{"id":172,"date":"2012-06-29T21:03:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T21:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2018-11-06T18:50:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T18:50:57","slug":"at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/EasternMD3\/?page_id=172","title":{"rendered":"At a Glance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEMOGRAPHICS \/ AT A GLANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Population\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\n5,375,156<\/p>\n<p><strong>Total Area\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\n12,407 square miles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Land Area\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\n9,775 square miles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water Area\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\n2,633 square miles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest Point\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nBackbone Mountain at 3,360 feet<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowest Point\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nBloody Point Hole at 174 feet below sea level<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital City\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nAnnapolis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Largest Cities\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nBaltimore , Frederick, Gaithersburg, Bowie, Rockville, Hagerstown, Annapolis, College Park, Salisbury, Cumberland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topography\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nEastern shore of coastal plain and Maryland Main of coastal plain, piedmont plateau, and the Blue Ridge separated by the Chesapeake Bay<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statehood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nApril 28, 1788<\/p>\n<p><strong>Area Codes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\n240, 301, 410, 443<\/p>\n<p><strong>Border States\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nDelaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agriculture\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nSeafood, poultry\/eggs, dairy products, nursery stock, cattle, soybeans, corn<\/p>\n<p><strong>Industry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nElectric equipment, food processing, chemical products, printing, publishing, transportation equipment, machinery, primary metals, coal, tourism<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nickname\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nOld Line State<\/p>\n<p><strong>Origin of State Name\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nHonoring Henrietta Maria, wife of England\u2019s King Charles I<\/p>\n<p><strong>State Bird\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nBaltimore Oriole<\/p>\n<p><strong>State Flower\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nBlack-eyed Susan<\/p>\n<p><strong>State Tree\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nWhite Oak<\/p>\n<p><strong>State Song\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nMaryland, My Maryland<\/p>\n<p><strong>State Motto\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nFatti maschii parole femine or \u201cstrong deeds, gentle words\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEMOGRAPHICS \/ AT A GLANCE Population\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5,375,156 Total Area\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12,407 square miles Land Area\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9,775 square miles Water Area\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2,633 square miles Highest Point\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Backbone Mountain at 3,360 feet Lowest Point\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bloody Point Hole at 174 feet below sea level Capital City\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Annapolis Largest Cities\u00a0 Baltimore , Frederick, Gaithersburg, Bowie, Rockville, Hagerstown, Annapolis, College Park, 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