Talk:Bethesda, Maryland

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[edit] Someone should add Colleen from Survivor Borneo to the list

[edit] Bethesda Presbyterian or Bethesda Meeting House

I've heard from a few people (including the previous montgomery county historian) that Bethesda got it's name from the Bethesda meeting house, not Bethesda Presbyterian. Does anyone have the story behind the claim?

BMH was the church of BP until 1926 when the congregation moved to its present building at Wilson Ln & Clarendon Rd... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 140.139.35.250 (talk) 20:21, 29 January 2007 (UTC).
Someone should change the link that sends one to a Bethesda Presbyterian in South Carolina.Rawkcuf (talk) 20:14, 19 February 2008 (UTC)Bitherwack.
Since there is no corresponding article to the church in Bethesda, Maryland, I removed the wikilink and corrected some grammar. --Sand Squid (talk) 03:27, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Panoramic photo

Is that panoramic photo taken from the top of the Air Rights buiding?

  • Not quite. It's from the roof of the Residence Inn hotel one block north.
    • The Photo is great, but it really destroys the look of the page, can it be cropped or resized or anything? 66.119.27.235 18:12, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Landmarks

Is it worth mentioning companies, ie the Discovery Channel, which used to be in Bethesda, but have moved? --Cgmusselman 06:57, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Population Information

I would be interested to know where Moreau36 got his population information. To my knowledge Bethesda's population has grown over the past 40 years, not shrunk. - BIG BROTHER


It's very hard to tell exactly the Population of Bethesda because, first of all, because it's unincorporated (lack of municipal boundaries). The only source of the historical population for the community is from the U.S. Census Bureau's program for unincorporated communities called Census Designated Places, which dates back to the 1950 census. The tricky thing about unincorporated CDP's is that the boundaries set by the Census are not "grandfathered" in and thus, are subjected to dramatic change from one Census year to another with the change of the settlement pattern. Bethesda and Potomac are good examples. You can also check out the bureau's website at http://www.census.gov for more statsical information about Bethesda. Hope this will answer your concern :) Moreau36


It would appear that the 1980 census and the 2000 census both considerably ensmallened the Bethesda CDP. I assume that the 1980 census split off Potomac. What did the 2000 census split off? john k 01:38, 28 July 2005 (UTC)



I know that the a new CDP of Friendship Heights, Maryland (pop. 4,512) was one that split from Bethesda in 2000 and I think a small area in the southeastern part ,near Silver Spring, was lost and it didn't belong to any (census) place.

The obvious self-promotion of Bethesda by real estate agents and residents is getting a bit deep. This needs to be toned down, or at least balanced by mention of the increasing crime and traffic and Bethesda.

Speaking of Silver Spring, it slightly gained population in 2000, but lost a significant amount of territory to two newly formed CDPs of Kemp Mill and Forest Glen. The huge drop between 1990 and 2000 sort of surprised me a bit considering that Bethesda lost less than 25% of the census territory between 1990 and 2000. Moreau36

[edit] History

I'm pretty sure the information about the village of Bethesda in Wales is false. There is a town named Bethesda in Wales-see Bethesda, Gwynedd-but it is not in Pembrokeshire. Also, Montgomery Road is more likely named after the Revolutionary War general, not Montgomeryshire. If a credible source for this information doesn't surface by Tuesday, January 23rd, 2006, I will have to remove said information. Thank you. Mmace91 05:58, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Real Estate Info

The outer rim of Bethesda is known for older houses that still hold a strong value in today’s residential market. Even with the great “bubble burst” in 2006, Bethesda real estate seems to be holding strong. As of November 2, homes are for sale in Bethesda alone for an average price of $994,900, a price change up from October +7.6%

This section does not sound NPOV and it needs citations. --Highnumber (talk) 20:18, 27 November 2007 (UTC)