DEMOGRAPHICS / AT A GLANCE

Population                  
6,045,680

Total Area                   
12,407 square miles

Land Area                   
9,775 square miles

Water Area                 
2,633 square miles

Highest Point             
Backbone Mountain at 3,360 feet

Lowest Point              
Bloody Point Hole at 174 feet below sea level

Capital City                 
Annapolis

Largest Cities 
Baltimore , Frederick, Gaithersburg, Bowie, Rockville, Hagerstown, Annapolis, College Park, Salisbury, Cumberland

Topography                
Eastern shore of coastal plain and Maryland Main of coastal plain, piedmont plateau, and the Blue Ridge separated by the Chesapeake Bay

Statehood                   
April 28, 1788

Area Codes                 
240, 301, 410, 443

Border States             
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Agriculture                 
Seafood, poultry/eggs, dairy products, nursery stock, cattle, soybeans, corn

Industry                                  
Electric equipment, food processing, chemical products, printing, publishing, transportation equipment, machinery, primary metals, coal, tourism

Nickname                   
Old Line State

Origin of State Name  
Honoring Henrietta Maria, wife of England’s King Charles I

State Bird       
Baltimore Oriole

State Flower   
Black-eyed Susan

State Tree                   
White Oak

State Song                  
Maryland, My Maryland

State Motto                 
Fatti maschii parole femine or “strong deeds, gentle words”