Rockville is the fifth largest city in Maryland and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It occupies 13.03 square miles within the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and is located 12 miles northwest of the nation’s capital. A major portion of the prestigious I-270 corridor is within the City’s corporate limits. In 2006, Money Magazine ranked Rockville No. 26 in its 2006 list of “Best Places to Live in the United States.” The City of Rockville operates under the council-manager form of municipal government and derives its governing authority from a charter granted by the General Assembly of Maryland. The governing body is the Mayor and Council, which formulates policies for the administration of the City. The Mayor and Council are comprised of a mayor and four councilmembers elected at large for a two-year term. The mayor is chosen on a separate ballot. The city manager is appointed by the Mayor and Council to serve as the City’s chief executive officer. As mandated by state law, Montgomery County provides school, library, social services, and fire protection in Rockville. In addition to the Montgomery County Police, Rockville residents are served by the City’s own Police Department. Rockville’s community policing services are specially designed to meet the needs of the community. The Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, consisting of 100 paid professional and 187 volunteer fire fighters, provides fire protection to Rockville. The City provides a full range of services including: Zoning and planning Water, sewer, and refuse collection services One-stop location for licenses, permits, and inspections Snow removal, leaf collection, street maintenance, and other public works functions Recreation and parks services Special programs for senior citizens, youth, and low-income residents
Rockville is a residential community and an employment center. Rockville offers a wide variety of housing styles, prices, sizes, and neighborhoods from mid-rise condominiums to Victorian homes, from contemporary models to the more traditional. | Private Neighborhood Swim Clubs: 17
Libraries: 2
Community Recreation Centers: 9
Public Parks: 58
Civic Center Complex (153-acres, 500-seat theatre): 1
Public Golf Course: 1
Swim Center: 1
Nature Center: 1
Senior Center: 1
Skate Park: 1
Farmer’s Market: 1
(Data from Department of Recreation and Parks)
| Managerial and Professional: 55.7%
Sales and Office Occupations: 22.0%
Service Occupations: 12.3%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance: 5.2%
Production, Transportation, Material Moving: 4.8%
(Data from 2000 Census)
| Federal Realty Investment Trust: 1.43%
Realty Associates Fund III LLP: 1.33%
King Farm LLC: 1.21%
Tower Dawson LLC: 1.06%
Prentiss Property Research: 1.02%
Washington Real Estate Investments: 0.89%
ARE Acquisitions: 0.83%
T A Western LLC: 0.80%
William M. Rickman: 0.78%
Research Grove Associates: 0.69%
(Data from State of Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation)
| (75,000 sq. ft. or more) Rockville Pike Corridor | | Congressional Plaza | 327,874 sq. ft. | | Congressional North | 185,229 sq. ft. | | Wintergreen Plaza | 154,072 sq. ft. | | Twinbrook Square | 91,411 sq. ft. | | Total: | 758,586 sq. ft. | | Town Center | | | Courthouse Center | 44,000 sq. ft. | Fallsgrove Village Center | 150,000 sq. ft. | | King Farm Village Center | 122,486 sq. ft. | | College Plaza | 106,687 sq. ft. | | Twinbrook Shopping Center | 75,000 sq. ft. | | Total: | 454,173 sq. ft. | (Data from Department of CPDS) | |
| | Name | Product/Services | Employees | Westat Inc. | Research Organization | 1,800 | Aspen Systems Corporation | Consultants | 800 | Wolpoff & Abramson, LLP | Attorneys | 700 | Mid Atlantic Medical Services (MAMSI) | Managed Health Care and Insurance | 613 | Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children | Non-profit Servicing Disabled Persons | 545 | Booz Allen Hamilton | Management Consulting | 500 | BAE Applied Technologies | Systems, Defense, and Aerospace Contractor | 400 | Otsuka | | 435 | BioReliance / Invitrogen Bioservices | | 425 | BAE Applied Technologies | Systems, Defense and Aerospace Contractor | 400
| EU Services | Printing and Direct Mail Productions | 385 | Thompson Financial | Publications and Information | 375 | Source: Rockville Economic Development, Inc. 2007 |
| The following map provides an orientation of the City of Rockville within the State of Maryland.
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The Community Profile is published by the City of Rockville Public Information Office in cooperation with the Department of Community Planning and Development Services. For further information on the Community Profile and other demographic data, development, or planning-related information and publications, please contact the Department of Community Planning and Development Services at 240-314-8200. (Updated from FY 2006 Adopted Operating Budget and Capital Improvements Program.)
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