Baltimore metropolitan area facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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 |
State | Maryland |
Principal municipalities | Baltimore, Columbia, Towson |
Population
(2020)
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• Metropolitan area | 2,844,510 (20th) |
• Urban | (19th) |
• Urban density | 1,038.9/sq mi (401.1/km2) |
• CSA | 9,973,383 (3rd) |
MSA = 2020, CSA = 2020, Urban & Densities = 2010 |
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Time zone | UTC−5 (ET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EST) |
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.
Composition
The area includes the following counties:
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Queen Anne's County
Principal cities
The metropolitan area includes the following principal communities :
It also includes several other communities (not necessarily incorporated as cities or towns):
- Aberdeen, Maryland
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Bel Air, Maryland
- Catonsville, Maryland
- Dundalk, Maryland
- Ellicott City, Maryland
- Glen Burnie, Maryland
- Havre de Grace, Maryland
- Joppatowne, Maryland
- Owings Mills, Maryland
- Westminster, Maryland
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.
History
Sports teams in metropolitan Baltimore
- Baltimore Orioles – Major League Baseball (since 1954)
- Baltimore Ravens – National Football League (since 1996)
- Baltimore Burn – Women's Spring Football League (since 2001)
- Baltimore Nighthawks – Independent Women's Football League (since 2008)
- Charm City Roller Girls – Women's Flat Track Derby Association (since 2006)
- Coppin State Eagles
- Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, competes in Division I for men's and women's lacrosse only
- Loyola Greyhounds
- Morgan State Bears
In Baltimore County:
- Towson Tigers, in Towson
- UMBC Retrievers, in Catonsville
- Baltimore Blast – Major Arena Soccer League (since 2014)
In Anne Arundel County:
- Navy Midshipmen, in Annapolis
- Chesapeake Bayhawks, in Annapolis
- Maryland Black Bears, in Odenton
See also
In Spanish: Área metropolitana de Baltimore para niños