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Map Descriptions
- Policy Areas
This map shows the areas within
the County where development limits are imposed based on transportation
service. more
information
- Base
Map
A countywide, planimetric (i.e., two dimensional)
map showing features such as roads, streams, municipalities
and existing parks. This map is used as a base for all the
other maps accessible through this web site.
- Census
Places
Census 2000 - U.S. Census 2000 Places, which
include census designated places and incorporated places,
are display for Montgomery County. Census designated places
(CDPs) comprise densely settled concentrations of population
that are identifiable by name but are not legally incorporated
places; CDPs are statistical counterparts of incorporated
places. more
information
- Census
Tracts - Census 2000
The U.S. Census 2000 Tracts within
the County are displayed. Census tracts are small, relatively
permanent statistical subdivisions of the County delineated
by local participation in the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant
Statistical Areas Program. Each area contains approximately
4,000 people of relatively homogeneous characteristics with
respect to population, economic status and living conditions.
Census tracts provide a stable set of geographic units for
the presentation of decennial census data over the decades
and are only occasionally split to reflect population growth. more
information
- Census
Tracts - Census 2000 with Community Analysis Zones
The
Census 2000 Tracts are displayed with the County's Community
Analysis Zones. This map compares the different geographic
delineation used by Park & Planning and the U.S. Census
Bureau for reporting demographic and housing information. more
information
- Community
Analysis Zones
Community Analysis Zones (also known
as Traffic Analysis Zones) are displayed along with their
annotation. Community Analysis Zones are a geographic sub
area of the County that are used to measure and display aspects
of growth and transportation. Designed to reflect neighborhood/communities.
- Community
Based Planning Areas
The boundaries of the Community
Based Planning Areas within Park & Planning. The Community
Based Planning Division is divided by geography into seven
teams.
- Congressional
Districts
The federal government's congressional districts
are shown.
- Corridor
Cities Transitway
This map shows the proposed Transitway,
along with stations, from Clarksburg Town Center in the North-northwest
of the County to the Shady Grove Metro station. The transit
way is planned to ease congestion along the I-270 corridor
and provide transportation access to the new Clarksburg town
center development. Major road, parkland, and municipalities
are included to provide geographic reference. Both maps show
the same information, except in landscape and portrait.
- Council
Districts
The County Council is the legislative
branch of Montgomery County. There are seven Council members
representing five Districts and two at-large.
- General
Area Locations
This map contains the annotation for the
locations/places shown on the base map.
- General
Plan Refinement - Wedges and Corridors Concept Map
The
"corridors" portion of this concept map represents
concentrations of development along major transportation spines
or "corridors" that radiate out from the District
of Columbia. In Montgomery County, these transportation corridors
include Interstate 270 and Interstate 95, part of which lies
in the eastern portion of the County along US 29.
- Green
"wedges" are the spaces between the corridors reserved
for predominantly low-density and rural development, except
for certain "satellite" towns such as Damascus,
Olney and Poolesville. In the green wedges, the Planning Board
and County Council have successfully preserved a vast and
viable agricultural preserve, primarily through effective
planning, zoning and the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)
program.
- Historic Preservation
In addition to the features shown on the base
map, this map displays the historic sites and districts within the County. more
information
- Landmarks
In addition to the features shown on the base map, this
map contains references, such as colleges and universities,
golf course, malls, hospitals, libraries, etc.
- Legacy
Open Space
This map displays the geographic areas of
the County's initiative to preserve open space, watershed
lands and historic properties. The map includes existing open
space and targeted areas for inclusion in the program. more
information
- Legislative
Districts
This map displays the geographic areas for
the County's Senators and Delegates to the Maryland General
Assembly.
- Master
Plan
This map displays the master plan areas within
Montgomery County. Master plans include a comprehensive view
of land-use trends and future development as they relate to
community concerns such as housing, transportation, storm
water management, historic preservation, and pedestrian and
trail systems, and environmental factors like air, water and
noise pollution, and the preservation of agricultural lands.
more
information
- Municipalities
This map contains the annotation for the municipalities
shown on the base map. There are 21 municipalities in Montgomery
County.
- Park
Police Beats
This map displays the Park Police patrol
areas.
- Parks
Park & Planning maintains a large network of parks throughout
the County. This map shows all the existing parkland. Major
parks are annotated.
- Planning
Areas
The geographic sub areas of the County that are
used for planning purposes and which are approved by the County
Council. These areas are different than Master Plan boundaries.
- Planning
Areas with Community Analysis Zones
In addition to the
information displayed in the Planning Areas map, this map
includes Community Analysis Zones.
- Policy
Areas
Geographic sub areas of the County that are similar
in size to planning areas. Policy areas primarily cover the
more-developed portions of the County. Policy areas are used
for summarizing and reporting demographic and housing data
in the County by the Research & Technology Center.
- Policy
Areas with Community Analysis Zones
In addition to the
information displayed in the Planning Areas map, this map
includes Community Analysis Zones.
- Priority
Funding Areas
The geographic sub areas within the County
that meet the State's Smart Growth requirements for sewer
service, planned density and access to existing infrastructures.
- Rustic
Roads
This map provides an overview of the roadways
that have been classified in the Rustic Roads Functional Master
Plan and other area Master Plans as Country Arterial, Country
Roads, Rustic Roads or Exceptional Rustic Roads. This map
serves as a supplemental guide to, but not a substitute for,
the Approved and Adopted Rustic Roads Functional Master Plan
or the Master Plan of Highways. This is an unofficial, illustrative
map that has not been Approved or Adopted by the County Planning
Board or the County Council. more
information
- Special
Protection Areas
This map displays the Special Protection
Areas designated by the County Council. These areas are within
a watershed where the natural features are of very high quality
and where special measures must be applied to protect these
natural features. more
information
- Transportation
Impact Tax Areas
Areas designated by the Council County,
where a charge is collected to defray a portion of the costs
of highway improvements associated with traffic generated
by development. more
information
- Watersheds
A land area that drains water to a common waterway such
as a stream, lake, etc.
- WSSC
Grid
This is Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission's
tiling scheme for dividing up Montgomery County. Used by numerous
agencies in the County, including Park & Planning, for mapping
purposes. Each grid is 4,000 feet north-south and 6,000 feet
east-west, covering an area of about one mile.
- Zip Codes
This map displays U.S. Postal Service Delivery areas for the County.
