Maryland

See List of people from Maryland. Baltimore is a sister city of these municipalities:. For a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Maryland. See:Baltimore City Public School System. See also:Places in Maryland Ranked by Per Capita Income. List of Baltimore neighborhoods. Notwithstanding numerical positions, the founding intent of Maryland has made the state prominent in US Catholic tradition. For example, Baltimore was the location of the first Catholic bishop in the USA ( 1789) and Emmitsburg, the home and burial place of the first American-born citizen to be canonized, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Out of the total population, 30.6% of those under the age of 18 and 18.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

The three largest Protestant denominations in Maryland are: Baptist (17% of the total state population), Methodist (14%), Lutheran (6%). 22.9% of the population and 18.8% of families are below the poverty line. The present religious composition of the state is shown in the table below:. The per capita income for the city is $16,978. Therefore, despite the founding intent of the colony, Catholics have never been in a majority in Maryland since early Colonial times. Males have a median income of $31,767 versus $26,832 for females. Nevertheless, the Crown later reversed that policy and discouraged the practice of Catholicism in Maryland. The median income for a household in the city is $30,078, and the median income for a family is $35,438.

Maryland was founded for the purpose of providing religious toleration of England's Catholic minority. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 82.9 males. The five largest ancestries in Maryland are: African American (27.9%), German (15.7%), Irish (11.7%), English (9%), American (5.8%). For every 100 females there are 87.4 males. The racial makeup of the state is:. The median age is 35 years. The three counties of Western Maryland (Allegany, Garrett, and Washington) are mountainous and sparsely populated, resembling West Virginia more than they do the rest of Maryland. In the city the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who are 65 years of age or older.

The Eastern Shore is less populous and more rural, as are the counties of southern Maryland. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 3.16. Most of the people live in the central region of Maryland, in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. 34.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. As of 2003, the state's population was 5,508,909. There are 257,996 households out of which 25.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.7% are married couples living together, 25.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% are non-families. and Baltimore, and other towns. 1.70% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

MARC trains, operated by the State's Transit Authority, connect nearby Washington, D.C. The racial makeup of the city is 31.63% White, 64.34% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. In addition, train service is provided between Washington, D.C., Rockville, Maryland, and Cumberland, Maryland on the Amtrak Capitol Limited. There are 300,477 housing units at an average density of 1,435.8/km² (3,718.6/mi²). Amtrak Trains serve Baltimore along the Northeast Corridor. The population density is 3,111.5/km² (8,058.4/mi²). are also serviced by the other two airports in the region, Reagan National and Dulles International Airports, both in Virginia. As of the census² of 2000, there are 651,154 people, 257,996 households, and 147,057 families residing in the city.

The Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. in every census up to the 1980 census. Maryland's main airport is Baltimore-Washington International Airport (formerly known as Friendship Airport and recently renamed for former Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall). S. I-695 is the Baltimore beltway. It was among the top 10 cities in population in the U. I-68 connects the western portions of the state to Frederick, and I-70 connects Frederick with Baltimore. In the 1830, 1840, and 1850 censuses of the United States of America, Baltimore was the second largest city in population.

Maryland's major Interstate Highways include I-95, which enters the northeast portion of the state, goes through Baltimore, and becomes the Capital Beltway to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. The major highways serving the city are I-695 (the Baltimore Beltway), I-95, I-83 and I-70 (its eastern terminus is just beyond the city limits). Historically, there used to be small gold mining operations in Maryland, some surprisingly near Washington, but these no longer exist. Additionally, MARC commuter rail connects Washington, DC's Union Station with the city's two rail stations, Camden Station and Penn Station. Mining other than construction materials is virtually limited to coal, located in the mountainous western part of the state. In construction mention should be made of the brownstone quarries in the east, which gave Baltimore and Washington much of their characteristic architecture in the mid-1800's. Baltimore City has many bus routes, and a light rail and a subway system. The once mighty primary metals sub-sector, which at one time included what was then the largest steel factory in the world at Sparrows Point, still exists, but is pressed with foreign competition, bankruptcies, and company mergers. Public transit in Baltimore City is provided by the Maryland Transit Administration.

Manufacturing, while large in dollar value, is highly diversified with no sub-sector contributing over 20% of the total. Typical forms of manufacturing include electronics, computer equipment, and chemicals. The city has a humid subtropical climate, moderated by the warming influence of the bay and nearby ocean, with hot summers, cool winters, and moderate precipitation. The third component of the food producing sector are food processing plants, which are the most significant type of manufacturing by value in the state. The total area is 12.240% water. There is also a large chicken-farming sector in the state. 209.3 km² (80.8 mi²) of it is land and 29.2 km² (11.3 mi²) of it is water. In addition, the southern counties of the western shoreline of Chesapeake Bay support a tobacco cash crop zone, which has been in existence since early Colonial times. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 238.5 km² (92.1 mi²).

Agriculture is oriented to dairying for nearby large city milksheads plus specialty perishable horticulture crops, such as cucumbers, watermelons, sweet corn, tomatoes, muskmelons, squash, and peas (Source:USDA Crop Profiles). Baltimore is in the north central part of the state of Maryland, on the Patapsco River, not far from the Chesapeake Bay. It is on the western edge of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, with low hills rising in the western part of the city. Maryland has a large amount of fertile agricultural land in its coastal and Piedmont zones, although this land use is being encroached upon by urbanization. The headquarters of the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are located in Woodlawn, just outside the city limits. While not, strictly speaking, a commercial food resource, the waterfowl support a tourism sector of sportsmen. On November 2, 2004, Dixon won re-election in a two-way contest; Joan Floyd, a Green Party candidate, was the only challenger; the Republicans did not field a candidate. The Bay also has uncounted millions of overwintering waterfowl in its many wildlife refuges. Sheila Dixon is the current Council President.

The largest catches by species are the blue crab, oysters, striped bass, and menhaden. The Baltimore City Council is now made up of 14 single member districts and one elected at-large Council President. One component is commercial fishing, centered in Chesapeake Bay, but also including activity off the short Atlantic seacoast. A coalition of union and community groups, organized by ACORN, backed the effort. Maryland has a large food producing sector. Grassroots pressure for reform, voiced as Question P, restructured the City Council in November of 2002, against the will of the Mayor, the Council President, and the majority of the Council. A list of government agencies located in Maryland is summarized below:. For a full list of mayors that served the city, see: List of Baltimore Mayors.

Altogether, white collar technical and administrative workers comprise 25% of Maryland's labor force, one of the highest state percentages in the country. His ambition to run for Governor of Maryland is well known. In fact, the various components of Johns Hopkins University and its medical research facilities are now the largest single employer in the Baltimore area. Despite being a conservative Democrat in a city with a deep progressive history, O'Malley has maintained a high approval rating through both of his terms in office. In addition to these are many educational and medical research institutions. The current Mayor of Baltimore is Martin O'Malley. and emphasizes technical and administrative tasks for the defense/aerospace industry and bio-research laboratories, as well as staffing of satellite government headquarters in the suburban or exurban Baltimore/Washington area. For most governmental purposes under Maryland law, Baltimore City is treated as a "county"-level entity.

A second service activity takes advantage of the close location of the center of government in Washington, D.C. Baltimore is an independent city; in other words, not part of any county. Although the port handles a wide variety of products, the most typical imports are raw materials and bulk commodities, such as iron ore, petroleum, sugar, and fertilizers, often distributed to the relatively close manufacturing centers of the inland Midwest via good overland transportation. Water levels rose some 20 feet in areas, flooding underground parking garages and displacing thousands of cubic yards of trash and debris. The port ranked 10th in the USA by tonnage in 2002 (Source: US Corps of Engineers, "Waterborn Commerce Statistics"). Many places were flooded including the sports center ESPN Zone, the Baltimore World Trade Center (The World Trade Center remained closed for approximately a month during cleanup efforts) and most of the Inner Harbor. One major service activity is transportation, centered around the Port of Baltimore and its related rail and trucking access. Also in 2003, Baltimore was affected by Hurricane Isabel from flooding as a result of tidal surge, affecting primarily the Fells Point community and the Inner Harbor and surrounding low areas.

Maryland's economic activity is strongly concentrated in the tertiary service sector, and this sector, in turn, is strongly influenced by location. The City of Baltimore hopes to have it finished and opened by 2005 or 2006. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (http://www.bea.gov/) estimates that Maryland's total state product in 2003 was $212 billion. Per capita personal income in 2003 was $37,446, 5^th in the nation. The hotel is expected to be built near the Baltimore Convention Center. Growing climate varies from USDA Zone 8 on the Eastern Shore and in the cities of Baltimore and Washington DC to Zones 7 and 6 is the Piedmont, to Zone 5 in the mountainous west. In 2003, the Baltimore Development Corporation announced that three hotel projects were being reviewed. Extreme western Maryland has a mountain climate with mild summers and cold winters. Three weeks later, manhole covers flew into the air as underground explosions along West Pratt Street followed due to residual explosive chemicals from the fire left in the sewers.

Beyond the plain rise the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, and the Piedmont region has warm summers and colder winters, where snow often falls. The derailment sparked a chemical fire that raged for six days and virtually shut down the downtown area until the heat caused a water main to rupture, largely extinguishing the fire but also causing significant flooding in the streets above. Mary's City) are a part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, which has a humid subtropical climate of hot summers and mild winters. A 60-car train derailment occurred in a tunnel in Baltimore on July 18, 2001. The Eastern Shore region, as well as a small part of the western shore (including Baltimore, Annapolis, and St. The concept has been highly successful, and numerous other American municipalities have since implemented the practice. Climate varies greatly across the state, depending on factors like elevation, rainfall, and proximity to water. On October 2, 1996, Baltimore became the first city in the United States to adopt 311 as a non-emergency "hot line" telephone number, in order to reserve the use of 911 for genuine emergencies.

One of the most noted features of Delmarva is Maryland's Assateague Island, on the Atlantic, with its herd of wild ponies accustomed to the seashore. In 1992, the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball moved downtown to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and six years later the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League moved next door into the newly renamed M&T Bank Stadium, formerly known as PSINet Stadium until PSINet went bankrupt. The Delmarva Peninsula is a geographic term for the Eastern Shore counties of Maryland, the state of Delaware, and two counties of Virginia, which all together form a long extension down the Atlantic seaboard. In 1979 the Baltimore Convention Center was opened and was subsequently renovated and expanded in 1996. Harborplace, a modern urban retail and restaurant complex, was opened on the waterfront in 1980, followed by the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland's largest tourist destination, in 1981. This geographical curiosity, the " Maryland wasp-waist" is located near the small town of Hancock. In recent years, efforts to redevelop the downtown area have led to a revitalization of the Inner Harbor. Also in Western Maryland, about two-thirds of the way across the state line, is a point at which the state of Maryland is only two miles wide. Many movies such as Hairspray, scenes from 12 monkeys and the film Hardball were filmed there, in fact many scenes from the 1972 cult classic film Pink Flamingos were shot in the city's Waverly section (the film was made by John Waters, a Baltimore native). Additionally, television shows such as NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street" and HBO's "The Wire" have also been filmed in the city.

The highest point in Maryland is Backbone Mountain, which is the southwest corner of Garrett County, right near the border with West Virginia near the headwaters of the North Branch of the Potomac. Baltimore has become a prime city for filming movies and television. A portion of extreme western Maryland in Garrett County is drained by the Youghiogheny River as part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The buildings were eventually demolished in 2001. The Chesapeake Bay nearly bisects the state, and the counties east of the Bay are known collectively as the Eastern Shore. In 1955 Flag House Courts, public housing project made up of 3 12-story buildings was built. It shares a border near the center of the state along the Potomac with Washington, DC. Baltimore is also the location of Pimlico Race Course, the home of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. The Preakness has been run since 1873.

Maryland is bounded on the north by Pennsylvania, on the west by West Virginia, on the east by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean, and on the south, across the Potomac River, by Virginia. Baltimore is the location of the Baltimore World Trade Center, the world's tallest equilateral five-sided building (the five-sided JPMorganChase Tower in Houston, Texas is taller, but has unequal sides). See: List of Maryland counties, List of Maryland rivers. The Great Baltimore Fire on February 7, 1904 destroyed over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. Virtually all state and county elections are held in even numbered years not divisible by four, in which the President of the United States is not elected - this, as in other States, is intended to divide State and Federal politics. After the riot, Union troops occupied Baltimore and Maryland came under direct federal administration — in part, to prevent the state from seceding — until the end of the war in April 1865. Most of the business of government is done in Annapolis, the State capital. Pro-Southern sentiment led to the Baltimore riot of 1861 when Union soldiers marched through the city.

Unlike most other states, significant autonomy is granted to many of Maryland's counties. Many, if not most, people in Baltimore at the time were sympathetic to the Confederacy. Power in Maryland is divided among three branches of government, executive, legislative, and judicial. During the Civil War, Maryland was officially part of the Union but kept slavery legal. Maryland is a republic; the United States guarantees her "republican form of government" [|USC Article IV, section 4 (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articleiv.html#section4)] although there is considerable disagreement about the meaning of that phrase. Baltimore became an independent city in 1851, being detached from Baltimore County at that time. The United States is a federation; consequently, the Government of Maryland, like the other 49 state governments, has exclusive authority over matters that lie entirely within the state's borders, except as limited by the Constitution of the United States. The city is also the site of the first architectural monument honoring George Washington, a 178 foot doric column erected in 1829 and designed by Robert Mills, who later designed the Washington Monument in Washington D.C.

The Government of Maryland is conducted according to the state constitution. Baltimore's harbor is the location of Fort McHenry, which came under attack by British forces in the War of 1812 and whose defense inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," which furnishes the lyrics to the United States national anthem. Main article: Government of Maryland. The relatively shorter distance between Baltimore and the Caribbean colonies allowed swift transport and minimized the spoilage of flour. The right to vote was not, however, extended to non-white males until 1867. The profit from sugar encouraged the maximum possible cultivation of cane and the importation of food. Article 24 of that document outlawed the practice of slavery. Baltimore grew swiftly in the mid-late 18th century as the granary for sugar producing colonies in the Caribbean.

A constitutional convention was held during 1864 that culminated in the passage of a new state constitution on November 1 of that year. During the 17th century, various towns called "Baltimore" were founded as commercial ports at various locations on the upper Chesapeake Bay. The present city dates from July 30, 1729 and is named after Cęcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore who was the first Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. Because of this it was not included under the Emancipation Proclamation. Because there is also a Baltimore County adjacent to (but not including) the city, it is sometimes referred to as Baltimore City when a clear distinction is desired. Despite popular support for the cause of the Confederate States of America, Maryland did not secede during the United States Civil War, in part due to precautions taken by the government in Washington, D.C. The city is a major part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area and a major U.S.seaport. It was during this bombardment that the Star Spangled Banner was writen by Francis Scott Key. It is the largest city in Maryland, named after the founding proprietor of the Maryland Colony, Cęcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore.

During the War of 1812 the British military attempted to capture the port of Baltimore which was protected by Fort McHenry. As of July 1, 2002, the population is 638,614, and the population of the Baltimore-Washington Metroplex as of 2000 is 7.6 million, up from 6.7 million in 1990. In 1708 the seat of government was moved to Providence, renamed Annapolis in honor of Queen Anne. state of Maryland. St Mary's City is now an archaelogical site, with a small tourist center. Baltimore is an independent city located in the U.S. During the persecution of Maryland Catholics by the Puritan revolutionary government, all of the original Catholic churches of southern Maryland were burned down. Frank Zappa.

This lasted until 1658 when the Calvert family regained control and re-enacted the Toleration Act. Montel Williams. In 1650 the Puritans revolted against the proprietary government and set up a new government that outlawed both Catholicism and Anglicanism. John Waters. After Virginia made the practice of Anglicanism mandatory, a large number of Puritans migrated from Virginia to Maryland, and were given land for a settlement called Providence (now called Annapolis). Johnny Unitas. Mary's City was the largest site of the original Maryland colony, and was the seat of the colonial government until 1708. Anne Tyler.

St. Anne Truitt. The Calvert family, which controlled Maryland, and the Penn family, which controlled Pennsylvania, engaged two surveyors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, to survey what became known as the Mason-Dixon line which would form the boundary between their two colonies. Tupac Shakur. This was found to be a problem, because the northern boundary would put Philadelphia, the major city in Pennsylvania, within Maryland. Pam Shriver. Originally, based on an incorrect map, the royal charter granted Maryland the Potomac River and territory northward to the fortieth parallel. Babe Ruth.

The Maryland Toleration Act (1649) was one of the first laws that explicitly tolerated varieties of religion (as long as it was Christian), and is sometimes seen as a precursor to the First Amendment. Cal Ripken, Jr. Maryland was one of the key destinations of tens of thousands of British convicts, which carried on until independence. Adrienne Rich. The English colony of Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore who on March 25, 1634 led the first settlers into this area which would soon become one of the few dominantly Catholic regions among the English colonies in America. Edgar Allan Poe. The new colony was named in honour of Henrietta Maria, Queen Consort of Charles I. Jada Pinkett-Smith.

George Calvert died in April 1632, but a charter for "Maryland Colony" (in Latin, "Terra Maria") was granted to his son, Cęcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, on June 20, 1632. Michael Phelps. George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore applied to Charles I for a new royal charter for what was to become the Province of Maryland. Nancy Pelosi. Main article: History of Maryland. Jim Palmer. See: Annapolis Convention.. Ric Ocasek.

Its Associated Press abbreviation is Md. Maryland was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson. postal abbreviation is MD. Kweisi Mfume. Its U.S. Mencken. Maryland is a state of the United States, one of the South Atlantic States (although often considered part of the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic States). H.L.

See List of counties in Maryland. Jim McKay. Towson – county seat of suburban Baltimore County. Thurgood Marshall. Salisbury – largest city and business center of Delmarva pennisula. Laura Lippman. Rockville – business center of affluent Montgomery County northwest of Washington. Barry Levinson.

Ocean City – very popular beach resort on Atlantic coastline. Francis Scott Key. Laurel – large suburban community directly between Baltimore and Washington on Interstate 95. William Henry Cardinal Keeler. Hagerstown – Largest community in 3 county Western Maryland region, has decaying industrial base. Johns Hopkins. Frederick – Western gateway to Appalachian Mountains, suburban center. Billie Holiday.

Columbia – Large unincorporated town managed by the Columbia Association. David Hasselhoff. suburb, home to the University of Maryland, College Park. Dorothy Hamill. College Park – D.C. Philip Glass. Baltimore – Most populous city; commercial and cultural hub. Johnny Gill.

Annapolis – state capital, home of United States Naval Academy. Drew. Non-Religious – 8%. Charles R. Other Religions – 4%. Elijah Cummings. Other Christian – 2%. Ben Carson.

Roman Catholic – 25%. Cab Calloway. Protestant – 58%. David Byrne. 2% Mixed race. Charles Joseph Bonaparte. 0.3% American Indian. Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues.

4% Asian. Eubie Blake. 4.3% Hispanic. Carmelo Anthony. 27.9% Black. Baltimore Thunder - (National Lacrosse League) - moved to Pittsburgh, then D.C.; now Colorado. 62.1% White non-Hispanic. Baltimore Skipjacks - (American Hockey League, Eastern Hockey League, Southern Hockey League).

Fort Detrick. Baltimore Clippers - (American Hockey League). Webster Field. Baltimore Bandits - (American Hockey League). Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Baltimore Blades - (World Hockey Association ). Indian Head Naval Surface Weapons Center. Baltimore Bays - (North American Soccer League).

Fort Meade. Baltimore Bayrunners - (International Basketball League). Bethesda Naval Medical Center. Baltimore Claws - (American Basketball Association). Andrews Air Force Base. Baltimore Bullets - (National Basketball Association). Aberdeen Proving Ground. Baltimore Colts - (National Football League).

Consumer Product Safety Commission. Baltimore Stars - (United States Football League). U.S. Baltimore Stallions - (Canadian Football League ). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2005-2006 ABA Expansion Team. Social Security Administration (SSA). Baltimore Blast - (Major Indoor Soccer League).

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC). Baltimore Bayhawks (Major League Lacrosse). National Security Agency (NSA). Baltimore Ravens (National Football League). Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Baltimore Orioles (Major League Baseball). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Westminster Hall and Burying Ground.

National Institutes of Health (NIH). Walters Art Museum. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). USS Constellation. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center. Star Spangled Banner Flag House and 1812 Museum. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Pimlico Race Course.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS). National Museum of Dentistry. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). National Aquarium in Baltimore. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Maryland Science Center. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame Museum.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Harborplace. Census Bureau. Fort McHenry National Monument. Federal Agencies