List of municipalities in Maryland

Map of the United States with Maryland highlighted

Maryland is a state located in the Southern United States.[1] As of the 2020 United States census, Maryland is the 18th-most populous state with 6,177,224 inhabitants and the ninth-smallest by land area, spanning 9,707.24 square miles (25,141.6 km2) of land.[2] The state is divided into 23 counties and contains 157 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages.[3] Its municipalities cover only 4.4% of the state's land mass but are home to 26.2% of its population.[2] As Maryland does not have minor civil divisions such as townships, areas outside of municipalities have no government below the county level.[4]

With the exception of Baltimore, which was chartered by the state Constitution, municipalities in Maryland are self-governing municipalities chartered as cities, towns, or villages by an Act of the Maryland General Assembly or, in some cases, by a referendum.[a] Municipalities are the lowest tier administrative units in the state, and all except Baltimore are also subject to county administration. Despite the designations of city, town, or village, there are no differences in municipal power and authority.[6] There is no official classification of municipal governments and the municipalities are equal under state law.[6] The municipalities themselves decide whether to avail themselves of the specific powers conferred on them by the Maryland Constitution and state code.[6] Since its separation from Baltimore County in 1851, the City of Baltimore functions more as a county than a city under state law since it exercises charter home rule, which empowers the city with broad legislative authority similar to Maryland's six home rule counties.[7]

The largest municipality by population in Maryland is Baltimore, an independent city, with 585,708 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Port Tobacco Village with 18 residents.[2] The largest municipality by land area is also Baltimore, which spans 80.94 sq mi (209.6 km2), while Brookview is the smallest at 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2).[2] Many of Maryland's largest population centers, including Columbia, Germantown, Silver Spring, Waldorf, Glen Burnie, Ellicott City, Dundalk and Bethesda, are unincorporated census designated places.[2]

List of municipalities

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List of municipalities in Maryland
Name Type[2] County(ies)[2] Population
(2020)[8]
Population
(2010)[2]
Change Land area
(2010)[2]
Population density
sq mi km2
Aberdeen City Harford 16,254 14,959 +8.7% 6.80 17.6 2,390.3/sq mi (922.9/km2)
Accident Town Garrett 338 325 +4.0% 0.49 1.3 689.8/sq mi (266.3/km2)
Annapolis City Anne Arundel 40,812 38,394 +6.3% 7.18 18.6 5,684.1/sq mi (2,194.7/km2)
Baltimore City 585,708 620,961 −5.7% 80.94 209.6 7,236.3/sq mi (2,794.0/km2)
Barclay Town Queen Anne's 183 120 +52.5% 0.16 0.41 1,143.8/sq mi (441.6/km2)
Barnesville Town Montgomery 144 172 −16.3% 0.49 1.3 293.9/sq mi (113.5/km2)
Barton Town Allegany 464 457 +1.5% 0.22 0.57 2,109.1/sq mi (814.3/km2)
Bel Air Town Harford 10,661 10,120 +5.3% 2.93 7.6 3,638.6/sq mi (1,404.9/km2)
Berlin Town Worcester 5,026 4,485 +12.1% 3.15 8.2 1,595.6/sq mi (616.0/km2)
Berwyn Heights Town Prince George's 3,345 3,123 +7.1% 0.69 1.8 4,847.8/sq mi (1,871.8/km2)
Betterton Town Kent 286 345 −17.1% 0.99 2.6 288.9/sq mi (111.5/km2)
Bladensburg Town Prince George's 9,657 9,148 +5.6% 1.00 2.6 9,657.0/sq mi (3,728.6/km2)
Boonsboro Town Washington 3,799 3,336 +13.9% 2.90 7.5 1,310.0/sq mi (505.8/km2)
Bowie City Prince George's 58,329 54,727 +6.6% 18.43 47.7 3,164.9/sq mi (1,222.0/km2)
Brentwood Town Prince George's 3,828 3,046 +25.7% 0.38 0.98 10,073.7/sq mi (3,889.5/km2)
Brookeville Town Montgomery 166 134 +23.9% 0.12 0.31 1,383.3/sq mi (534.1/km2)
Brookview Town Dorchester 48 60 −20.0% 0.04 0.10 1,200.0/sq mi (463.3/km2)
Brunswick City Frederick 7,762 5,870 +32.2% 3.26 8.4 2,381.0/sq mi (919.3/km2)
Burkittsville Town Frederick 142 151 −6.0% 0.45 1.2 315.6/sq mi (121.8/km2)
Cambridge City Dorchester 13,096 12,326 +6.2% 10.34 26.8 1,266.5/sq mi (489.0/km2)
Capitol Heights Town Prince George's 4,050 4,337 −6.6% 0.80 2.1 5,062.5/sq mi (1,954.6/km2)
Cecilton Town Cecil 676 663 +2.0% 0.46 1.2 1,469.6/sq mi (567.4/km2)
Centreville Town Queen Anne's 4,727 4,285 +10.3% 2.45 6.3 1,929.4/sq mi (744.9/km2)
Charlestown Town Cecil 1,496 1,183 +26.5% 1.19 3.1 1,257.1/sq mi (485.4/km2)
Chesapeake Beach Town Calvert 6,356 5,753 +10.5% 2.71 7.0 2,345.4/sq mi (905.6/km2)
Chesapeake City Town Cecil 736 673 +9.4% 0.50 1.3 1,472.0/sq mi (568.3/km2)
Chestertown Town Kent 5,532 5,252 +5.3% 2.60 6.7 2,127.7/sq mi (821.5/km2)
Cheverly Town Prince George's 6,170 6,173 0.0% 1.35 3.5 4,570.4/sq mi (1,764.6/km2)
Chevy Chase Town Montgomery 2,904 2,824 +2.8% 0.47 1.2 6,178.7/sq mi (2,385.6/km2)
Chevy Chase Section Five Village Montgomery 672 658 +2.1% 0.10 0.26 6,720.0/sq mi (2,594.6/km2)
Chevy Chase Section Three Village Montgomery 802 760 +5.5% 0.12 0.31 6,683.3/sq mi (2,580.4/km2)
Chevy Chase View Town Montgomery 1,005 920 +9.2% 0.28 0.73 3,589.3/sq mi (1,385.8/km2)
Chevy Chase Village Town Montgomery 2,049 1,953 +4.9% 0.42 1.1 4,878.6/sq mi (1,883.6/km2)
Church Creek Town Dorchester 102 125 −18.4% 0.34 0.88 300.0/sq mi (115.8/km2)
Church Hill Town Queen Anne's 808 745 +8.5% 0.71 1.8 1,138.0/sq mi (439.4/km2)
Clear Spring Town Washington 372 358 +3.9% 0.11 0.28 3,381.8/sq mi (1,305.7/km2)
College Park City Prince George's 34,740 30,413 +14.2% 5.64 14.6 6,159.6/sq mi (2,378.2/km2)
Colmar Manor Town Prince George's 1,588 1,404 +13.1% 0.47 1.2 3,378.7/sq mi (1,304.5/km2)
Cottage City Town Prince George's 1,335 1,305 +2.3% 0.25 0.65 5,340.0/sq mi (2,061.8/km2)
Crisfield City Somerset 2,475 2,726 −9.2% 1.62 4.2 1,527.8/sq mi (589.9/km2)
Cumberland City Allegany 19,076 20,859 −8.5% 10.08 26.1 1,892.5/sq mi (730.7/km2)
Deer Park Town Garrett 303 399 −24.1% 1.00 2.6 303.0/sq mi (117.0/km2)
Delmar Town Wicomico 3,798 3,003 +26.5% 1.72 4.5 2,208.1/sq mi (852.6/km2)
Denton Town Caroline 4,848 4,418 +9.7% 5.28 13.7 918.2/sq mi (354.5/km2)
District Heights City Prince George's 5,959 5,837 +2.1% 0.93 2.4 6,407.5/sq mi (2,474.0/km2)
Eagle Harbor Town Prince George's 67 63 +6.3% 0.12 0.31 558.3/sq mi (215.6/km2)
East New Market Town Dorchester 389 400 −2.7% 0.40 1.0 972.5/sq mi (375.5/km2)
Easton Town Talbot 17,101 15,945 +7.2% 10.56 27.4 1,619.4/sq mi (625.3/km2)
Edmonston Town Prince George's 1,617 1,445 +11.9% 0.39 1.0 4,146.2/sq mi (1,600.8/km2)
Eldorado Town Dorchester 45 59 −23.7% 0.08 0.21 562.5/sq mi (217.2/km2)
Elkton Town Cecil 15,807 15,443 +2.4% 8.35 21.6 1,893.1/sq mi (730.9/km2)
Emmitsburg Town Frederick 2,770 2,814 −1.6% 1.52 3.9 1,822.4/sq mi (703.6/km2)
Fairmount Heights Town Prince George's 1,528 1,494 +2.3% 0.27 0.70 5,659.3/sq mi (2,185.1/km2)
Federalsburg Town Caroline 2,833 2,739 +3.4% 1.93 5.0 1,467.9/sq mi (566.7/km2)
Forest Heights Town Prince George's 2,658 2,447 +8.6% 0.48 1.2 5,537.5/sq mi (2,138.0/km2)
Frederick City Frederick 78,171 65,239 +19.8% 21.99 57.0 3,554.8/sq mi (1,372.5/km2)
Friendsville Town Garrett 438 491 −10.8% 0.91 2.4 481.3/sq mi (185.8/km2)
Frostburg City Allegany 7,027 9,002 −21.9% 3.42 8.9 2,054.7/sq mi (793.3/km2)
Fruitland City Wicomico 5,534 4,866 +13.7% 3.78 9.8 1,464.0/sq mi (565.3/km2)
Funkstown Town Washington 852 904 −5.8% 0.36 0.93 2,366.7/sq mi (913.8/km2)
Gaithersburg City Montgomery 69,657 59,933 +16.2% 10.20 26.4 6,829.1/sq mi (2,636.7/km2)
Galena Town Kent 539 612 −11.9% 0.36 0.93 1,497.2/sq mi (578.1/km2)
Galestown Town Dorchester 111 138 −19.6% 0.23 0.60 482.6/sq mi (186.3/km2)
Garrett Park Town Montgomery 996 992 +0.4% 0.26 0.67 3,830.8/sq mi (1,479.1/km2)
Glenarden City Prince George's 6,402 6,000 +6.7% 1.22 3.2 5,247.5/sq mi (2,026.1/km2)
Glen Echo Town Montgomery 279 255 +9.4% 0.10 0.26 2,790.0/sq mi (1,077.2/km2)
Goldsboro Town Caroline 211 246 −14.2% 0.74 1.9 285.1/sq mi (110.1/km2)
Grantsville Town Garrett 968 766 +26.4% 0.98 2.5 987.8/sq mi (381.4/km2)
Greenbelt City Prince George's 24,921 23,068 +8.0% 6.28 16.3 3,968.3/sq mi (1,532.2/km2)
Greensboro Town Caroline 1,919 1,931 −0.6% 1.05 2.7 1,827.6/sq mi (705.6/km2)
Hagerstown City Washington 43,527 39,662 +9.7% 11.79 30.5 3,691.9/sq mi (1,425.4/km2)
Hampstead Town Carroll 6,241 6,323 −1.3% 3.19 8.3 1,956.4/sq mi (755.4/km2)
Hancock Town Washington 1,557 1,545 +0.8% 2.73 7.1 570.3/sq mi (220.2/km2)
Havre de Grace City Harford 14,807 12,952 +14.3% 5.50 14.2 2,692.2/sq mi (1,039.5/km2)
Hebron Town Wicomico 1,113 1,084 +2.7% 1.28 3.3 869.5/sq mi (335.7/km2)
Henderson Town Caroline 160 146 +9.6% 0.13 0.34 1,230.8/sq mi (475.2/km2)
Highland Beach Town Anne Arundel 118 96 +22.9% 0.06 0.16 1,966.7/sq mi (759.3/km2)
Hillsboro Town Caroline 128 161 −20.5% 0.15 0.39 853.3/sq mi (329.5/km2)
Hurlock Town Dorchester 2,070 2,092 −1.1% 2.66 6.9 778.2/sq mi (300.5/km2)
Hyattsville City Prince George's 21,187 17,557 +20.7% 2.67 6.9 7,935.2/sq mi (3,063.8/km2)
Indian Head Town Charles 3,894 3,844 +1.3% 1.23 3.2 3,165.9/sq mi (1,222.3/km2)
Keedysville Town Washington 1,213 1,152 +5.3% 0.92 2.4 1,318.5/sq mi (509.1/km2)
Kensington Town Montgomery 2,122 2,213 −4.1% 0.48 1.2 4,420.8/sq mi (1,706.9/km2)
Kitzmiller Town Garrett 300 321 −6.5% 0.22 0.57 1,363.6/sq mi (526.5/km2)
Landover Hills Town Prince George's 1,815 1,687 +7.6% 0.30 0.78 6,050.0/sq mi (2,335.9/km2)
La Plata Town Charles 10,159 8,753 +16.1% 7.40 19.2 1,372.8/sq mi (530.1/km2)
Laurel City Prince George's 30,060 25,115 +19.7% 4.30 11.1 6,990.7/sq mi (2,699.1/km2)
Laytonsville Town Montgomery 572 353 +62.0% 1.04 2.7 550.0/sq mi (212.4/km2)
Leonardtown Town St. Mary's 4,563 2,930 +55.7% 3.18 8.2 1,434.9/sq mi (554.0/km2)
Loch Lynn Heights Town Garrett 493 552 −10.7% 0.32 0.83 1,540.6/sq mi (594.8/km2)
Lonaconing Town Allegany 1,001 1,214 −17.5% 0.41 1.1 2,441.5/sq mi (942.7/km2)
Luke Town Allegany 85 65 +30.8% 0.27 0.70 314.8/sq mi (121.6/km2)
Manchester Town Carroll 5,408 4,808 +12.5% 2.34 6.1 2,311.1/sq mi (892.3/km2)
Mardela Springs Town Wicomico 357 347 +2.9% 0.39 1.0 915.4/sq mi (353.4/km2)
Martin's Additions Village Montgomery 946 933 +1.4% 0.14 0.36 6,757.1/sq mi (2,608.9/km2)
Marydel Town Caroline 176 141 +24.8% 0.08 0.21 2,200.0/sq mi (849.4/km2)
Middletown Town Frederick 4,943 4,136 +19.5% 1.74 4.5 2,840.8/sq mi (1,096.8/km2)
Midland Town Allegany 488 446 +9.4% 0.19 0.49 2,568.4/sq mi (991.7/km2)
Millington Town Kent, Queen Anne's 549 642 −14.5% 0.66 1.7 831.8/sq mi (321.2/km2)
Morningside Town Prince George's 1,240 2,015 −38.5% 0.56 1.5 2,214.3/sq mi (854.9/km2)
Mountain Lake Park Town Garrett 2,147 2,092 +2.6% 1.94 5.0 1,106.7/sq mi (427.3/km2)
Mount Airy Town Carroll, Frederick 9,654 9,288 +3.9% 4.12 10.7 2,343.2/sq mi (904.7/km2)
Mount Rainier City Prince George's 8,333 8,080 +3.1% 0.65 1.7 12,820.0/sq mi (4,949.8/km2)
Myersville Town Frederick 1,748 1,626 +7.5% 1.02 2.6 1,713.7/sq mi (661.7/km2)
New Carrollton City Prince George's 13,715 12,135 +13.0% 1.53 4.0 8,964.1/sq mi (3,461.0/km2)
New Market Town Frederick 1,525 656 +132.5% 0.80 2.1 1,906.3/sq mi (736.0/km2)
New Windsor Town Carroll 1,441 1,396 +3.2% 0.74 1.9 1,947.3/sq mi (751.9/km2)
North Beach Town Calvert 2,146 1,978 +8.5% 0.33 0.85 6,503.0/sq mi (2,510.8/km2)
North Brentwood Town Prince George's 593 517 +14.7% 0.10 0.26 5,930.0/sq mi (2,289.6/km2)
North Chevy Chase Village Montgomery 682 519 +31.4% 0.11 0.28 6,200.0/sq mi (2,393.8/km2)
North East Town Cecil 4,085 3,572 +14.4% 2.06 5.3 1,983.0/sq mi (765.6/km2)
Oakland Town Garrett 1,851 1,925 −3.8% 2.59 6.7 714.7/sq mi (275.9/km2)
Ocean City Town Worcester 6,844 7,102 −3.6% 4.41 11.4 1,551.9/sq mi (599.2/km2)
Oxford Town Talbot 611 651 −6.1% 0.54 1.4 1,131.5/sq mi (436.9/km2)
Perryville Town Cecil 4,391 4,361 +0.7% 3.05 7.9 1,439.7/sq mi (555.9/km2)
Pittsville Town Wicomico 1,636 1,417 +15.5% 1.68 4.4 973.8/sq mi (376.0/km2)
Pocomoke City City Worcester 4,295 4,184 +2.7% 3.69 9.6 1,164.0/sq mi (449.4/km2)
Poolesville Town Montgomery 5,742 4,883 +17.6% 3.93 10.2 1,461.1/sq mi (564.1/km2)
Port Deposit Town Cecil 614 653 −6.0% 2.27 5.9 270.5/sq mi (104.4/km2)
Port Tobacco Village Town Charles 18 13 +38.5% 0.16 0.41 112.5/sq mi (43.4/km2)
Preston Town Caroline 673 719 −6.4% 0.57 1.5 1,180.7/sq mi (455.9/km2)
Princess Anne Town Somerset 3,446 3,290 +4.7% 1.67 4.3 2,063.5/sq mi (796.7/km2)
Queen Anne Town Queen Anne's, Talbot 192 222 −13.5% 0.13 0.34 1,476.9/sq mi (570.2/km2)
Queenstown Town Queen Anne's 705 664 +6.2% 1.45 3.8 486.2/sq mi (187.7/km2)
Ridgely Town Caroline 1,611 1,639 −1.7% 1.78 4.6 905.1/sq mi (349.4/km2)
Rising Sun Town Cecil 2,740 2,781 −1.5% 1.26 3.3 2,174.6/sq mi (839.6/km2)
Riverdale Park Town Prince George's 7,351 6,956 +5.7% 1.65 4.3 4,455.2/sq mi (1,720.1/km2)
Rock Hall Town Kent 1,198 1,310 −8.5% 1.34 3.5 894.0/sq mi (345.2/km2)
Rockville City Montgomery 67,117 61,209 +9.7% 13.51 35.0 4,967.9/sq mi (1,918.1/km2)
Rosemont Village Frederick 272 294 −7.5% 0.56 1.5 485.7/sq mi (187.5/km2)
St. Michaels Town Talbot 1,049 1,029 +1.9% 1.15 3.0 912.2/sq mi (352.2/km2)
Salisbury City Wicomico 33,050 30,343 +8.9% 13.40 34.7 2,466.4/sq mi (952.3/km2)
Seat Pleasant City Prince George's 4,522 4,542 −0.4% 0.73 1.9 6,194.5/sq mi (2,391.7/km2)
Secretary Town Dorchester 472 535 −11.8% 0.26 0.67 1,815.4/sq mi (700.9/km2)
Sharpsburg Town Washington 560 705 −20.6% 0.23 0.60 2,434.8/sq mi (940.1/km2)
Sharptown Town Wicomico 691 651 +6.1% 0.41 1.1 1,685.4/sq mi (650.7/km2)
Smithsburg Town Washington 2,977 2,975 +0.1% 1.05 2.7 2,835.2/sq mi (1,094.7/km2)
Snow Hill Town Worcester 2,156 2,103 +2.5% 3.01 7.8 716.3/sq mi (276.6/km2)
Somerset Town Montgomery 1,187 1,216 −2.4% 0.27 0.70 4,396.3/sq mi (1,697.4/km2)
Sudlersville Town Queen Anne's 507 497 +2.0% 0.94 2.4 539.4/sq mi (208.2/km2)
Sykesville Town Carroll 4,316 4,436 −2.7% 1.58 4.1 2,731.6/sq mi (1,054.7/km2)
Takoma Park City Montgomery 17,629 16,715 +5.5% 2.08 5.4 8,475.5/sq mi (3,272.4/km2)
Taneytown City Carroll 7,234 6,728 +7.5% 3.03 7.8 2,387.5/sq mi (921.8/km2)
Templeville Town Caroline, Queen Anne's 113 138 −18.1% 0.08 0.21 1,412.5/sq mi (545.4/km2)
Thurmont Town Frederick 6,213 6,170 +0.7% 3.12 8.1 1,991.3/sq mi (768.9/km2)
Trappe Town Talbot 1,177 1,077 +9.3% 2.78 7.2 423.4/sq mi (163.5/km2)
Union Bridge Town Carroll 936 975 −4.0% 1.04 2.7 900.0/sq mi (347.5/km2)
University Park Town Prince George's 2,454 2,548 −3.7% 0.50 1.3 4,908.0/sq mi (1,895.0/km2)
Upper Marlboro Town Prince George's 652 631 +3.3% 0.40 1.0 1,630.0/sq mi (629.3/km2)
Vienna Town Dorchester 270 271 −0.4% 0.19 0.49 1,421.1/sq mi (548.7/km2)
Walkersville Town Frederick 6,156 5,800 +6.1% 4.35 11.3 1,415.2/sq mi (546.4/km2)
Washington Grove Town Montgomery 505 555 −9.0% 0.35 0.91 1,442.9/sq mi (557.1/km2)
Westernport Town Allegany 1,812 1,888 −4.0% 0.87 2.3 2,082.8/sq mi (804.2/km2)
Westminster City Carroll 20,126 18,590 +8.3% 6.63 17.2 3,035.6/sq mi (1,172.1/km2)
Willards Town Wicomico 963 958 +0.5% 1.07 2.8 900.0/sq mi (347.5/km2)
Williamsport Town Washington 2,083 2,137 −2.5% 1.04 2.7 2,002.9/sq mi (773.3/km2)
Woodsboro Town Frederick 1,092 1,141 −4.3% 0.71 1.8 1,538.0/sq mi (593.8/km2)
Total 1,555,037 1,511,348 +2.9% 425.78 1,102.8 3,652.2/sq mi (1,410.1/km2)

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Notes

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  1. ^ In the case of certain villages, the municipal charter was created by a referendum of qualified voters in each respective jurisdiction in accordance with Article 23A, Sections 20 through 30 of the Annotated Code of Maryland.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "GCT-PH1 – Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – State — Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Maryland: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 18. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Scarr, Harry (November 1994). "Chapter 8". Geographic areas reference manual (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census.
  5. ^ Maryland Legislature. "Appendix F - Article 23A of the Maryland State Code "Corporations-Municipal"". State of Maryland Department of Legislative Services. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Burrell, Linda M.; Best, Kevin J.; Liskey, Karen A.; Rocker, Patricia A., eds. (July 1, 2000). Maryland's 157: The Incorporated Cities and Towns. Annapolis, MD: Maryland Municipal League. p. 3.
  7. ^ Burrell, Linda M.; Best, Kevin J.; Liskey, Karen A.; Rocker, Patricia A., eds. (July 1, 2000). Maryland's 157: The Incorporated Cities and Towns. Annapolis, MD: Maryland Municipal League. p. 5.
  8. ^ "Explore Census Data".
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