Tag: Taneytown
Taneytown (TAW-nee-town) is a city in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,728 at the 2010 census. Taneytown was founded in 1754. Of the town, George Washington once wrote, “Tan-nee town is but a small place with only the Street through wch. the road passes, built on. The buildings are principally of wood.” Taneytown has a history museum that displays the history of the town for visitors and citizens to see. The Bullfrog Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Taneytown is located at 39°39′26″N 77°10′14″W / 39.65722°N 77.17056°W / 39.65722; -77.17056 (39.657099, -77.170627).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (7.9 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,128 people, 1,786 households, and 1,387 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,781.1 people per square mile (687.5/km²). There were 1,848 housing units at an average density…