Baltimore metropolitan area

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Central Maryland
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan area
Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Counties of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metropolitan area highlighted in red.
Counties of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metropolitan area highlighted in red.
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
Principal municipalitiesBaltimore, Columbia, Towson
Population
 (2020)
 • Metropolitan area2,844,510 (20th)
 • Urban
(19th)
 • Urban density1,038.9/sq mi (401.1/km2)
 • CSA
9,973,383 (3rd)
 MSA = 2020,
CSA = 2020,
Urban & Densities = 2010
Time zoneUTC−5 (ET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EST)

The Baltimore–Columbia–Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Central Maryland, is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Maryland as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As of the 2010 Census, the combined population of the seven counties is 2,710,489. The MSA has the fourth-highest median household income in the United States, at $66,970 in 2012.[1]

Composition[]

The area includes the following counties:[2][3]

  • Anne Arundel County
  • Baltimore City
  • Baltimore County
  • Carroll County
  • Harford County
  • Howard County
  • Queen Anne's County
County 2020 Census 2010 Census Change Area Density
Baltimore County 854,535 805,029 +6.15% 598.30 sq mi (1,549.6 km2) 1,428/sq mi (551/km2)
Anne Arundel County 588,261 537,656 +9.41% 414.90 sq mi (1,074.6 km2) 1,418/sq mi (547/km2)
Baltimore City 585,708 620,961 −5.68% 80.94 sq mi (209.6 km2) 7,236/sq mi (2,794/km2)
Howard County 332,317 287,085 +15.76% 250.74 sq mi (649.4 km2) 1,325/sq mi (512/km2)
Harford County 260,924 244,826 +6.58% 437.09 sq mi (1,132.1 km2) 597/sq mi (230/km2)
Carroll County 172,891 167,134 +3.44% 447.59 sq mi (1,159.3 km2) 386/sq mi (149/km2)
Queen Anne's County 49,874 47,798 +4.34% 371.91 sq mi (963.2 km2) 134/sq mi (52/km2)
Total 2,844,510 2,710,489 +4.94% 2,601.47 sq mi (6,737.8 km2) 1,093/sq mi (422/km2)
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
182096,201—
1830120,87025.6%
1840134,37911.2%
1850210,64656.8%
1860266,55326.5%
1870330,74124.1%
1880415,64925.7%
1890507,34822.1%
1900639,33226.0%
1910720,38712.7%
1920852,05118.3%
1930984,60615.6%
19401,083,30010.0%
19501,337,37323.5%
19601,820,31436.1%
19702,089,09214.8%
19802,199,5315.3%
19902,382,1728.3%
20002,552,9947.2%
20102,710,4896.2%
20202,844,5104.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
1790–1960[5] 1900–1990[6]
1990–2000[7]

Principal communities[]

The metropolitan area includes the following principal communities :[citation needed]

  • Baltimore
  • Columbia
  • Towson

It also includes several other communities (not necessarily incorporated as cities or towns):

In addition to its technical metropolitan area, Baltimore also receives a large number of commuters from cities such as York, Pennsylvania[8] and the Washington Metropolitan Area.

History[]

Main article: History of Baltimore

Companies in metropolitan Baltimore[]

Greater Baltimore (the city and surrounding suburbs in Baltimore County) is home to four Fortune 1000 companies: Grace Chemicals (in Columbia), Legg Mason, T. Rowe Price, and McCormick & Company (in Hunt Valley). Other companies that call Greater Baltimore home include AAI Corporation (in Hunt Valley), Adams Express Company, Brown Advisory, Alex Brown, First Home Mortgage Corporation, FTI Consulting, Petroleum & Resources Corporation, Vertis, Prometric, Sylvan Learning, Laureate Education, Under Armour, Polk Audio, DAP, 180s, DeBaufre Bakeries, Wm. T. Burnett & Co, Old Mutual Financial Network, Firaxis Games (in Sparks), Sinclair Broadcast Group (in Hunt Valley), Fila USA (in Sparks), and JoS. A. Bank Clothiers (in Hampstead).

Government and infrastructure[]

The capital of Maryland and the agencies of the Maryland state government are located in the Baltimore MSA, mainly in Annapolis and Baltimore City. The area is also home to the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters in Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County, as well as the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Woodlawn in Baltimore County.

Sports teams in metropolitan Baltimore[]

Main article: Sports in Baltimore

In Baltimore County:

In Anne Arundel County:

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Noss, Amanda (September 2013). Household Income: 2012 (PDF) (Report). American Community Survey Briefs. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Current Employment Statistics (CES) Metropolitan Area Definitions". Bureau of Labor Statistics. November 14, 2005. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008.
  3. ^ "MSA Bulletin 2003 Attachment, Revised 07/07/03" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget.
  4. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  8. ^ Berman, Dori (2006). "Commuter bus line may link York, Pa. and Hunt Valley". The Daily Record. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008.

Coordinates: 39°16′59.86″N 76°36′27.6″W / 39.2832944°N 76.607667°W / 39.2832944; -76.607667

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