# Timonium, Maryland

Timonium /ˌtɪˈmoʊniːəm/ is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,458. 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.

## 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 had died by suicide.

## Geography

Timonium is at 39°26′26″N 76°37′34″W﻿ / ﻿39.44056°N 76.62611°W﻿ / 39.44056; -76.62611 (39.4441, −76.6076). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (13.9 km$^2$), all land.
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 25 inches (64 cm) and average annual rainfall is 42 inches (107 cm).

## Transportation
### Roads

Major roads in the Timonium area include:
* Deereco Road/Greenspring Drive
* Dulaney Valley Road (MD-146)
* Pot Spring Road
* Timonium Road
* 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 and Fairgrounds. In addition, bus routes 8 and 9 provide regular service along the York Road corridor.

## Notable people

* Spiro T. Agnew (1918–1996), former U.S. Vice President and Governor of Maryland (plus Baltimore County Executive), buried in Timonium
* Mark Belanger (1944–1998), Baltimore Orioles shortstop
* Helen Bentley, politician
* William C. Bilo, United States Army brigadier general and deputy director of the Army National Guard
* Grafton Marsh Bosley (1825–1901), physician, philanthropist, planner, politician, and co-founder of the Maryland State Fair.
* Beth Botsford (born 1981), Olympic champion 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 (born 1934), former Baltimore Orioles first baseman.
* Rob Hiaasen, journalist and editor who was killed in the Capital Gazette shooting.
* Spencer Horwitz (born 1997), Major League Baseball first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays.
* Pam Shriver (born 1962), tennis player, Olympic champion, ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles, and world No. 1 in doubles.
* Don Shula (1930–2020), former Baltimore Colts 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 (1932–2021), former Baltimore Colts player.
* Gus Triandos (1930–2013), Baltimore Orioles catcher in the 1950s; Triandos Drive is named in honor of him.
* Johnny Unitas (1933–2002), former Baltimore Colts quarterback and Pro Football Hall of Fame in the National Football League; buried at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.
* Cheryl Wheeler, folk singer.

## Education
### Public schools

* Pinewood Elementary School
* Pot Spring Elementary School
* Timonium Elementary School
* Ridgely Middle School (in Lutherville)
* Dulaney High School