Towson

Summary

Towson is a census-designated place in the United States^[1]. Towson ranks in the top 0.75% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (338 views/month, #72 of 9,562).^[2]

Key Facts

• Towson is located in Baltimore County^[3].
• Towson is in the country of United States^[4].
• Towson's image is recorded as Towson Courthouse.jpg^[5].
• Towson's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[6].
• Towson's shares border with is recorded as Lutherville-Timonium^[7].
• Towson's shares border with is recorded as Lake Walker^[8].
• Towson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151889004^[9].
• Towson's GND ID is recorded as 4408057-8^[10].
• Towson's locator map image is recorded as Baltimore County Maryland Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Towson Highlighted.svg^[11].
• Towson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81112496^[12].
• Towson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 153874611^[13].
• Towson's IdRef ID is recorded as 22966914X^[14].
• Towson's postal code is recorded as 21204^[15].
• Towson's postal code is recorded as 21252^[16].
• Towson's postal code is recorded as 21284^[17].
• Towson's postal code is recorded as 21285^[18].
• Towson's postal code is recorded as 21286^[19].
• Towson's Commons category is recorded as Towson, Maryland^[20].
• Towson's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 7321415^[21].
• Towson's local dialing code is recorded as 410^[22].
• +1750-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Towson^[23].
• Towson's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 591420^[24].
• Towson's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2390399^[25].
• Towson's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.393055555556, 'lon': -76.609444444444}^[26].
• Towson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ttxp^[27].

Body

Geography

Towson is in the country of United States^[4]. Towson is located in Baltimore County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.004644'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+36.992028'}^[29]. Towson's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+141'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+55197'}^[31] and {'amount': '+59553'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Towson's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[6].

History and Context

+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Towson^[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Towson include Baltimore metropolitan area^[33], a metropolitan statistical area^[34], in United States^[35].

Why It Matters

Towson ranks in the top 0.75% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (338 views/month, #72 of 9,562).^[2] Towson has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Towson is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Towson include Baltimore metropolitan area^[33], a metropolitan statistical area^[34], in United States^[35].