14 Facts About Gaithersburg Maryland

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At the time of the 2020 U S Census, Gaithersburg had a population of 69, 657, making it the ninth-largest location in the state.

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Gaithersburg Maryland is located to the northwest of Washington, and is considered a suburb and a primary city within the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Gaithersburg Maryland was incorporated as a town in 1878 and as a city in 1968.

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Gaithersburg Maryland is the location of the garrison of the United States Army Reserve Legal Command.

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Gaithersburg Maryland was settled in 1765 as a small agricultural settlement known as Log Town near the present day Summit Hall on Ralph Crabb's 1725 land grant "Deer Park".

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Gaithersburg Maryland boomed during the late 19th century and churches, schools, a mill, grain elevators, stores, and hotels were built.

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In 1899, Gaithersburg Maryland was selected as one of six global locations for the construction of an International Latitude Observatory as part of a project to measure the Earth's wobble on its polar axis.

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The Gaithersburg Maryland station operated until 1982 when computerization rendered the manual observation obsolete.

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Gaithersburg Maryland remained a predominantly rural farm town until the 1970s when more construction began.

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10.

Gaithersburg Maryland receives significant income from its conference organization platform including prominent conferences such as the CHI 84 conference.

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11.

Gaithersburg Maryland has an elected, five-member City Council, which serves as the legislative body of the city.

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Gaithersburg Maryland is the location of the United States Army Reserve Legal Command.

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I-370 is a short spur, starting just west of I-270 in Gaithersburg and heading east to its junction with Maryland Route 200.

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Gaithersburg Maryland is connected to the Washington Metro via Shady Grove station, which is located just outside the city limits and is the north-western terminus of the Red Line.

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