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Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. The name reportedly comes from an American Indian word meaning "high up near heaven." The population was 17,299 at the 2000 census. Image File history File links Seal of Takoma Park, Maryland This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ...
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Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area Ranked 42nd - Total 12,417 sq. ...
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Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area Ranked 42nd - Total 12,417 sq. ...
Montgomery County is a suburban county located in the state of Maryland north of Washington, D.C.. The county, sometimes referred to informally as MoCo, is the most populous and affluent jurisidiction in Maryland. ...
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Kathryn H. Porter is the current mayor of Takoma Park, Maryland. ...
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Montgomery County is a suburban county located in the state of Maryland north of Washington, D.C.. The county, sometimes referred to informally as MoCo, is the most populous and affluent jurisidiction in Maryland. ...
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History Takoma Park was founded by Benjamin Franklin Gilbert in 1883 and incorporated in 1890. It was the first planned commuter suburb in the area, and also bore aspects of a spa and trolley park. For many years it was world headquarters of the Seventh-Day Adventist denomination, which has a college and a hospital there. Since before the incorporation of Takoma Park in 1890, the Montgomery/Prince George's County boundary cut through the current city boundaries, but pursuant to a popular referendum, and subsequent approval by both counties' councils, and the Maryland General Assembly, in 1997 the county line was moved to include all of the city in Montgomery County, including some territory newly annexed to the city at the time. At one time an extension of Interstate 70, also known as the North Central Freeway, was proposed that would have cut the city in two. Sam Abbott and others campaigned to prevent this and were successful. Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ...
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Montgomery County is a suburban county located in the state of Maryland north of Washington, D.C.. The county, sometimes referred to informally as MoCo, is the most populous and affluent jurisidiction in Maryland. ...
Prince Georges County is a suburban county located in the U.S. state of Maryland immediately north, east, and south of Washington, D.C. It is home to the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Andrews Air Force Base, the University of Marylands flagship...
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Geography Takoma Park is located at 38°58′48″N, 77°0′8″W (38.980060, -77.002341)GR1. The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...
The city of Takoma Park is just northeast of Washington, D.C. at latitude 38°59' North, longitude 77°0' West. The Takoma Park community (as distinct from the actual incorporated area) spills over the D.C.-Maryland line into the Takoma neighborhood of the District, but the part inside the District is politically separate from the City of Takoma Park and not given an official identity within the District of Columbia. (Benjamin Franklin Gilbert's original planned community included land on both sides of the D.C.-Maryland line.) Flag Seal Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ...
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Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area Ranked 42nd - Total 12,417 sq. ...
Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²), all land. although Sligo Creek and Long Branch (both tributaries of the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River) flow through the city. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Sligo Creek is a free-flowing tributary of the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River, which feeds into the Potomac River and eventually emptys into the Atlantic Ocean via Chesapeake Bay. ...
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Demographics Takoma Park is an ethnically diverse city, with a large proportion of the population being recent immigrants.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 17,299 people, 6,893 households, and 3,949 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,150.6/km² (8,152.4/mi²). There were 7,187 housing units at an average density of 1,308.9/km² (3,387.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 48.79% White, 33.97% African American, 0.44% Native American, 4.36% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 7.44% from other races, and 4.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.42% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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There were 6,893 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.13. A marriage is a committed relationship between or among individuals, recognized by civil authority and/or bound by the religious beliefs of the participants. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 35.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $48,490, and the median income for a family was $63,434. Males had a median income of $40,668 versus $35,073 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,437. About 8.4% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 20.5% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
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Law and government Takoma Park is known as an extremely liberal community, sometimes called "the Berkeley of the East" [1], [2] or, more sarcastically, "the People's Republic of Takoma Park." (It was officially declared a "nuclear-free zone" in 1983 by then Mayor Sam Abbott.) In accordance with the town's principles, the law allows even non-citizens to vote in municipal elections. A nuclear free zone is an area where nuclear weapons and/or nuclear power are banned. ...
Mayor Takoma Park is governed by a city council comprised of a mayor and council members for each of six wards. The city administration is run by a City Manager, since 2004, Barbara Burns Matthews. The current Mayor of Takoma Park is Kathryn H. Porter (1997-). Former mayors are: - Benjamin Franklin Gilbert (1890-1892)
- Enoch Maris (1892-1894)
- Samuel S. Shedd (1894-1902)
- John B. Kinnear (1902-1906)
- Wilmer G. Platt (1906-1912)
- Stephens W. Williams (1912-1917)
- Wilmer G. Platt (1917-1920)
- James L. Wilmeth (1920-1923)
- Henry F. Taff (1923-1926)
- Ben G. Davis (1926-1932)
- Frederick L. Lewton (1932-1936)
- John R. Adams (1936-1940)
- Oliver W. Youngblood (1940-1948)
- John C. Post (1948-1950)
- Ross H. Beville (1950-1954)
- George M. Miller (1954-1972)
- John D. Roth (1972-1980)
- Sammie A. Abbott (1980-1985)
- Stephen J. Del Giudice (1985-1990)
- Edward F. Sharp (1990-1997)
Representative body Takoma Park has a non-partisan City Council elected by wards. Council members serve terms of two years, and are elected in the odd-numbered years. Non-U.S. citizens may register and vote in the municipal election. The members of the council elected in 2005 are: A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ...
- Ward 1: Joy Austin-Lane
- Ward 2: Colleen Clay
- Ward 3: Bruce Williams
- Ward 4: Terry Seamens
- Ward 5: Marc Elrich
- Ward 6: Doug Barry
Voting Methods In the 2005 election, an advisory referendum on the institution of Instant-Runoff Voting(IRV) for municipal elections passed with 84% approval (source: The Takoma Voice). The City Council is widely expected to pass legislation encoding IRV into law; this will make Takoma Park the first political jurisdiction in the state of Maryland to use such a voting system, and it will join a small but growing number of municipalities across the nation who have chosen IRV, such as Burlington, Vermont and more recently, Ferndale, Michigan. Instant-runoff voting (IRV) (also known as the Alternative Vote and by several other names) is an electoral system used for single winner elections in which voters rank candidates in order of preference. ...
Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area Ranked 42nd - Total 12,417 sq. ...
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Colleges and universities Columbia Union College is a liberal arts college located in Takoma Park, Maryland, USA. It is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. ...
Montgomery College is one of Marylands community colleges, sometimes humorously referred to as Harvard on the Pike (Pike referring to Rockville Pike, the major road to which the colleges Rockville campus is adjacent). ...
Strayer University (formerly called Strayer College) is an educational institution with locations in Washington, D.C. and several of its suburbs in Virginia, as well as other locations in Baltimore, Maryland, Richmond, Hampton, Virginia, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, Memphis, Nashville, Tennessee, and 4 campuses in the Philadelphia, PA region. ...
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Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area Ranked 42nd - Total 12,417 sq. ...
The following is the list of incorporated cities in Maryland, arranged in alphabetical order. ...
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Motto: Vixi Liber Et Moriar (I have lived, and I shall die, free) Nickname: Americas Sailing Capital , Naptown, San Diego East, Dogtown Map Political Statistics Founded 1649 Incorporated 1708 County Anne Arundel County Mayor Ellen O. Moyer (Dem) Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 19. ...
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Western Maryland is the portion of U.S. state of Maryland that consists of Frederick, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett counties. ...
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| | Notable Cities: | Baltimore | Bowie | College Park | Cumberland | Frederick | Gaithersburg | Greenbelt | Hagerstown | Hyattsville | Laurel | Rockville | Salisbury | Takoma Park | Westminster | | Counties: | Allegany | Anne Arundel | Baltimore City | Baltimore County | Calvert | Caroline | Carroll | Cecil | Charles | Dorchester | Frederick | Garrett | Harford | Howard | Kent | Montgomery | Prince George's | Queen Anne's | St. Mary's | Somerset | Talbot | Washington | Wicomico | Worcester Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City (by John Quincy Adams on a visit in 1827), Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: The Greatest City in America (formerly The City That Reads; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Government Country...
Map Political Statistics Founded 1870 Incorporated 1916 County Prince Georges County Mayor G. Frederick Robinson Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 41. ...
Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded 1856 Incorporated 1945 Prince Georges County Mayor Stephen A. Brayman Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 14. ...
Map Political Statistics Founded 1787 Incorporated 1815 County Allegany County Mayor Lee N. Fiedler Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 23. ...
Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded 1745 Incorporated County Frederick County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Jennifer Dougherty Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Water 59. ...
Motto: Nickname: Location in Maryland Founded Incorporated 1802 April 5, 1878 County Montgomery County Borough Parrish Mayor Sidney A. Katz Area - Total - Water 26. ...
Location in Prince Georges County, Maryland Founded -Incorporated 1937 {{{incorporated}}} County Prince Georges County Mayor Judith F. Davis Area - Total - Water 15. ...
Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded Incorporated County Washington County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor vacant Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Water 27. ...
Hyattsville is a city located in Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA. // History The city was named for its founder, Christopher Clark Hyatt. ...
Map Political Statistics Incorporated 1870 County Prince Georges County Mayor Craig A. Moe Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 9. ...
Map Political Statistics Founded 1717 Incorporated 1860 County Montgomery County Mayor Larry Giammo Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 34. ...
Nickname: Crossroad of Delmarva Founded Incorporated 1732 1854 County Wicomico County Mayor Barrie P. Tilghman Area - Total - Water 29. ...
Westminster is a city located in Carroll County, Maryland. ...
List of Maryland counties and independent city* Allegany County: formed in 1789 from part of Washington County. ...
Allegany County is a county located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Maryland. ...
Location in the state of Maryland Formed 1650 Seat Annapolis Area - Total - Water 1,523 km² (588 mi²) 445 km² (172 mi²) 29. ...
Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City (by John Quincy Adams on a visit in 1827), Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: The Greatest City in America (formerly The City That Reads; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Government Country...
Baltimore County is a suburban county located in the northern portion of U.S. state of Maryland. ...
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. ...
Caroline County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. ...
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. ...
Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. ...
Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland. ...
Dorchester County is a county located in the state of Maryland. ...
Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. ...
Garrett County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. ...
Harford County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Maryland. ...
Howard County is a county located in the central part of the state of Maryland, between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. The county was named for John Eager Howard, an officer in the American Revolutionary War and Governor of Maryland. ...
Location in the state of Maryland Formed 1642 Seat Chestertown Area - Total - Water 1,073 km² (414 mi²) 349 km² (135 mi²) 32. ...
Montgomery County is a suburban county located in the state of Maryland north of Washington, D.C.. The county, sometimes referred to informally as MoCo, is the most populous and affluent jurisidiction in Maryland. ...
Prince Georges County is a suburban county located in the U.S. state of Maryland immediately north, east, and south of Washington, D.C. It is home to the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Andrews Air Force Base, the University of Marylands flagship...
Queen Annes County is a county located on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Maryland. ...
Saint Marys County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. ...
Somerset County is the southernmost county in the state of Maryland, located in the eastern part of the state. ...
Talbot County is a county located in the state of Maryland. ...
Location in the state of Maryland Formed 1776 Seat Hagerstown Area - Total - Water 1,211 km² (468 mi²) 24 km² (9 mi²) 2. ...
Wicomico County is located in the southeastern part of the state of Maryland. ...
Worcester County (pronounced locally as either Wis-ter or Wuhr-ster) is the easternmost county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. ...
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