Timonium is a

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(CDP) in Baltimore County,

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, 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

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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

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after the

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. The original Timonium was an incomplete palace Mark Antony built on the island of

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in the harbor of

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, Egypt. Antony died by suicide at the palace after receiving a false report that Cleopatra had died by suicide.

Geography

Timonium is at (39.4441, −76.6076). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The town is north of

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along York Road (Maryland Route 45). It is bordered on the north by

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, 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 in the

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region of the United States, and is in the transition zone between the Humid subtropical climate zone to the south and the

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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 and average annual rainfall is .

Demographics

Transportation

Timonium Fairgrounds station, August 2014

B&S historical marker, Timonium station, February 2013

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 Business Park and Timonium. In addition, bus routes 8 and 9 provide regular service along the York Road corridor.

Notable people

* Spiro T. Agnew, former U.S. Vice President and Governor of Maryland (plus Baltimore County Executive), buried in Timonium *

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(1944-1998), Baltimore Orioles shortstop * Helen Bentley, politician * William C. Bilo,

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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, swimmer *

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, 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

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which he often cited). * Jim Gentile, former Baltimore Orioles first baseman. *

Rob Hiaasen Rob Hiaasen (February 9, 1959 – June 28, 2018) was an American journalist and assistant editor at ''The Capital'', a newspaper published in Annapolis, Maryland. He also taught at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalis ...

, journalist and editor who was killed in the

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. * Pam Shriver, tennis player. * Don Shula, former Baltimore Colts player and coach in the 1960s, later famous coach of the Miami Dolphins, undefeated champions in 1972 in the

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, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. *

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, former Baltimore Colts player. *

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(1930-2013), Baltimore Orioles catcher in the 1950s; Triandos Drive is named in honor of him. * Johnny Unitas, former Baltimore Colt quarterback and Hall of Famer in the

; 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

References

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