Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census, it is the 30th-most populous city in the United States. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and is currently the most populous independent city in the nation. As of the 2020 census, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was 2,838,327, the 20th-largest metropolitan area in the country. When combined with the larger Washington metropolitan area, the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area has a 2020 U.S. census population of 9,973,383, the third-largest in the country. The land that is present-day Baltimore was used as hunting ground by Paleo-Indians. In the early 1600s, the Susquehannock began to hunt there. People from the Province of Maryland established the Port of Baltimore in 1706 to support the tobacco trade with Europe, and established the Town of Baltimore in 1729.

Country: United States
State: Maryland
City: Baltimore
Historic colony: Province of Maryland
County: None (Independent city)
Founded: August 8, 1729
Incorporated: 1796–1797
Independent city: 1851
Named for: Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Type: Mayor–council
Body: Baltimore City Council
Mayor: Brandon Scott (D)
Water: 12.1%
Population (2020): 585,708
Estimate (2021): 576,498
Rank: 76th in North America, 30th in the United States, 1st in Maryland
Urban: 2,212,038 (US: 20th)
Metro: 2,844,510 (US: 20th)
Demonym(s): Baltimorean
Time zone: EST (UTC−5)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
Congressional districts: 2nd, 7th
GNIS feature ID: 597040
Website: City of Baltimore
Official Website: https://www.baltimorecity.gov/
Wikidata description: city in Maryland, United States
Wikidata id: Q5092
Wikidata label: Baltimore
Wikidata aliases: Array
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