| Baltimore is the largest city in the state of Maryland in | | | | Baltimore is also the largest city in the |
| America. | | | | Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area with a |
| Baltimore is located in central Maryland and is | | | | population of 8.1 million people. |
| approximately 40 miles northeast of Washington D.C. | | | | The city is named after Lord Baltimore in the Irish |
| Baltimore was established in 1729. It is also a major | | | | House of Lords, the founding proprietor of the |
| U.S. seaport. Baltimoreâs Inner Harbor is home | | | | Maryland Colony. |
| to Harbor place and the National Aquarium. | | | | According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a |
| Baltimore City had a population of 637,455 in the year | | | | total area of 92.1 square miles, of which, 80.8 square |
| 2007. The Baltimore Metropolitan Area has about 2.6 | | | | miles of it is land, and 11.3 square miles of it is water. |
| million residents which is the 20th largest in the country. | | | | The total area is 12.24 percent water. |