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. Prior to 2010 the area was part of the Lutherville-Timonium CDP. The

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is held in Timonium each year near

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on the grounds of the former Timonium Race Course, which is an important site along with Pimlico Race Course in northwest

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and Laurel Park in Prince George's County, along with other former tracks at Bowie and

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in Maryland thoroughbred horse racing traditions.

Etymology

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 Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.She was also a ...

had died by suicide.

Geography

Timonium is at (39.4441, −76.6076). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The town is north of Baltimore City along York Road (Maryland Route 45). It is bordered on the north by Cockeysville, on the south by

Lutherville Lutherville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 6,504. Prior to 2010 the area was part of the Lutherville-Timonium CDP. Within its borders lies the Luther ...

, 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

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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 and average annual rainfall is .

Demographics

Transportation

Timonium Fairgrounds station, August 2014

B&S historical marker, Timonium station, February 2013

Roads

Major roads in the Timonium area include: * Deereco Road/Greenspring Drive * Dulaney Valley Road (MD-146) * Pot Spring Road *

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* York Road (MD-45) * Padonia Road *Ridgely Road *Mays Chapel Road *Eastridge Road

Public transportation

The Maryland Transit Administration's light rail line has two stops in the Timonium area: Timonium Business Park and Timonium. In addition, bus routes 8 and 9 provide regular service along the York Road corridor.

Notable people

Spiro T. Agnew Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second vice president to resign the position, the other being John ...

, former

U.S. Vice President The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice pr ...

and Governor of Maryland (plus Baltimore County Executive), buried in Timonium * Mark Belanger (1944-1998), Baltimore Orioles shortstop *

Helen Bentley Helen Delich Bentley (November 28, 1923 – August 6, 2016) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland from 1985 to 1995. Before entering politics, she had been a leadi ...

, politician *

William C. Bilo William C. Bilo (born November 15, 1944) is a retired United States Army Brigadier General who served as Deputy Director of the Army National Guard. Early life William C. Bilo was born in Washington, D.C., on November 15, 1944. He enlisted i ...

, United States Army brigadier general and deputy director of the

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Grafton Marsh Bosley Grafton Marsh Bosley (March 8, 1825 – January 25, 1901DR. G. M. BOSLEY DEAD: Widely Known Physician Of Baltimore County, The Sun (1837–1995); January 26, 1901; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Baltimore Sun pg. 7) was a physician, philant ...

(1825–1901), physician, philanthropist, planner, politician, and co-founder of the Maryland State Fair. *

Beth Botsford Beth Anne Botsford (born May 21, 1981) is an American former competition swimming (sport), swimmer and backstroke specialist who won two gold medals as a fifteen-year-old at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She did so in the individu ...

, swimmer * Robert Ehrlich, 60th Governor of Maryland. He was a resident of Timonium while serving in Congress as a Representative in the House of Representatives (although raised in Arbutus which he often cited). *

Jim Gentile James Edward Gentile (born June 3, 1934), also nicknamed "Diamond Jim", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City At ...

, former Baltimore Orioles first baseman. * Rob Hiaasen, journalist and editor who was killed in the Capital Gazette shooting. *

Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver (born July 4, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player and current tennis broadcaster and pundit. During the 1980s and 1990s, Shriver won 133 titles, including 21 singles titles, 111 women's doubles titles, an ...

, tennis player. *

Don Shula Donald Francis Shula (January 4, 1930 – May 4, 2020) was an American football defensive back and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995. The head coach of the Miami Dolphins for most of his ca ...

, former

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player and coach in the 1960s, later famous coach of the Miami Dolphins, undefeated champions in 1972 in the National Football League, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. *

Dick Szymanski Richard Frank Szymanski aka “Dick" Szymanski(October 7, 1932 – October 28, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a center for thirteen seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League (NFL). Born and r ...

, former

player. * Gus Triandos (1930-2013), Baltimore Orioles catcher in the 1950s; Triandos Drive is named in honor of him. *

Johnny Unitas John Constantine Unitas (; May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Colts. Following a career that spanned from 1956 ...

, former Baltimore Colt quarterback and Hall of Famer in the National Football League; buried at

Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum is a cemetery and mausoleum in Timonium, Maryland, a Baltimore County suburban community. It is located at 200 E. Padonia Rd, about two miles (3 km) east from the Padonia Road exit off Interstat ...

. *

Cheryl Wheeler Cheryl Wheeler (born July 10, 1951) is a Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter of contemporary folk music. She has recorded thirteen folk albums to date and has toured extensively throughout the United States since the mid-1970s. Heralded as a ...

, folk singer.

Education

;Public schools * Pinewood Elementary School * Pot Spring Elementary School * Timonium Elementary School *

Ridgely Middle School Ridgely Middle School is a Blue Ribbon-award-winning middle school that serves students in sixth through eighth grades as part of the Baltimore County Public Schools. This school serves students coming from elementary schools in Lutherville, Ti ...

(in Lutherville) *

Dulaney High School Dulaney High School is a secondary school in Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school serves a generally upper-middle class suburban community, with students from Timonium and surrounding areas in Baltimore County. Dul ...

References

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