Linganore, Maryland

Linganore is a census-designated place (CDP) in Frederick County, in the U.S. state of Maryland. It consists of the area around Lake Linganore, a residential community governed by a homeowners association, located east of the city of Frederick. As of the 2020 census the CDP had a population of 12,351.[3] Prior to 2010, the area was part of the Linganore-Bartonsville CDP. The mailing address for the area is Lake Linganore, with a ZIP code of 21774.

Linganore, Maryland
Lake Linganore
Census-designated place
Linganore is located in Maryland
Linganore
Linganore
Location in Maryland
Linganore is located in the United States
Linganore
Linganore
Linganore (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°25′2″N 77°18′39″W
Country United States
State Maryland
County Frederick
Area
[1]
 • Total8.56 sq mi (22.18 km2)
 • Land8.28 sq mi (21.44 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
Elevation
440 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total12,351
 • Density1,492.21/sq mi (576.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21774
Area code(s)301 and 240
FIPS code24-47040
GNIS feature ID0588687[2]
Websitewww.lakelinganore.org

Geography

The community is in eastern Frederick County, on both sides of Linganore Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Monocacy River and part of the Potomac River watershed. The neighborhoods of the community surround Lake Linganore, an impoundment on the creek, and extend south to Interstate 70, between New Market to the east and Bartonsville and Spring Ridge to the west. Downtown Frederick is 7 miles (11 km) west of the center of Linganore.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Linganore CDP has a total area of 6.0 square miles (15.5 km2), of which 5.8 square miles (14.9 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2), or 4.15%, is water.[3]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202012,351—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Linganore, Maryland
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Linganore CDP, Maryland". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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