Takoma Park
| Takoma Park, Maryland | ||
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| City of Takoma Park | ||
The intersection of Laurel and Carroll Avenues
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 Location in the U.S. state of Maryland |
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| Coordinates: 38°58′48″N 77°0′8″W / 38.98000°N 77.00222°WCoordinates: 38°58′48″N 77°0′8″W / 38.98000°N 77.00222°W | ||
| Country |  United States of America |
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 Maryland
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 Montgomery
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| Founded | 1883 | |
| Incorporated | 1890 | |
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| • Type | Municipal council-manager | |
| • Mayor | Kate Stewart | |
| • City manager | Suzanne Ludlow | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 121 m (400 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 16,715 | |
| • Estimate (2013) | 17,721 | |
| • Density | 3,102.8/km2 (8,036.1/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| Area code(s) | 301 | |
| FIPS code | 24-76650 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0598146 | |
| Website | http://www.takomaparkmd.gov/ | |
Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington metropolitan area. Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called "Azalea City," is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone. A planned commuter suburb, it is situated along the Metropolitan Branch of the historic Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, just northeast of Washington, D.C., and it borders the neighborhood of Takoma, Washington, D.C. It is governed by an elected mayor and six elected councilmembers, who form the city council, and an appointed city manager, under a council-manager style of government. The city's population was 16,715 at the 2010 national census.
Since 2013, residents of Takoma Park can vote in municipal elections when they turn sixteen. It was the first city in the United States to extend voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds in city elections. Since then, the City of Hyattsville has done the same.
Takoma Park was founded by Benjamin Franklin Gilbert in 1883. It was one of the first planned Victorian commuter suburbs, centered on the B&O railroad station in Takoma, D.C., and bore aspects of a spa and trolley park.
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