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Municipalities are towns or cities that are self-governing. Most commonly, they have been incorporated by an act of the General Assembly, though sometimes by referendum. There are 157 municipalities in Maryland. Municipal Charters. Municipal Elections Calendar.
Municipalities are towns or cities that are self-governing. Most commonly, they have been incorporated by an act of the General Assembly, though sometimes by referendum. There are 157 municipalities in Maryland. Town Hall, 4 North Second St., Denton, Maryland, August 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt. Allegany County.
Municpalities are towns or cities that are self-governing. Most commonly, they have been incorporated by an act of the General Assembly , though sometimes by referendum. There are 157 municipalities in Maryland.
MARYLAND AT A GLANCE MAPS CITIES & TOWNS. Highway Map: Statewide; Metropolitan Areas; Municipal Maps
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Boards of County Commissioners. County Councils. County Courts. County Executives. County Seats. Arundel Center, 44 Calvert St., Annapolis, Maryland, July 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt. Counties.
Twenty-three counties and Baltimore City make up the twenty-four main local jurisdictions found in Maryland. Baltimore City, although a municipality, has been considered on a par with county jurisdictions since the adoption of the Maryland Constitution of 1851.
Annapolis is the State capital of Maryland. Centered on Maryland's Western Shore in Anne Arundel County, Annapolis lies 25 miles south of Baltimore and 30 miles east of Washington, DC. From the founding of Maryland in 1634, however, St. Mary's City in southern Maryland was the first seat of Maryland's colonial government, not Annapolis.
According to the 2020 census, Maryland's population is 6,177,224, ranked 18th in the nation. Maryland's population continues to grow by at least 7% each decade. It is the 22nd fast-growing state in the nation relative to its population.
A Briefe Relation of the Voyage Unto Maryland, by Father Andrew White. 1634, March 25. Landing of settlers at St. Clement's Island (Maryland Day). Calvert party celebrated Feast of Annunciation (March 25); later purchased land from Yaocomaco tribe, and built "Fort at St. Mary's City."
Of the 50 states, Maryland is among those with the fewest number of local governments. County Government. Local government is found in Maryland's 23 counties. There, three forms of government exist: county commissioners, code home rule, or charter. Chesapeake Building, 41770 Baldridge St., Leonardtown (St. Mary's County), Maryland, November 2017.