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 Maryland Manual On-Line, 2020

July 31, 2020

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BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND

[City Seal, Baltimore, Maryland]

Origin: As a municipality within Baltimore County, Baltimore City was incorporated in 1796 by legislation that took effect in 1797 (Chapter 68, Acts of 1796; Chapter 54, Acts of 1797). The City name was derived from the Proprietary's Irish Barony. As a governmental unit, the City separated from Baltimore County in 1851, and has been considered on a par with county jurisdictions since the adoption of the Maryland Constitution of 1851 (Constitution of 1851, Article I, secs. 1-3; Article II, sec. 5; Article III, secs. 2-4, 40, 42; Article IV, secs. 4, 8, 10-21, 27, 28; Article V, sec. 1; Article VII, secs. 2, 10; Article X, sec. 9; Code General Provisions Article, sec. 1-107).

Boundaries: Bounded north, east, & west by Baltimore County; south by Patapsco River & Anne Arundel County.


[photo, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland] Calendar of Events
City Charter & Codes
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Mayors
Population: 1990 census: 736,014; 2000 census: 651,154; 2010 census: 620,961
Port of Baltimore
Youth Poet Laureate

Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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U.S. Government Agencies
[photo, U.S.S. Torsk (Historic Ships in Baltimore), Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland]


U.S.S. Torsk (Historic Ships in Baltimore), Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

[photo, Cherry trees in blossom, Springlake Way, Homeland, Baltimore, Maryland]

  • Baltimore Metro (subway) (Baltimore City & County)
  • Baltimore National Heritage Area (National Park Service)
  • Central Light Rail Line (Baltimore City & County, & Anne Arundel County)
  • Charm City Circulator
  • Geologic Walking Tour of Building Stones of Downtown


    Cherry trees in blossom, Springlake Way, Homeland, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2000. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

    [photo, City Hall dome, 100 North Holliday St., Baltimore, Maryland] websites:
    Baltimore City: www.baltimorecity.gov/
    Baltimore Development Corporation: http://baltimoredevelopment.com/
    CharmTV: http://charmtv.tv/
    Circuit Court: www.baltimorecitycourt.org/
    CitiStat Office: http://citistat.baltimorecity.gov/
    City Council: www.baltimorecitycouncil.com/
    City Government: www.baltimorecity.gov/government
    City Government Data Catalog: OpenBaltimore
    City Government Services Directory: http://residents.baltimorecity.gov/CityServices.aspx
    Community College: www.bccc.edu/
    Comptroller's Office: http://comptroller.baltimorecity.gov/
    Criminal Justice Office: http://mocj.baltimorecity.gov/

    City Hall dome, 100 North Holliday St., Baltimore, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    Disabilities Office: http://mcd.baltimorecity.gov/
    District Court: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#CITY
    Education Dept.: www.baltimorecityschools.org/
    Elections Board: http://boe.baltimorecity.gov/welcome-elections-board
    Emergency Management Office: http://emergency.baltimorecity.gov/
    Ethics Board: http://ethics.baltimorecity.gov/
    Finance Dept.: http://finance.baltimorecity.gov/
    Fire Dept.: http://fire.baltimorecity.gov/
    General Services Dept.: http://generalservices.baltimorecity.gov/

    [photo, Orleans St. (looking west from Johns Hopkins Hospital), Baltimore, Maryland] Health Dept.: http://health.baltimorecity.gov/
    Historical & Architectural Preservation Commission: http://chap.baltimorecity.gov/
    Housing & Community Development Dept.: www.baltimorehousing.org/
    Human Resources Dept.: http://humanresources.baltimorecity.gov/
    Human Services Office: http://human-services.baltimorecity.gov/
    Information Technology Office: http://moit.baltimorecity.gov/

    Orleans St. (looking west from Johns Hopkins Hospital), Baltimore, Maryland, March 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    Inspector General Office: http://inspector-general.baltimorecity.gov/
    Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/bacity/
    Labor Commissioner's Office: http://labor-commissioner.baltimorecity.gov/
    Law Dept.: http://law.baltimorecity.gov/
    Legislative Reference Dept.: http://legislativereference.baltimorecity.gov/
    Library: www.prattlibrary.org/
    [photo, Madonnari Arts Festival, Little Italy, South High St., Baltimore, Maryland] Live Baltimore: http://livebaltimore.com/
    Mayor's Office: http://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/
    Orphans' Court: http://orphans-courts.baltimorecity.gov/
    Parking Authority: http://parking.baltimorecity.gov/
    Planning Dept.: http://planning.baltimorecity.gov/
    Police Dept.: www.baltimorepolice.org/
    Promotion & the Arts Office: www.promotionandarts.org/
    Public Works Dept.: http://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/
    Recreation & Parks Dept.: http://bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/
    Register of Wills: http://registers.maryland.gov/main/baltimorecity.html
    Sheriff's Office: http://sheriff.baltimorecity.gov/
    Social Services Dept.: http://dhr.maryland.gov/local-offices/baltimore-city/
    State's Attorney: www.stattorney.org/
    Transportation Dept.: http://transportation.baltimorecity.gov/
    Zoning Appeals Board, Municipal &: http://zoning.baltimorecity.gov/


    Madonnari Arts Festival, Little Italy, South High St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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