Baltimore metropolitan area
The Baltimore-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). According to the 2010 US Census, its population was 2,710,489 by the Census Bureau, making it the 20th most populous MSA in the country.[1]
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According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of the Baltimore metro area was as follows:
- White or Caucasian: 62.1%
- Black or African American: 28.7%
- American Indian: 0.3%
- Asian: 4.5%
- Some other race: 1.7%
- Two or more races: 2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 4.6%
- Non-Hispanic White: 60.0%
Source:[2]
Composition
The area includes the following counties:[3][4]
- Baltimore City
- Anne Arundel County
- 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
- Columbia, 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[5] and the Washington Metropolitan Area.
History
See also
Notes
- ^ July 1, 2007 Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Population Estimates Available
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 more information
2010 Demographic Profile Data". Factfinder.census.gov.
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- ^ "MSA Bulletin 2003 Attachment, Revised 07/07/03" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ^ Berman, Dori (2006). "Commuter bus line may link York, Pa. and Hunt Valley". The Daily Record.
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