Frederick County

Summary

Frederick County is a county of Maryland^[1]. It draws 387 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #6 of 23).^[2]

Key Facts

• Frederick County is located in Maryland^[3].
• Frederick County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Frederick County is on the body of water Potomac River^[5].
• Frederick County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland^[6].
• Frederick County's capital is recorded as Frederick^[7].
• Frederick County's shares border with is recorded as Adams County^[8].
• Frederick County's shares border with is recorded as Carroll County^[9].
• Frederick County's shares border with is recorded as Howard County^[10].
• Frederick County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County^[11].
• Frederick County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County^[12].
• Frederick County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County^[13].
• Frederick County's shares border with is recorded as Loudoun County^[14].
• Frederick, Prince of Wales is named after Frederick County^[15].
• Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore is named after Frederick County^[16].
• Frederick County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bartonsville^[17].
• Frederick County's postal code is recorded as 21701–21705^[18].
• Frederick County's postal code is recorded as 21709^[19].
• Frederick County's postal code is recorded as 21701^[20].
• Frederick County's postal code is recorded as 21703^[21].
• Frederick County's Commons category is recorded as Frederick County, Maryland^[22].
• Frederick County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[23].
• Frederick County's local dialing code is recorded as 301^[24].
• Frederick County's local dialing code is recorded as 240^[25].
• 1748 marks the founding of Frederick County^[26].
• Frederick County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.47, 'lon': -77.4}^[27].

Body

Geography

Frederick County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Maryland^[3]. It is on the body of water Potomac River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Frederick County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1728'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+269'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+233385'}^[30], {'amount': '+234174'}^[31], {'amount': '+237293'}^[32], {'amount': '+239520'}^[33], {'amount': '+241409'}^[34], and {'amount': '+245322'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Frederick County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland^[6].

History and Context

1748 marks the founding of Frederick County^[26]. Things named after include Frederick, Prince of Wales^[15], an aristocrat^[36], 1707–1751^[37], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[38], awarded the Order of the Garter^[39], specialised in politics^[40] and Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore^[16], a politician^[41], 1731–1771^[42], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[43].

Why It Matters

Frederick County draws 387 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #6 of 23).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]