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Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
Independent city
City of Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore, Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower, Pennsylvania Station, M&T Bank Stadium, Inner Harbor and the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore City Hall, Washington Monument
Flag of Baltimore, Maryland
Flag
Official seal of Baltimore, Maryland
Seal
Nickname(s): Charm City, B'more,
Motto: "The Greatest City in America", "Get in on it.", "Believe"
Location in the state of Maryland
Location in the state of Maryland
Baltimore is located in the US
Baltimore
Baltimore
Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 39°17′N 76°37′W / 39.283°N 76.617°W / 39.283; -76.617Coordinates: 39°17′N 76°37′W / 39.283°N 76.617°W / 39.283; -76.617
Country  United States of America
State  Maryland
City Baltimore
Historic colony Province of Maryland
County None (Independent city)
Founded 1729
Incorporated 1796–1797
Independent city 1851
Named for Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, (1605–1675)
Government
 • Type Mayor–council
 • Body Baltimore City Council
 • Mayor Catherine Pugh (D)
 • City Council
 • Houses of Delegates
 • State Senate
 • U.S. House
Area
 • Independent city 92.1 sq mi (239 km2)
 • Land 80.9 sq mi (210 km2)
 • Water 11.1 sq mi (29 km2)  12.1%
Elevation 0–480 ft (0–150 m)
Population (2010)
 • Independent city 620,961
 • Estimate (2015) 621,849
 • Rank US: 29th
 • Density 7,671.5/sq mi (2,962.0/km2)
 • Urban 2,203,663 (US: 19th)
 • Metro 2,797,407 (US: 21st)
 • CSA 9,625,360 (US: 4th)
 • Demonym Baltimorean
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Codes
Area code(s) 410, 443, 667
FIPS code 24-04000
GNIS feature ID 0597040
Website City of Baltimore

Baltimore (/ˈbɔːltˌmɔːr/, locally: [ˈbɔɫ.mɔɻ]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 29th-most populous city in the country. It was established by the Constitution of Maryland and is not part of any county; thus, it is the largest independent city in the United States, with a population of 621,849 as of 2015. As of 2010, the population of the Baltimore Metropolitan Area was 2.7 million, making it the 21st largest in the country.

Founded in 1729, Baltimore is the second largest seaport in the Mid-Atlantic. Baltimore's Inner Harbor was once the second leading port of entry for immigrants to the United States and a major manufacturing center. After a decline in major manufacturing, industrialization and rail transportation, Baltimore shifted to a service-oriented economy, with the Johns Hopkins Hospital (founded 1889), and Johns Hopkins University (founded 1876), now the city's top two employers.

With hundreds of identified districts, Baltimore has been dubbed "a city of neighborhoods". Famous residents have included the writers Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Hamilton, Frederick Douglass, and H.L. Mencken; jazz musician James "Eubie" Blake; singer Billie Holiday; actor and filmmaker John Waters; and baseball player Babe Ruth. In the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner, later the American national anthem, in the city. Baltimore has more public monuments per capita than any other city in the country and is home to some of the earliest National Register historic districts in the nation, including Fell's Point (1969), Federal Hill (1970) and Mount Vernon Place (1971). More than 65,000 properties, or roughly one in three buildings in the city, are listed on the National Register, more than any other city in the nation.


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