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BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND

[City Seal, Baltimore, Maryland] Origin: Baltimore City was incorporated in 1796 (Chapter 68, Acts of 1796). The City name was derived from the Proprietary's Irish Barony. As a governmental unit, the City separated from Baltimore County in 1851.

City Code
City Profile
Mayors
Population

1990 census: 736,014
2000 census: 651,154

[photo, Baltimore skyline (view from Battery Ave., Federal Hill), Baltimore, Maryland]
  • Bays
  • Creeks
  • Lakes
  • Baltimore Metro (subway) (Baltimore City & County)
  • Central Light Rail Line (Baltimore City & County, & Anne Arundel County)
  • Port of Baltimore
  • A Geologic Walking Tour of Building Stones of Downtown Baltimore, Maryland
    • Baltimore skyline (view from Battery Ave., Federal Hill), Baltimore, Maryland, May 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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    Reports

    U.S. Government Agencies

    [photo, Battle of North Point Monument, Calvert St. and Fayette St., Baltimore, Maryland] websites:
    Baltimore City: www.baltimorecity.gov
    Circuit Court: www.baltocts.state.md.us
    City Council: www.baltimorecitycouncil.com
    City Government: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/
    Community College: www.bccc.state.md.us
    Education Dept.: www.baltimorecityschools.org
    Elections Board: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/elections
    Finance Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/finance
    Fire Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/fire
    Health Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/health
    Housing & Community Development Dept.: www.baltimorehousing.org
    Information Technology: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/dits.html
    Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/bacity/
    Law Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/law.html
    Library: www.pratt.lib.md.us
    Mayor: www.baltimorecity.gov/mayor
    Planning Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/planning
    Police Dept.: www.baltimorepolice.org
    Public Defender: www.opd.state.md.us/locations/baltocity.htm
    Public Works Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/dpw
    Recreation & Parks Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/recnparks
    Register of Wills: www.registers.state.md.us/city/bc/html/baltimorecity.html
    Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/baltocity.htm
    State's Attorney: www.stattorney.org
    Transportation Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/transportation/index.html

    Battle of North Point Monument (before Mitchell Courthouse), Calvert St. & Fayette St., Baltimore, Maryland, June 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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