Maryland
State of the United States of America
Also known as US-MD · Old Line State · State of Maryland · Md. · Maryland, United States
- Country
- United States
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Sources- 1.Stated in archINFORMRetrieved 2018-08-06
- 2.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- 3.“Decision Card”geonames.usgs.gov/apex/gazvector.feat_card?p_file=13098Retrieved 2019-12-20
- 4.Stated in Getty Thesaurus of Geographic NamesRetrieved 2021-05-04
- United States
- Located in
- United States
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Sources- 1.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- 2.“Decision Card”geonames.usgs.gov/apex/gazvector.feat_card?p_file=13098Retrieved 2019-12-20
- United States
- Area
- 32,131 km²(2010)
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Sources- 1.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2010/geo/state-area.htmlRetrieved 2021-08-01
- , 32,133 km²
- , 12,407 mi²
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Sources- 1.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- +1 more
- 32,131 km²(2010)
- Elevation
- 105 m
- , 350 ft
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Sources- 1.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- Population
- 6,177,224(April 1, 2020)
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Sources- 1.“QuickFacts: Maryland”census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/MD/PST045221Retrieved 2022-02-14
- 2.Stated in 2020 United States Censusdata.census.gov/cedsci/table?t=Populations%20and%20People&g=0100000US,%241600000&y=2020Retrieved 2022-03-20
- , 6,165,129(July 1, 2021)
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Sources- 1.“QuickFacts: Maryland”census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/MD/PST045221Retrieved 2022-02-14
- , 6,045,680(July 1, 2019)
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- +13 more
- 6,177,224(April 1, 2020)
- Founded
- April 28, 1788
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Sources- 1.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- 2.“Decision Card”geonames.usgs.gov/apex/gazvector.feat_card?p_file=13098Retrieved 2019-12-20
- 3.Stated in American HeritageRetrieved 2021-05-04
- 4.Stated in Getty Thesaurus of Geographic NamesRetrieved 2021-05-04
- April 28, 1788
- Located in/on physical feature
- Piedmont
- , Coastal Plain
- , Blue Ridge
- +3 more
Overview
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
400 statements · 36% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Shares border with
- Delaware statement is subject of: Delaware–Maryland border · direction relative to location: east
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Sources- 1.“Decision Card”geonames.usgs.gov/apex/gazvector.feat_card?p_file=13098Retrieved 2019-12-20
- 2.Stated in MinDatRetrieved 2021-05-04
- District of Columbia direction relative to location: south, west
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Sources- 1.“Decision Card”geonames.usgs.gov/apex/gazvector.feat_card?p_file=13098Retrieved 2019-12-20
- 2.Stated in MinDatRetrieved 2021-05-04
- Virginia statement is subject of: Maryland–Virginia border · direction relative to location: south, west
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Sources- 1.“Decision Card”geonames.usgs.gov/apex/gazvector.feat_card?p_file=13098Retrieved 2019-12-20
- 2.Stated in MinDatRetrieved 2021-05-04
- West Virginia statement is subject of: Maryland–West Virginia border · direction relative to location: south, west
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Sources- 1.“Decision Card”geonames.usgs.gov/apex/gazvector.feat_card?p_file=13098Retrieved 2019-12-20
- 2.Stated in MinDatRetrieved 2021-05-04
- Pennsylvania statement is subject of: Maryland–Pennsylvania border · direction relative to location: north
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Sources- 1.“Decision Card”geonames.usgs.gov/apex/gazvector.feat_card?p_file=13098Retrieved 2019-12-20
- 2.Stated in MinDatRetrieved 2021-05-04
- Delaware statement is subject of: Delaware–Maryland border · direction relative to location: east
- Capital
- Annapolis
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Sources- 1.Stated in Getty Thesaurus of Geographic NamesRetrieved 2021-05-04
- 2.britannica.com/place/AnnapolisRetrieved 2025-05-14
- Annapolis
- Named after
- Henrietta Maria of France applies to name of subject: Maryland
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Sources- 1.Stated in Getty Thesaurus of Geographic NamesRetrieved 2021-05-04
- Henrietta Maria of France applies to name of subject: Maryland
- Contains the administrative territorial entity
- Allegany County
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- Anne Arundel County
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- Baltimore
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- Baltimore County
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- Calvert County
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- Caroline County
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- Carroll County
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- Cecil County
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- Allegany County
- Website
- maryland.gov language: English
- Legislative body
- Maryland General Assembly members / parts: Maryland Senate, Maryland House of Delegates
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- America/New_York
- UTC−05:00 valid in period: standard time
- UTC−04:00 valid in period: daylight saving time
- Replaces
- Province of Maryland(April 28, 1788)
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Sources- 1.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- Province of Maryland(April 28, 1788)
- Head of government
- Wes Moore(since 2023) replaces: Larry Hogan
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Sources- 1.Stated in Maryland Manualmsa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/gov/former/html/msa14151.htmlRetrieved 2023-02-25
- 2.Stated in Maryland Manual“GOVERNOR”msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/gov/former/html/former.htmlRetrieved 2023-02-25
- 3.Stated in Maryland Manualmsa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/gov/html/msa18374.htmlRetrieved 2023-02-25
- Wes Moore(since 2023) replaces: Larry Hogan
- Short name
- MD(since 1963)
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Sources- 1.Stated in ISO 3166-1iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:USRetrieved 2018-09-15
- 2.Stated in Getty Thesaurus of Geographic NamesRetrieved 2021-05-04
- Md.
- MD(since 1963)
- Highest point
- Hoye-Crest elevation: 3,360 ft
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Sources- 1.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- Hoye-Crest elevation: 3,360 ft
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean elevation: 0 ft
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Sources- 1.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- Atlantic Ocean elevation: 0 ft
- Twinned administrative body
- Kanagawa Prefecture(since 1981)
- Jalisco(since 1993)
- Demonym
- Marylander
- Marilandano
- Marylandec applies to part: masculine singular
- Marylandka applies to part: feminine singular
- Water as percent of area
- 21.8%(2010)
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- 21.75%
- 21.2219%
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Sources- 1.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- 21.8%(2010)
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 39.0550°N, 76.7909°W directions: 12.6 mi (20.3 km) northwest of Davidsonville
- Foundational text
- Constitution of Maryland (1867)
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Sources- 1.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- Constitution of Maryland (1867)
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 39.7230°N, 78.7258°W
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 37.9121°N, 75.8837°W
- Motto text
- Fatti maschii, parole femine(since 1874) literal translation: Manly deeds, womanly words
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Sources- 1.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- Fatti maschii, parole femine(since 1874) literal translation: Manly deeds, womanly words
- Part of
- contiguous United States
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Sources- 1.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- South Atlantic states
2
Sources- 1.“Census Bureau Regions and Divisions with State FIPS Codes”www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/maps/reg_div.txtRetrieved 2018-10-26
- 2.“Census Regions and Divisions of the United States”webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130107113900/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdfRetrieved 2018-10-26
- Mid-Atlantic
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Sources- 1.Stated in American Heritageamericanheritage.com/content/maryland-1Retrieved 2021-05-04
- contiguous United States
- Geoshape
- Data:Maryland.map
- Local dialing code
- 301(since 1947)
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Sources- 1.nationalnanpa.com/area_code_maps/display.html?mdRetrieved 2018-09-15
- 410(since 1991)
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Sources- 1.nationalnanpa.com/area_code_maps/display.html?mdRetrieved 2018-09-15
- 240(since 1997)
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Sources- 1.nationalnanpa.com/area_code_maps/display.html?mdRetrieved 2018-09-15
- 443(since 1997)
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Sources- 1.nationalnanpa.com/area_code_maps/display.html?mdRetrieved 2018-09-15
- 667(since 2012)
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Sources- 1.nationalnanpa.com/area_code_maps/display.html?mdRetrieved 2018-09-15
- 301(since 1947)
- Located in or next to body of water
- Chesapeake Bay
- Potomac River direction relative to location: south
- Susquehanna River direction relative to location: north
- Patuxent River
- Anacostia River
- Atlantic Ocean direction relative to location: east
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Sources- 1.“Decision Card”geonames.usgs.gov/apex/gazvector.feat_card?p_file=13098Retrieved 2019-12-20
- 2.Stated in MinDatRetrieved 2021-05-04
- Nickname
- Old Line State
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Sources- 1.“Almanac of Maryland”sos.maryland.gov/mdkids/Pages/Almanac.aspxRetrieved 2018-10-05
- Old Line State
- Official symbol
- Baltimore Oriole
- Quercus alba(since 1941)
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- Continent
- North America
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Sources- 1.Stated in Getty Thesaurus of Geographic NamesRetrieved 2021-05-04
- North America
- Maximum temperature record
- 109°F(July 10, 1936)
- Minimum temperature record
- -40°F(January 13, 1912)
- Official name
- Maryland(since 1931) issued by: United States Board on Geographic Names · ipa transcription: ˈmɛrələnd
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Sources- 1.“Decision Card”geonames.usgs.gov/apex/gazvector.feat_card?p_file=13098Retrieved 2019-12-20
- State of Maryland
- Maryland(since 1931) issued by: United States Board on Geographic Names · ipa transcription: ˈmɛrələnd
- Anthem
- none(since 2021)
- Maryland, My Maryland(1939–2021)
- Number of households
- 2,230,527(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
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Sources- 1.Stated in 2016–2020 American Community Surveydata.census.gov/cedsci/table?d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Detailed%20TablesRetrieved 2022-05-05
- 2,205,204(July 1, 2019)
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- 2,230,527(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 38.4500°N, 75.0333°W
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Baltimore Sun“EXTREME Md.”baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-11-04-0111040395-story.htmlRetrieved 2021-05-04
- 38.4500°N, 75.0333°W
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 39.2000°N, 79.4833°W
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Baltimore Sun“EXTREME Md.”baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-11-04-0111040395-story.htmlRetrieved 2021-05-04
- 39.2000°N, 79.4833°W
- Marriageable age
- 18 years old applies to part: all genders · criterion used: general marriage age
- Compulsory education (maximum age)
- 18 years old(since 2017)
- Coastline
- 3,190 mi(since 1970)
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Sources- 1.“Maryland’s Shoreline Length Background & Guidance”dnr.maryland.gov/ccs/Documents/MDShorelineMilesReference.pdfRetrieved 2021-09-24
- 2.shoreline.noaa.gov/_pdf/Coastline_of_the_US_1975.pdfRetrieved 2021-09-24
- 3.“How long is the U.S. shoreline?”oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/shorelength.htmlRetrieved 2021-09-24
- 3,190 mi(since 1970)
- Related category
- Category:Maryland-related lists category contains: Wikimedia list article
- Per capita income
- $43,352(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
- Mean age
- 38.8(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
- Hashtag
- Maryland
- Minimum wage
- 13.25(2023)
- Native label
- Maryland
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On other databases
215 identifiers linking Maryland across the web's reference databases
- AGROVOC IDc_4638
- AllTrails trail IDus/maryland
- Apple Maps "auid" identifier1780698381975789903
- Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID151048946
- ArchINFORM location ID2843
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlinemerilandas
- Australian War Memorial IDPL504757
- Babelio subject ID533991
- BabelNet ID00036363n
- Ballotpedia IDMaryland
- BBC News topic IDcvenzmgylpdt
- BBC Things ID2cec13cf-44ec-456f-8971-057d2556860f
- BHCL UUID178ac3f6-c7ed-40b5-9f7b-1aebe9a68a09
- BHL creator ID26876
- Biblioteca Nacional de México ID000037998
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11945072r
- Bing entity ID4c472f4d-06a8-4d90-8bb8-da4d168c73fe
- BNMM authority ID000051526
- Booru tagmaryland
- British Museum place IDx25707
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDmaryland-20
- C-SPAN organization ID16115
- CAB ID95954
- CANTIC ID981058514845806706
- Catholic Encyclopedia ID09755b
- CCAB ID000273206
- CiNii Research ID1140845216492147840
- Comic Vine ID4020-55750
- Curlie IDRegional/North_America/United_States/Maryland/
- Data Commons IDgeoId/24
- De Agostini IDMaryland+(Stato)
- DeCS ID28134
- Delfi.ee topic ID56940304
- Der Spiegel topic IDmaryland
- Dewey Decimal Classification975.2
- Domain namemaryland.gov
- DPLA subject termMaryland
- Early Modern Letters Online location ID74f63b7e-7402-4561-b245-03e269cf25b6
- Edition humboldt digital IDH0008739
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID149947
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Maryland-state
- Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID0775
- Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID219744
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)102D6y
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)561100
- Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID65584
- Enslaved.org place IDQ486592
- ERR keyword ID312876
- Estonian Subject Thesaurus ID132963
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ2553154
- Euronews topic IDmaryland
- FactGrid item IDQ388436
- Famous Birthdays IDbirthplace/maryland
- FamousFix topic IDmaryland-topic
- Fancyclopedia 3 IDMaryland
- Fandom wiki IDmaryland
- FAST ID1204739
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)US24
- FIPS 5-2 alpha code (US states)MD
- FIPS 5-2 numeric code (US states)24
- Foursquare City Guide venue ID5311161ee4b03443dd84b109
- Freebase ID/m/04rrd
- GACS ID10429
- GADM IDUSA.21_1
- GCMD keyword ID417c01a8-79c5-40e6-affc-8a462b0b4336
- GeoNames ID4361885
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID7007516
- Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)3035-2521
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Maryland
- GitHub topicmaryland
- Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online IDMaryland (USA)
- GND ID4037776-3
- GNIS Feature ID1714934
- Golden ID (archived)Maryland
- Google Arts & Culture entity IDm04rrd
- Google Maps Customer ID17487256787019495089
- Google News topics IDCAAqIQgKIhtDQkFTRGdvSUwyMHZNRFJ5Y21RU0FtVnVLQUFQAQ
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDmaryland
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0040886
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDMaryland
- Harper's tagmaryland
- HASCUS.MD
- Hiking Project area ID8008490
- Hindustan Times topic IDmaryland
- House Divided ID8996
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID39242
- Hungarian National Namespace place ID (new)569683
- Hungarian National Namespace place ID (old)198322
- IATE entry ID297625
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30655