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
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Official logo of Linganore, Maryland
Linganore is located in Maryland
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Linganore
Location in Maryland
Linganore is located in the United States
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Linganore (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°24′46″N 77°18′05″W / 39.41278°N 77.30139°W / 39.41278; -77.30139
Country United States
State Maryland
County Frederick
Area
 • Total
8.56 sq mi (22.18 km2)
 • Land8.28 sq mi (21.44 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
Elevation476 ft (145 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
12,351
 • 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 ID2633180[2]
Websitewww.lakelinganore.org

Geography

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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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202012,351
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Linganore, Maryland
  3. ^ a b "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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