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As of the 2020 United States census, Maryland is the 18th-most populous state with 6,177,224 inhabitants and the ninth-smallest by land area, spanning 9,707.24 square miles (25,141.6 km 2) of land. [2] The state is divided into 23 counties and contains 157 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. [3]
The most recent county formation in Maryland occurred in 1872 when Garrett County was split from Allegany County. [2] However, there have been numerous changes to county borders since that time, most recently when portions of the city of Takoma Park that had previously been part of Prince George's County were absorbed into Montgomery County in 1997.
Of the 23 counties in Maryland, nine are on the Eastern Shore: Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester, as well as a portion of Cecil County. Two Virginia counties are on the peninsula: Accomack and Northampton. The following is a list of some of the notable cities and towns on the peninsula.
Like New Castle County, Delaware, Cecil County is crossed by the Fall Line, a geologic division where the rockier highlands of the Piedmont region meet the Atlantic coastal plain, a flat, sandy area that forms the coast. The coastal plain includes the Delmarva Peninsula and hence the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The geology of Delmarva is an ...
Maryland possesses a variety of topography within its borders, contributing to its nickname America in Miniature.It ranges from sandy dunes dotted with seagrass in the east, to low marshlands teeming with wildlife and large bald cypress near the Chesapeake Bay, to gently rolling hills of oak forests in the Piedmont Region, and pine groves in the Maryland mountains to the west.
Location of the state of Maryland in the United States of America An enlargeable map of the 23 counties and 1 independent city of the state of Maryland. Prehistory of Maryland. Indigenous peoples; English Colony of Maryland, 1632–1694 History of slavery in Maryland; Maryland Toleration Act, 1649; English Province of Maryland, 1694–1707
This article lists the census-designated places (CDPs) in the state of Maryland, their population, and the county ... Maryland City: 19,153 Anne Arundel: Maryland ...
Islands of Maryland County Island River/Bay Type Anne Arundel County: Big Island: Rhode River: R Anne Arundel County: Brewers Island: Marley Creek: R Anne Arundel County: Dobbins Island: Sillery Bay: Anne Arundel County: Flat Island: Sellman Creek: R Anne Arundel County: Gibson Island: Chesapeake Bay: Anne Arundel County: Goose Island: South ...