Baltimore
city in Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baltimore is the biggest city in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2020 it had about 585,708 people living there.[7] It is not in any county, so it is called an independent city. It is next to the Chesapeake Bay and used to be an important port for trade by ships. There is still some shipping but the Inner Harbor is now mostly famous for shopping and restaurants, and also for the National Aquarium and other museums.
Baltimore | |
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City of Baltimore | |
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Coordinates: 39°17′22″N 76°36′55″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
City | Baltimore |
Historic colony | Province of Maryland |
County | None (Independent city) |
Founded | 1729 |
Incorporated | 1796–1797 |
Independent city | 1851 |
Named for | The 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675) |
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• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Baltimore City Council |
• Mayor | Brandon Scott (D) |
• City Council | Council members
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• Houses of Delegates | Delegates
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• U.S. House | Representatives
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Area | |
• Independent city | 92.05 sq mi (238.41 km2) |
• Land | 80.95 sq mi (209.65 km2) |
• Water | 11.10 sq mi (28.76 km2) 12.1% |
Elevation | 0–480 ft (0–150 m) |
Population | |
• Independent city | 585,708 |
• Rank | 30th in the United States 1st in Maryland |
• Density | 7,235.43/sq mi (2,793.74/km2) |
• Metro | 2,844,510 (20th) |
Demonym | Baltimorean |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | ZIP Codes[9]
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Area codes | 410, 443, and 667 |
FIPS code | 24-04000 |
GNIS feature ID | 597040 |
Primary Airport | Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) |
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Website | City of Baltimore |
Baltimore is home to the Ravens (football) and Orioles (baseball), both professional sports teams. Its main newspaper is the Baltimore Sun. There is a place for horse races in the city called Pimlico. There are many colleges and universities in Baltimore, like Johns Hopkins University.
The city was made in 1729 and is named after the British Lord Baltimore who started the colony of Maryland. The mayor of this city is Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. She is the second woman to be the mayor of Baltimore, the first was Sheila Dixon. Many governors of Maryland were mayor of Baltimore first. One famous thing that happened in Baltimore was in the War of 1812, when the British attacked the city and Francis Scott Key wrote a song about it called "The Star-Spangled Banner". It is now the national song of the United States.
Some famous people from Baltimore are the Supreme Court judge Thurgood Marshall, the poet and writer Edgar Allen Poe, the baseball player Babe Ruth, the singer Billie Holiday, and the movie director John Waters.