Frederick (Maryland)
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| Foundation : | 1745 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maryland | ||
| County : | Frederick County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 26 ′ N , 77 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 70,060 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 1,324.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 52.9 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) of which 52.9 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 92 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 301 240 | ||
| FIPS : | 24-30325 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0584497 | ||
| Website : | www.cityoffrederick.com | ||
| Mayor : | Randy McClement | ||
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Frederick is a city and seat of the county seat of Frederick County in the US state of Maryland and is the second largest city in the state after Baltimore . At the 2010 census, there were approximately 65,000 residents in Frederick.
Location and area
According to the 2004 United States Census Bureau , the town has an area of 52.9 km², most of which is land. The only bodies of water are the course of the Monocacy River , which crosses the eastern part of the city, and Carroll Creek in the center.
history
"Frederick Town" was established in 1745 by a group of German immigrants, the leader of which was the former school teacher Johann Thomas Schley from Mörzheim (today a district of Landau in the Palatinate in Rhineland-Palatinate ). He settled in the Maryland colony with his wife Maria Winz. This historical background is also the explanation why Frederick is related to a district of a Palatinate city with just over a thousand inhabitants.
In just three years, the city was proclaimed the administrative seat of Frederick County.
Population science
At the last census in 2000 , Frederick recorded:
- 52,767 inhabitants
- 20,891 households
- 12,785 families
- 22,106 properties
Ethnic populations
Of the 52,767 counted inhabitants, were
- 57.04% whiteness
- 34.74% African American
- 4.80% Hispanics
- 3.15% Asians
- 2.46% mixed race
- 2.26% others
- 0.29% native people (Indians)
- 0.06% Pacific Islanders
age structure
| population | Years | proportion of |
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| under | 18th | 25.10% |
| from | 18-24 | 9.30% |
| from | 25-44 | 35.20% |
| from | 45-64 | 19.00% |
| over | 65 | 11.30% |
Average income
The median annual income per household is $ 47,700. The median annual income per family is $ 56,778.
- Median annual income for men: $ 38,399
- Median annual income for women: $ 27,732
Town twinning
Frederick is twinned with Schifferstadt and Mörzheim .
sons and daughters of the town
- Charles Richard Anders (* 1929), composer and pastor of the Lutheran Church
- Don L. Anderson (1933-2014), geophysicist
- Michael Beasley (born 1989), basketball player
- Shadrach Bond (1773-1832), 1st Governor of Illinois
- Lester Bowie (1941–1999), jazz trumpeter, band leader and composer
- Henry S. Geyer (1790-1859), Senator for Missouri
- Alfred Goldsborough Mayer (1868–1922), naturalist, marine zoologist and entomologist
- Shawn Hatosy (born 1975), actor
- Enoch Louis Lowe (1820-1892), politician
- John Nelson (1791–1860), lawyer, diplomat, politician and attorney general
- Elwell Stephen Otis (1838–1909), Major General
- William Schley (1786–1858), politician and governor of Georgia
- Jermaine Thomas (* 1984), basketball player
literature
- John R. Holt: Historic Frederick. A condensed history of Frederick City and County and the personages that have made them famous. Marken & Bielfeld, Frederick, Maryland 1949. (Previous edition 1932.)
- Timothy L. Cannon, Tom Gorsline, Nancy F. Whitmore: Pictorial history of Frederick, Maryland. The first 250 years 1745-1995. Kay Pub. Group, Frederick, MD 1995.
- Chris Heidenrich: Frederick. Local and national crossroads. Arcadia, Charleston, SC 2003. ISBN 0-7385-2450-6 .
- John W. Schildt: Frederick in the Civil War. Battle and honor in the spired city. History Press, Charleston, SC 2010. ISBN 978-1-60949-078-2 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Quick facts: Frederick ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
