Baltimore-Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area
| Central Maryland Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metropolitan Area |
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 Counties of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metropolitan area highlighted in red. |
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| Country |  United States of America |
| U.S. state/federal district |
 Maryland
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| Principal municipalities | Baltimore, Columbia, Towson |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Metropolitan statistical area | 2,710,489 (20th) |
| • Urban | (19th) |
| • Urban density | 401.1/km2 (1,038.9/sq mi) |
| • CSA | 9,331,587 (4th) |
| MSA = 2014, CSA = 2012, Urban & Densities = 2010 | |
| Time zone | ET (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EST (UTC−4) |
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.
The area includes the following counties:
The metropolitan area includes the following principal communities :
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 and the Washington Metropolitan Area.
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).
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