Taneytown

Also known as Taneytown, Maryland, Taneytown, MD

town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Maryland
County: Carroll
Type: Strong Mayor-Council
Mayor: Christopher G. Miller
Mayor pro tem: Rachael R. Miller
Councilman: James McCarron
Commissioner carroll county d1: Joe Vigliotti
Total: 3.16 sq mi (8.19 km )
Land: 3.16 sq mi (8.18 km )
Water: 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
Elevation: 505 ft (154 m)
Density: 2,291.8/sq mi (884.88/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code: 24-76725
Gnis feature id: 0587687
Website: www .taneytownmd .gov

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Taneytown
Population: 7234
Area: 7.878144
Elevation: 154
Official website: www.taneytown.org
Image: Taneytown MD6796-032122.jpg
Households: 2639
Dialing code: 410

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Commons category: Taneytown, Maryland
postal code: 21787
inception: 1754-00-00
water as percent of area: 0.2314
per capita income: 33583

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Taneytown (/ˈtɔːnitaʊn/ TAW-nee-town, locally also /ˈtænitaʊn/) is a city in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 7,234 at the 2020 census. Taneytown was founded in 1754. Of the city, George Washington once wrote, "Tan-nee town is but a small place with only the Street through wch.(sic) the road passes, built on. The buildings are principally of wood." Taneytown has a history museum that displays the history of the city for visitors and citizens to see. The Bullfrog Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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