Travilah

History

The Travilah community has a long history that dates back to the 1800s at a crossroads at what is now Travilah Road and Glen Road. A small unnamed agricultural community grew at this intersection in the mid-1800s because it was less than from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (a.k.a. C&O Canal). The intersecting roads also led to mills that were located within a few miles of the intersection, and many of the area farms produced the wheat used by the mills to make flour. The community had a general store in 1882 that may have existed as early as the 1840s. In 1883, the unnamed community was assigned a Post Office. Travilah Clagett was the first postmaster, and the United States Post Office used the name Travilah to identify the unnamed location. The Clagetts were prominent land owners in this portion of Montgomery County. A town hall was built in 1910, and the building still exists today although it is privately owned. The general store, which eventually was also a gas station, closed in 1967.

Geography

As an unincorporated area, Travilah's boundaries are not officially defined. However, the United States Census Bureau began recognizing a Travilah census-designated place (Travilah CDP) in the 2000 Census when the new Travilah CDP was created using portions of the Potomac and North Potomac CDPs. According to the state of Maryland, "The boundaries for CDPs often are defined in partnership with state, local, and/or tribal officials and usually coincide with visible features or the boundary of an adjacent incorporated place or another legal entity." The boundaries of the Travilah CDP are currently those used in the 2010 Census. The Travilah CDP is surrounded by the Darnestown CDP, the North Potomac CDP, the city of Rockville, the Potomac CDP, and the Potomac River—and the old crossroads community of Travilah is located in the west central portion of the CDP. The 2010 Census shows a total population of 12,159 in 3,950 housing units on a land area of and total area of . Using 2010 Census Data, Travilah has a GIS ID of 303 and a FID of 302. The State FIPS code is 24 and the Place FIPS is 78650. The ANSI Code for Travilah is 02390400 and the Place Identifier is 2478650. The United States Geological Survey lists six features in Montgomery County with Travilah in all or part of their name. The Travilah Census Designated Place has an ID of 2390400 and an elevation of 233 feet. It has a latitude of 390325N and a longitude of 0771445W—a location of . The feature named Travilah, different from the Travilah Census Designated Place, is a populated place and has an elevation of 358 with a latitude of 390457N and a longitude of 0771547W. Other features listed are Travilah Acres, Travilah Elementary School, Travilah Meadows, and Travilah Square Shopping Center. The three ZIP Codes…

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  157,798
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  130,473
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  112,614
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  109,355
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  106,961
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  102,475
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  102,117
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  98,544

Largest nearby schools

• Walter Johnson High
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• Northwest High
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• Richard Montgomery High
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• Winston Churchill High
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