Takoma Park, Maryland

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The city of Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County.

Takoma Park is 70 feet [21.34 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Takoma Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Takoma Park, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Takoma Park had a population of 17,299 people^<2> (or 1.97% of the total population of Montgomery County). The population of Takoma Park represented 0.33% of the total of Maryland, making it the state's 13th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Takoma Park had a population of 17,701 people. This is an increase of 2.32% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Takoma Park.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bowie	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	52,544	4.53% increase
	Gaithersburg	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	58,744	11.65% increase
	Greenbelt	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	21,098	1.67% decrease
	Laurel	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	22,329	11.87% increase
	New Carrollton	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	12,460	1.02% decrease
	Rockville	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	60,734	28.16% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Takoma Park.

Websites for Takoma Park

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Takoma Park. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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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