Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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 Seal
Nickname(s): Charm City, B'more,
Motto: "The Greatest City in America", "Get in on it.", "Believe"
Location in the state of Maryland
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	Council members Bernard C. Young (President) Zeke Cohen (1) Brandon M. Scott (2) Ryan Dorsey (3) Bill Henry (4) Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer (5) Sharon Green Middleton (6) Leon F. Pinkett, III (7) Kristerfer Burnett (8) John T. Bullock (9) Edward L. Reisinger (10) Eric Costello (11) Carl Stokes Sr. (12) Shannon Sneed (13) Mary Pat Clarke (14)
• Houses of Delegates	Delegates Frank M. Conaway, Jr. (40) (D) Antonio Hayes (40) (D) Barbara A. Robinson (40) (D) Jill P. Carter (41) (D) Nathaniel T. Oaks (41) (D) Samuel I. Rosenberg (41) (D) Curt Anderson (43) (D) Maggie McIntosh (43) (D) Mary L. Washington (43) (D) Keith E. Haynes (44A) (D) Talmadge Branch (45) (D) Cheryl Glenn (45) (D) Cory V. McCray (45) (D) Luke Clippinger (46) (D) Robbyn Lewis (46) (D) Brooke Lierman (46) (D)
• State Senate	State senators Barbara A. Robinson (40) (D) Nathaniel T. Oaks (41) (D) Joan Carter Conway (43) (D) Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (44) (D) Nathaniel J. McFadden (45) (D) Bill Ferguson (46) (D)
• U.S. House	Representatives Dutch Ruppersberger (2) (D) John Sarbanes (3) (D) Elijah Cummings (7) (D)
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 (2016)	614,664
• Density	7,598/sq mi (2,934/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	Zip codes 21201–21231, 21233–21237, 21239–21241, 21244, 21250–21252, 21263–21265, 21268, 21270, 21273–21275, 21278–21290, 21297–21298
Area code(s)	410, 443, and 667
FIPS code	24-04000
GNIS feature ID	0597040
Website	City of Baltimore

Baltimore (/ˈbɔːltɪmɔːr, -mɔər/, locally: [ˈbɔɫ.mɔɻ]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 29th-most populous city in the country.

Baltimore was established by the Constitution of Maryland and is not part of any county. With a population of 621,849 in 2015, Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States. As of 2016, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be just under 2.8 million, making it the 21st largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is also part of the Washington-Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the fourth largest CSA in the nation with a calculated 2016 population of 9,665,892.

Founded in 1729, Baltimore is the second-largest seaport in the Mid-Atlantic. The city'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 Johns Hopkins Hospital (founded 1889) and Johns Hopkins University (founded 1876), now the city's top two employers.