Frederick is a city in and the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland. It is part of the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area. Frederick has long since been an important crossroads, located at the intersection of a major north–south Native American trail and east–west routes to the Chesapeake Bay, both at Baltimore and what became Washington, D.C. and across the Appalachian mountains to the Ohio River watershed. It is a part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area. The city's population was 78,171 people as of the 2020 United States Census, making it the second-largest incorporated city in Maryland (behind Baltimore). Frederick is home to Frederick Municipal Airport (IATA: FDK), which accommodates general aviation, and Fort Detrick, a U.S.
Frederick es una ciudad en y la sede del condado de Frederick County, Maryland. Es parte del área metropolitana de Baltimore-Washington. Frederick ha sido desde hace mucho tiempo un cruce importante, situado en la intersección de una importante ruta norte-sur Native American y las rutas este-oeste a la bahía de Chesapeake, tanto en Baltimore y lo que se convirtió en Washington, D.C. y a través de las montañas de los Appalachian a la desembocadura del río Ohio. Es una parte del Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, que es parte de una mayor Washington-Baltimore-Arton, DC-MD-VA-W-VPA Combined Statistical Area. La población de la ciudad fue de 78,171 personas como el Censo de los Estados Unidos de 2020, lo que lo convierte en la segunda ciudad más grande incorporada en Maryland (Bahind Baltimore). Frederick es el hogar del Aeropuerto Municipal Frederick (UATA, Detrick