| Timonium, Maryland | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baltimore |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.95 |
| Area Land Km2: | 14.82 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.13 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.54 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.72 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.82 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 10458 |
| Population Density Km2: | 705.82 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1828.00 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 39.4406°N -76.6261°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 21093-21094 |
| Area Code: | 410, 443 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-78050 |
Timonium is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 9,926.[2] 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 Baltimore and Laurel Park in Prince George's County, along with other former tracks at Bowie and Rosecroft in Maryland thoroughbred horse racing traditions.
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 Mark Antony after the Battle of Actium. The original Timonium was an incomplete palace Mark Antony built on the island of Antirhodos in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt. Antony died by suicide at the palace after receiving a false report that Cleopatra had died by suicide.[3]
Timonium is at 39.4406°N -76.6261°W (39.4441, -76.6076).[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.9sqkm, all land.[5]
The town is north of Baltimore along York Road (Maryland Route 45). It is bordered on the north by Cockeysville, 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 Piedmont region of the United States, and is in the transition zone between the Humid subtropical climate zone to the south and the humid continental climate 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 25inches and average annual rainfall is 42inches.
Major roads in the Timonium area include:
The Maryland Transit Administration's light rail line has two stops in the Timonium area: Timonium and Fairgrounds. In addition, bus routes 8 and 9 provide regular service along the York Road corridor.