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Rockville is a city located in the central region of Montgomery County, Maryland. It is the county seat and is a major incorporated city of Montgomery County and forms part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The 2010 census tabulated the Rockville's population at 61,209, making it the third largest incorporated city in Maryland, behind Baltimore and Frederick. Rockville is the largest incorporated city in Montgomery County, Maryland, although the nearby census-designated place of Germantown is more populous.[7]
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Rockville, Maryland | |
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The Mayor and Council of Rockville[1] | |
Motto: "Get Into It!"[2] | |
Coordinates: 39°5′1″N 77°8′54″W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Maryland |
County | Montgomery |
Settled | 1717 |
Founded | 1803 |
Incorporated | 1860 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bridget Donnell Newton (I)[3] |
Area | |
• City | 13.57 sq mi (35.15 km2) |
• Land | 13.51 sq mi (34.99 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Elevation | 451 ft (137 m) |
Population | |
• City | 61,209 |
• Estimate (2014)[6] | 65,937 |
• Density | 4,530.6/sq mi (1,749.3/km2) |
• Metro | 5,306,565 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 301, 240 |
FIPS code | 24-67675 |
GNIS feature ID | 0586901 |
Website | www.RockvilleMD.gov |
Rockville, along with neighboring Gaithersburg and Bethesda, is at the core of the Interstate 270 Technology Corridor which is home to numerous software and biotechnology companies as well as several federal government institutions. The city also has several upscale regional shopping centers and is one of the major retail hubs in Montgomery County.