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Welcome to Frederick ...Frederick is located in Frederick County<1> and is the County Seat for Frederick County. Frederick was established in 1745. When the people of Frederick refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Fredericktonian<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Frederick has a population of 72,573 people<3> (see below for details). Frederick is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Frederick lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Frederick: (301) and (240)<5> The ZIP codes for Frederick: 21701-21705, 21709<6> The community of Frederick was previously named Frederick City. Going back to its beginning, Frederick was originally named Frederick Town. For more information about the names of Frederick, see The Names of Frederick on our Genealogy Page. Websites for Frederick ...Official Website: www.cityoffrederick.com/ Chamber of Commerce: www.frederickchamber.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Frederick had an population of 72,573 people. This is an increase of 11.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.53% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Frederick had a population of 65,239 people (which is 27.95% of the total population of Frederick County). This makes Frederick the county's most populous community. The population of Frederick represents 1.13% of the total population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 65,239 people, the population of Frederick increased 23.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 52,767 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Frederick. Communities Also Named Frederick ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Frederick - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Frederick. Communities near Frederick ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Frederick.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Frederick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frederick. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Frederick. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frederick. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Frederick. Our list includes 65 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Frederick. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frederick ...Looking for more information about Frederick? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Frederick, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Frederick. Adding Frederick to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Frederick in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Frederick was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Frederick on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924). For more details, see References and Mentions for Frederick. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Frederick: www.cityoffrederick.com/ The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/ The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/ Footnotes ...
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