Timonium, Maryland | |
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 TheMaryland State Fair in Timonium | |
 Location of Timonium, Maryland | |
| Coordinates:39°26′26″N76°37′34″W / 39.44056°N 76.62611°W /39.44056; -76.62611 | |
| 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 | 1,828.1/sq mi (705.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 21093-21094 |
| Area codes | 410, 443 |
| FIPS code | 24-78050 |
Timonium/ˌtɪˈmoʊniːəm/ is acensus-designated place (CDP) inBaltimore County,Maryland, United States. As of the2020 census, it has a population of 10,458.[2] Prior to 2010 the area was part of theLutherville-Timonium CDP.
TheMaryland State Fair is held in Timonium each year nearLabor Day on the grounds of the former Timonium Race Course, which is an important site along withPimlico Race Course in northwestBaltimore andLaurel Park inPrince George's County, along with other former tracks atBowie andRosecroft in Maryland thoroughbred horse racing traditions.
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 ofMark Antony after theBattle of Actium. The original Timonium was an incomplete palace Mark Antony built on the island ofAntirhodos in the harbor ofAlexandria, Egypt. Antony died by suicide at the palace after receiving a false report thatCleopatra had died by suicide.[3]
Timonium is at39°26′26″N76°37′34″W / 39.44056°N 76.62611°W /39.44056; -76.62611 (39.4441, −76.6076).[4] According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (13.9 km2), all land.[5]
The town is north ofBaltimore alongYork Road (Maryland Route 45). It is bordered on the north byCockeysville, on the south byLutherville, on the east byLoch Raven Reservoir, and on the west byFalls 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 in thePiedmont region of the United States, and is in the transition zone between theHumid subtropical climate zone to the south and thehumid 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).
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 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[6] | |||
Timonium first appeared as acensus designated place in the2010 U.S. census after theLutherville-Timonium CDP was split into the Timonium CDP and theLutherville CDP.
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[7] | Pop 2020[8] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 8,360 | 7,978 | 84.23% | 76.29% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 333 | 521 | 3.36% | 4.98% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 4 | 8 | 0.04% | 0.08% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 768 | 1,065 | 7.74% | 10.18% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 4 | 0 | 0.04% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 16 | 24 | 0.16% | 0.23% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 146 | 341 | 1.47% | 3.26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 294 | 521 | 2.96% | 4.98% |
| Total | 9,925 | 10,458 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Major roads in the Timonium area include:
TheMaryland Transit Administration'slight rail line has two stops in the Timonium area:Timonium andFairgrounds. In addition, bus routes8 and9 provide regular service along the York Road corridor.
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