	Country View	14 miles [22 km]
	Montgomery County	S	Fox Ridge Estates	15 miles [24 km]
	Prince George's County	SE	Bond Mill Park	34 miles [54 km]
	Washington County	NW	Cascade	18 miles [28 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Maryland<3>

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