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Timonium, Maryland
Census-designated place
The Maryland State Fair in Timonium
The Maryland State Fair in Timonium
Location of Timonium, Maryland
Location of Timonium, Maryland
Country  United States
State  Maryland
County Baltimore
Area
 • Total 6.54 sq mi (16.95 km2)
 • Land 5.72 sq mi (14.82 km2)
 • Water 0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 10,458
 • Density 1,828.00/sq mi (705.82/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
21093-21094
Area code(s) 410, 443
FIPS code 24-78050

Timonium /ˌtɪˈmoʊniːəm/ is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 9,926. Prior to 2010 the area was part of the Lutherville-Timonium CDP.

The Maryland State Fair is held in Timonium each year near Labor Day on the grounds of the former Timonium Race Course, which is an important site along with Pimlico Race Course in northwest Baltimore and Laurel Park in Prince George's County, along with other former tracks at Bowie and Rosecroft in Maryland thoroughbred horse racing traditions.

Etymology

Timonium takes its name from the Timonium Mansion, the home of Mrs. Archibald Buchanan, who, in melancholia due to the loss of eyesight and the death of a close friend, felt her life was like that of Mark Antony after the Battle of Actium. The original Timonium was an incomplete palace Mark Antony built on the island of Antirhodos in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt. .....

Geography

Timonium is located at 39°26′26″N 76°37′34″W / 39.44056°N 76.62611°W / 39.44056; -76.62611 (39.4441, -76.6076). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (13.9 km2), all of it land.

The town is north of Baltimore City along York Road (Maryland Route 45). It is bordered on the north by Cockeysville, on the south by Lutherville, on the east by Loch Raven Reservoir, and on the west by Falls Road (Maryland Route 25), with the Greenspring and Worthington Valleys beyond. Ridgely Road forms the boundary between Timonium and Lutherville, while Padonia Road separates Timonium from Cockeysville.

Timonium is located in the Piedmont region of the United States, and lies in the transition zone between the Humid subtropical climate zone to the south and the humid continental climate to the north, with hot and humid summers leading into winters that are cold but not extreme by American standards. The average annual snowfall is 25 inches (64 cm) and average annual rainfall is 42 inches (107 cm).

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1960 12,265 —
1970 24,055 96.1%
1980 17,854 −25.8%
1990 16,442 −7.9%
2000 15,814 −3.8%
2010 9,925 −37.2%
2020 10,458 5.4%
Separated from Lutherville-Timonium CDP in 2010 Census

Transportation

Timonium Fairgrounds station, August 2014
Timonium Fairgrounds station
B&S historical marker, Timonium station, February 2013
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad historical marker, Timonium light rail station

Roads

Major roads in the Timonium area include:

  • Deereco Road/Greenspring Drive
  • Dulaney Valley Road (MD-146)
  • Pot Spring Road
  • Timonium Road
  • York Road (MD-45)
  • Padonia Road
  • Ridgely Road
  • Mays Chapel Road
  • Eastridge Road

Public transportation

The Maryland Transit Administration's light rail line has two stops in the Timonium area: Timonium and Fairgrounds. In addition, bus routes 8 and 9 provide regular service along the York Road corridor.

Notable people

  • Spiro T. Agnew (1918–1996), former U.S. Vice President and Governor of Maryland (plus Baltimore County Executive), buried in Timonium
  • Mark Belanger (1944–1998), Baltimore Orioles shortstop
  • Helen Bentley, politician
  • William C. Bilo, United States Army brigadier general and deputy director of the Army National Guard
  • Grafton Marsh Bosley (1825–1901), physician, philanthropist, planner, politician, and co-founder of the Maryland State Fair.
  • Beth Botsford (born 1981), Olympic champion swimmer
  • Robert Ehrlich, 60th Governor of Maryland. He was a resident of Timonium while serving in Congress as a Representative in the House of Representatives (although raised in Arbutus which he often cited).
  • Jim Gentile (born 1934), former Baltimore Orioles first baseman.
  • Rob Hiaasen, journalist and editor who was killed in the Capital Gazette shooting.
  • Spencer Horwitz (born 1997), Major League Baseball first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • Pam Shriver (born 1962), tennis player, Olympic champion, ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles, and world No. 1 in doubles.
  • Don Shula (1930–2020), former Baltimore Colts player and coach in the 1960s, later famous coach of the Miami Dolphins, undefeated champions in 1972 in the National Football League, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  • Dick Szymanski (1932–2021), former Baltimore Colts player.
  • Gus Triandos (1930–2013), Baltimore Orioles catcher in the 1950s; Triandos Drive is named in honor of him.
  • Johnny Unitas (1933–2002), former Baltimore Colts quarterback and Pro Football Hall of Fame in the National Football League; buried at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.
  • Cheryl Wheeler, folk singer.

Education

Public schools
  • Pinewood Elementary School
  • Pot Spring Elementary School
  • Timonium Elementary School
  • Ridgely Middle School (in Lutherville)
  • Dulaney High School
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