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Welcome to Maryland
 Introduction
Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic state located on the East Coast of the United States known as the “Old Line State,” and the “Free State.” Maryland is the second most wealthy state in the United States, with a median household income of $61,592 as of 2005. Maryland's economy is diverse, but the state has become popular for its leadership as a life sciences hub. There are over 350 Biotechnology firms, making it third-largest cluster in the nation. Institutions and agencies located throughout Maryland include Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institutes of Health. Maryland is bounded by Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, and the Atlantic Ocean.
 People
Total population (2007) 5,618,344
Total Births (2006) 75,109
Total Deaths (2006) 44,936
Total natural population increases (2006) 30,173
Total international migration (2006) 21,135
Total internal migration (2006) -25,610
Net migration (2006) -4,475
Total male population (2000) 2,557,794
Total female population (2000) 2,738,692
Total white population (2000) 3,391,308
Total black population (2000) 1,477,411
Total asian population (2000) 210,929
American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000) 15,423
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000) 2,303
Hispanic population (2000) 227,916
Total population over 18 yrs (2000) 3,940,314
White population over 18 yrs (2000) 2,602,966
Black population over 18 yrs (2000) 1,040,141
American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000) 11,304
Asian population over 18 yrs (2000) 160,943
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000) 1,743
Female median age (2000) 37
Male median age (2000) 35
Total number households (2000) 1,980,859
Average household size (2000) 2.61




 Geography
Capital Annapolis
Largest City Baltimore
State's Total Area Ranking 42
Total Area 12 sq mi
Width 90 miles
Length 249 miles
Percent Water 0.21%
Latitude 37°53'N to 39°43'N
Longitude 75°4'W to 79°33'W
Highest Elevation Hoye Crest 3,360 ft (1,024 m)
Mean Elevation 344 ft
Lowest Elevation Atlantic Ocean 0 ft (0 m)
 Economics
GDP (2005) $246,234,000,000
GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 3.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) $781,000,000
Mining contribution to GDP (2005) $296,000,000
Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) $6,033,000,000
Construction contribution to GDP (2005) $15,018,000,000
Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $6,369,000,000
Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $7,189,000,000
Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) $12,751,000,000
Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) $15,893,000,000
Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) $5,065,000,000
Information contribution to GDP (2005) $10,072,000,000
Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) $17,497,000,000
Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) $38,119,000,000
Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) $25,154,000,000
Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) $1,518,000,000
Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) $7,455,000,000
Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) $3,005,000,000
Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) $18,032,000,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) $1,842,000,000
Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) $6,849,000,000
Other services contribution to GDP (2005) $6,383,000,000
Government contribution to GDP (2005) $40,911,000,000
Total state tax (2005) $13,497,281
Total state tax per capita (2005) $2,410
Total employees state & local government (2005) 278,497
Firefighters (2005) 5,573
Government hospital employees (2005) 5,024
Government transit employees (2005) 3,200
Population with health insurance (2000) 4,608,433
Population without health insurance (2000) 652,872
 Other
State Flower Black-eyed susan
State Bird Northern Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Violent crime (2005) 39,369
Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 703.0
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) 552
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 9.9
Forcible rape (2005) 1,266
Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 22.6
Robbery (2005) 14,378
Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 256.7
Aggravated assault (2005) 23,173
Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 413.8
Property crime (2005) 198,483
Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 3544.1
Burglary (2005) 35,922
Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 641.4
Larceny-theft (2005) 128,491
Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 2294.3
Motor vehicle theft (2005) 34,070
Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 608.4
 City List (Population 2000)
Abell Aberdeen Proving Ground (3,116) Aberdeen (13,842)
Abingdon Accident (353) Accokeek (7,349)
Adamstown Allen Andrews Air Force Base
Annapolis Junction Annapolis (35,838) Aquasco
Arnold (23,422) Ashton Avenue
Baldwin Baltimore (651,154) Barclay (143)
Barnesville (161) Barstow Barton (478)
Beallsville Bel Air (10,080) Bel Alton
Belcamp Beltsville (15,690) Benedict
Benson Berlin (3,491) Bethesda (55,277)
Bethlehem Betterton (376) Big Pool
Bishopville Bittinger Bivalve
Bladensburg (7,661) Bloomington Boonsboro (2,803)
Boring Bowie (50,269) Boyds
Bozman Braddock Heights (4,627) Brandywine (1,410)
Brentwood (2,844) Brinklow Brookeville (120)
Brooklandville Brooklyn Broomes Island
Brownsville Brunswick (4,894) Bryans Road (4,912)
Bryantown Buckeystown Burkittsville (171)
Burtonsville (7,305) Bushwood Butler
Cabin John (1,734) California (9,307) Callaway
Cambridge (10,911) Capitol Heights (4,138) Cascade
Catonsville (39,820) Cavetown (1,486) Cecilton (474)
Centreville (1,970) Chaptico Charlestown (1,019)
Charlotte Hall (1,214) Chase Cheltenham
Chesapeake Beach (3,180) Chesapeake City (787) Chester (3,723)
Chestertown (4,746) Chevy Chase (9,381) Chewsville (293)
Childs Church Creek (85) Church Hill (530)
Churchton Churchville Claiborne
Clarksburg (1,834) Clarksville Clear Spring (455)
Clements Clinton (26,064) Cobb Island
Cockeysville (19,388) College Park (24,657) Colora
Coltons Point Columbia (88,254) Compton
Conowingo Cooksville Cordova (592)
Corriganville Crapo Crisfield (2,723)
Crocheron Crofton (20,091) Crownsville (1,670)
Crumpton Cumberland (21,518) Curtis Bay
Damascus (11,430) Dameron Darlington
Davidsonville Dayton Deal Island (578)
Deale (4,796) Delmar (1,859) Denton (2,960)
Derwood Dickerson District Heights (5,958)
Dowell Drayden Dundalk (62,306)
Dunkirk (2,363) Earleville East New Market (167)
Easton (11,708) Eckhart Mines Eden (793)
Edgewater Edgewood (23,378) Elk Mills
Elkridge (22,042) Elkton (11,893) Ellerslie
Ellicott City (56,397) Emmitsburg (2,290) Essex (39,078)
Ewell Fairplay Fallston (8,427)
Faulkner Federalsburg (2,620) Finksburg
Fishing Creek Flintstone Forest Hill
Fork Fort George G Meade Fort Howard
Fort Washington (23,845) Frederick (52,767) Freeland
Friendship Friendsville (539) Frostburg (7,873)
Fruitland (3,774) Fulton Funkstown (983)
Gaithersburg (52,613) Galena (428) Galesville
Gambrills Garrett Park (917) Georgetown
Germantown (55,419) Gibson Island Girdletree (117)
Glen Arm Glen Burnie (38,922) Glen Echo (242)
Glenelg Glenn Dale (12,609) Glenwood
Glyndon Goldsboro (216) Grantsville (619)
Grasonville (2,193) Great Mills Greenbelt (21,456)
Greensboro (1,632) Gunpowder Gwynn Oak
Hagerstown (36,687) Halethorpe Hampstead (5,060)
Hancock (1,725) Hanover Harmans
Harwood Havre De Grace (11,331) Hebron (807)
Helen Henderson (118) Highland
Hillsboro (163) Hollywood Hughesville (1,537)
Hunt Valley Huntingtown (2,436) Hurlock (1,874)
Hyattsville (14,733) Hydes Ijamsville
Indian Head (3,422) Ingleside Ironsides
Issue Jarrettsville (2,756) Jefferson
Jessup (7,865) Joppa Keedysville (482)
Kennedyville Kensington (1,873) Keymar
Kingsville (4,214) Kitzmiller (302) Knoxville
La Plata (6,551) Ladiesburg Lanham
Laurel (19,960) Leonardtown (1,896) Lexington Park (11,021)
Libertytown Lineboro Linkwood
Linthicum Heights Lisbon Little Orleans
Lonaconing (1,205) Long Green Lothian
Loveville Luke (80) Lusby (1,666)
Lutherville Timonium Madison Manchester (3,329)
Manokin Marbury Mardela Springs (364)
Marion Station Marriottsville Marydel (147)
Maryland Line Massey Maugansville (2,295)
Mayo (3,153) Mc Henry Mcdaniel
Mechanicsville Middle River (23,958) Middletown (2,668)
Midland (473) Midlothian Millersville
Millington (416) Monkton Monrovia
Montgomery Village (38,051) Morganza Mount Airy (6,425)
Mount Rainier (8,498) Mount Savage Mount Victoria
Myersville (1,382) Nanjemoy Nanticoke
Neavitt New Market (427) New Midway
New Windsor (1,303) Newark (339) Newburg
Newcomb North Beach (1,880) North East (2,733)
Nottingham Oakland (1,930) Ocean City (7,173)
Odenton (20,534) Oldtown Olney (31,438)
Owings Mills (20,193) Owings (1,325) Oxford (771)
Oxon Hill Park Hall Parkton
Parkville (31,118) Parsonsburg Pasadena (12,093)
Patuxent River Perry Hall (28,705) Perry Point
Perryman (2,461) Perryville (3,672) Phoenix
Pikesville (29,123) Piney Point Pinto
Pittsville (1,182) Pocomoke City (4,098) Point Of Rocks
Pomfret Poolesville (5,151) Port Deposit (676)
Port Republic Port Tobacco Potomac (44,822)
Powellville Preston (566) Price
Prince Frederick (1,432) Princess Anne (2,313) Pylesville
Quantico Queen Anne (176) Queenstown (617)
Randallstown (30,870) Rawlings Rehobeth
Reisterstown (22,438) Rhodesdale Riderwood
Ridgely (1,352) Ridge Rising Sun (1,702)
Riva (3,966) Riverdale Rock Hall (1,396)
Rock Point Rockville (47,388) Rocky Ridge
Rohrersville (170) Rosedale (19,199) Royal Oak
Sabillasville Saint Inigoes Saint James
Saint Leonard Saint Marys City Saint Michaels
Salisbury (23,743) Sandy Spring Savage
Scotland Secretary (503) Severna Park (28,507)
Severn (35,076) Shady Side (5,559) Sharpsburg (691)
Sharptown (649) Sherwood Showell
Silver Spring (76,540) Simpsonville Smithsburg (2,146)
Snow Hill (2,409) Solomons (1,536) Sparks Glencoe
Sparrows Point Spencerville Spring Gap
Stevenson Stevensville (5,880) Still Pond
Stockton (143) Street Sudlersville (391)
Suitland Sunderland Swanton
Sykesville (4,197) Takoma Park (17,299) Tall Timbers
Taneytown (5,128) Taylors Island Temple Hills (7,792)
Templeville (80) Thurmont (5,588) Tilghman
Toddville Towson (51,793) Tracys Landing
Trappe (1,146) Tuscarora Tyaskin
Tylerton Union Bridge (989) Unionville
Upper Fairmount Upper Falls Upper Marlboro (648)
Upperco Valley Lee Vienna (280)
Waldorf (22,312) Walkersville (5,192) Warwick
Washington Grove (515) Welcome West Friendship
West River Westernport (2,104) Westminster (16,731)
Westover Whaleyville (124) White Hall
White Marsh (8,485) White Plains Whiteford
Willards (938) Williamsport (1,868) Windsor Mill
Wingate Wittman Woodbine
Woodsboro (846) Woodstock Woolford
Worton Wye Mills