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Annapolis (/ ə ˈ n æ p əl ɪ s / ⓘ ə-NAP-əl-iss) is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland.It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. . Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, 25 miles (40 km) south of Baltimore and about 30 miles (50 km) east of Washington, D.C., Annapolis forms part of the Baltimore–Washington metropoli
Anne Arundel County (listen ⓘ; / ə ˈ r ʌ n d əl /), also notated as AA or A.A. County, is located in the U.S. state of Maryland.As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 588,261, [1] an increase of just under 10% since 2010.
Map of the United States with Maryland highlighted. Maryland is a state located in the Southern United States. [1] 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]
Population (2023) [15] Area [14] [15] Map Allegany County: 001: Cumberland: 1789: Formed from part of Washington County: From Lenape oolikhanna, which means "beautiful stream" 67,273: 430 sq mi (1,114 km 2) Anne Arundel County: 003: Annapolis: 1650: Formed from part of St. Mary's County: Anne Arundell was the maiden name of the wife of Cecil ...
The U.S. State of Maryland currently has 13 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated three combined statistical areas, six metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Maryland. [1]
The majority of Maryland's population is concentrated in the cities and suburbs surrounding Washington, D.C., and in and around Baltimore, Maryland's most populous city. Historically, these and many other Maryland cities developed along the Fall Line , the line along which rivers, brooks, and streams are interrupted by rapids and waterfalls.
Bowie (/ ˈ b uː i /) is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. [3] Per the 2020 census, the population was 58,329. [4] Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County, and the fifth most populous city [5] and third largest city by area in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Crain Highway, one of Glen Burnie's main thoroughfares (named after Robert Crain), opened in 1927 and Ritchie Highway (Maryland Route 2, named for ex-Governor Albert C. Ritchie) followed in 1939. [4] Ritchie Highway carried nearly all Baltimore -area traffic headed for Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge until an alternate bypass road ...