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972:Barnesville
941:Takoma Park
904:County seat
831:January 31,
784:October 13,
574:2000 census
436: /
308:2020 census
238:UTC−4
217:UTC−5
85: /
1475:Categories
1378:Hyattstown
1210:Hillandale
1200:Germantown
1165:Darnestown
1155:Colesville
1145:Clarksburg
1129:Cabin John
1104:Aspen Hill
1007:Kensington
614:References
421:38°58′30″N
292:Cabin John
282:feature ID
190:Population
147:Montgomery
73:77°09′47″W
70:38°58′26″N
1437:Footnotes
1383:Kentlands
1358:Dickerson
1338:Carderock
1296:White Oak
1216:Kemp Mill
1134:Calverton
1114:Brookmont
1002:Glen Echo
936:Rockville
911:Rockville
759:April 23,
424:77°9′33″W
375:Geography
358:Carderock
351:streetcar
270:FIPS code
212:Time zone
182:Elevation
1403:Scotland
1368:Fairview
1333:Brinklow
1286:Travilah
1205:Glenmont
1175:Fairland
1160:Damascus
1150:Cloverly
1109:Bethesda
1059:Drummond
1022:Somerset
733:June 12,
601:See also
481:Piedmont
459:Downtown
389:Virginia
304:Maryland
274:24-12075
263:301, 240
246:ZIP code
128:Maryland
1393:Norwood
1388:Norbeck
1291:Wheaton
1261:Redland
1256:Potomac
1221:Layhill
1170:Derwood
1079:Oakmont
806:June 4,
676:June 7,
637:June 7,
572:At the
327:toponym
321:History
285:2389262
98:Country
1408:Seneca
1318:Ashton
922:Cities
706:
501:Census
135:County
125:
107:
1363:Ednor
1348:Comus
1328:Boyds
1307:Other
1251:Olney
963:Towns
556:2,459
546:31.5%
541:2,280
526:1,734
406:as a
294:is a
251:20818
240:(EDT)
198:2,459
115:State
1090:CDPs
833:2008
808:2016
786:2021
761:2011
735:2024
704:ISBN
678:2023
639:2023
561:7.9%
552:2020
537:2010
522:2000
510:Note
505:Pop.
280:GNIS
153:Area
231:DST
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