List of municipalities in Maryland explained

Maryland is a state located in the Southern United States.^[1] As of the 2020 United States census, Maryland is the 18th-most populous state with inhabitants and the ninth-smallest by land area, spanning 9707.24sqmi of land.^[2] The state is divided into 23 counties and contains 157 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages.^[3] Its municipalities cover only of the state's land mass but are home to of its population. As Maryland does not have minor civil divisions such as townships, areas outside of municipalities have no government below the county level.^[4]

With the exception of Baltimore, which was chartered by the state Constitution, municipalities in Maryland are self-governing municipalities chartered as cities, towns, or villages by an Act of the Maryland General Assembly or, in some cases, by a referendum. Municipalities are the lowest tier administrative units in the state, and all except Baltimore are also subject to county administration. Despite the designations of city, town, or village, there are no differences in municipal power and authority.^[5] There is no official classification of municipal governments and the municipalities are equal under state law.^[5] The municipalities themselves decide whether to avail themselves of the specific powers conferred on them by the Maryland Constitution and state code.^[5] Since its separation from Baltimore County in 1851, the City of Baltimore functions more as a county than a city under state law since it exercises charter home rule, which empowers the city with broad legislative authority similar to Maryland's six home rule counties.^[6]

The largest municipality by population in Maryland is Baltimore, an independent city, with 585,708 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Port Tobacco Village with 18 residents. The largest municipality by land area is also Baltimore, which spans 80.94mi2, while Brookview is the smallest at 0.04mi2. Many of Maryland's largest population centers, including Columbia, Germantown, Silver Spring, Waldorf, Glen Burnie, Ellicott City, Dundalk and Bethesda, are unincorporated census designated places.

List of municipalities

List of municipalities in Maryland

Name	Type	County(ies)	Population (2020)^[7]	Population (2010)	Change	Land area (2010)	Population density
sq mi	km^2
Aberdeen	City			6.8disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Accident	Town	Garrett		0.49disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Annapolis	City	Anne Arundel		7.18disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Baltimore	City	-		80.94disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Barclay	Town	Queen Anne's		0.16disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Barnesville	Town	Montgomery		0.49disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Barton	Town	Allegany		0.22disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Bel Air	Town	Harford		2.93disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Berlin	Town	Worcester		3.15disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Berwyn Heights	Town	Prince George's		0.69disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Betterton	Town	Kent		0.99disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Bladensburg	Town	Prince George's		1disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Boonsboro	Town	Washington		2.9disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Bowie	City	Prince George's		18.43disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Brentwood	Town	Prince George's		0.38disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Brookeville	Town	Montgomery		0.12disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Brookview	Town	Dorchester		0.04disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Brunswick	City	Frederick		3.26disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Burkittsville	Town	Frederick		0.45disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Cambridge	City	Dorchester		10.34disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Capitol Heights	Town	Prince George's		0.8disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Cecilton	Town	Cecil		0.46disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Centreville	Town	Queen Anne's		2.45disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Charlestown	Town	Cecil		1.19disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Chesapeake Beach	Town	Calvert		2.71disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Chesapeake City	Town	Cecil		0.5disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Chestertown	Town	Kent		2.6disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Cheverly	Town	Prince George's		1.35disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Chevy Chase	Town	Montgomery		0.47disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Chevy Chase Section Five	Village	Montgomery		0.1disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Chevy Chase Section Three	Village	Montgomery		0.12disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Chevy Chase View	Town	Montgomery		0.28disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Chevy Chase Village	Town	Montgomery		0.42disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Church Creek	Town	Dorchester		0.34disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Church Hill	Town	Queen Anne's		0.71disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Clear Spring	Town	Washington		0.11disp=tableNaNdisp=table
College Park	City	Prince George's		5.64disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Colmar Manor	Town	Prince George's		0.47disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Cottage City	Town	Prince George's		0.25disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Crisfield	City	Somerset		1.62disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Cumberland	City	Allegany		10.08disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Deer Park	Town	Garrett		1disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Delmar	Town	Wicomico		1.72disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Denton	Town	Caroline		5.28disp=tableNaNdisp=table
District Heights	City	Prince George's		0.93disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Eagle Harbor	Town	Prince George's		0.12disp=tableNaNdisp=table
East New Market	Town	Dorchester		0.4disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Easton	Town	Talbot		10.56disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Edmonston	Town	Prince George's		0.39disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Eldorado	Town	Dorchester		0.08disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Elkton	Town	Cecil		8.35disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Emmitsburg	Town	Frederick		1.52disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Fairmount Heights	Town	Prince George's		0.27disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Federalsburg	Town	Caroline		1.93disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Forest Heights	Town	Prince George's		0.48disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Frederick	City	Frederick		21.99disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Friendsville	Town	Garrett		0.91disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Frostburg	City	Allegany		3.42disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Fruitland	City	Wicomico		3.78disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Funkstown	Town	Washington		0.36disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Gaithersburg	City	Montgomery		10.2disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Galena	Town	Kent		0.36disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Galestown	Town	Dorchester		0.23disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Garrett Park	Town	Montgomery		0.26disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Glenarden	City	Prince George's		1.22disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Glen Echo	Town	Montgomery		0.1disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Goldsboro	Town	Caroline		0.74disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Grantsville	Town	Garrett		0.98disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Greenbelt	City	Prince George's		6.28disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Greensboro	Town	Caroline		1.05disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Hagerstown	City	Washington		11.79disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Hampstead	Town	Carroll		3.19disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Hancock	Town	Washington		2.73disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Havre de Grace	City	Harford		5.5disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Hebron	Town	Wicomico		1.28disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Henderson	Town	Caroline		0.13disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Highland Beach	Town	Anne Arundel		0.06disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Hillsboro	Town	Caroline		0.15disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Hurlock	Town	Dorchester		2.66disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Hyattsville	City	Prince George's		2.67disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Indian Head	Town	Charles		1.23disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Keedysville	Town	Washington		0.92disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kensington	Town	Montgomery		0.48disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kitzmiller	Town	Garrett		0.22disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Landover Hills	Town	Prince George's		0.3disp=tableNaNdisp=table
La Plata	Town	Charles		7.4disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Laurel	City	Prince George's		4.3disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Laytonsville	Town	Montgomery		1.04disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Leonardtown	Town	St. Mary's		3.18disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Loch Lynn Heights	Town	Garrett		0.32disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Lonaconing	Town	Allegany		0.41disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Luke	Town	Allegany		0.27disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Manchester	Town	Carroll		2.34disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Mardela Springs	Town	Wicomico		0.39disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Martin's Additions	Village	Montgomery		0.14disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Marydel	Town	Caroline		0.08disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Middletown	Town	Frederick		1.74disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Midland	Town	Allegany		0.19disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Millington	Town	Kent, Queen Anne's		0.66disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Morningside	Town	Prince George's		0.56disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Mountain Lake Park	Town	Garrett		1.94disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Mount Airy	Town	Carroll, Frederick		4.12disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Mount Rainier	City	Prince George's		0.65disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Myersville	Town	Frederick		1.02disp=tableNaNdisp=table
New Carrollton	City	Prince George's		1.53disp=tableNaNdisp=table
New Market	Town	Frederick		0.8disp=tableNaNdisp=table
New Windsor	Town	Carroll		0.74disp=tableNaNdisp=table
North Beach	Town	Calvert		0.33disp=tableNaNdisp=table
North Brentwood	Town	Prince George's		0.1disp=tableNaNdisp=table
North Chevy Chase	Village	Montgomery		0.11disp=tableNaNdisp=table
North East	Town	Cecil		2.06disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Oakland	Town	Garrett		2.59disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Ocean City	Town	Worcester		4.41disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Oxford	Town	Talbot		0.54disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Perryville	Town	Cecil		3.05disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Pittsville	Town	Wicomico		1.68disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Pocomoke City	City	Worcester		3.69disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Poolesville	Town	Montgomery		3.93disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Port Deposit	Town	Cecil		2.27disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Port Tobacco Village	Town	Charles		0.16disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Preston	Town	Caroline		0.57disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Princess Anne	Town	Somerset		1.67disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Queen Anne	Town	Queen Anne's, Talbot		0.13disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Queenstown	Town	Queen Anne's		1.45disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Ridgely	Town	Caroline		1.78disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Rising Sun	Town	Cecil		1.26disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Riverdale Park	Town	Prince George's		1.65disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Rock Hall	Town	Kent		1.34disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Rockville	City	Montgomery		13.51disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Rosemont	Village	Frederick		0.56disp=tableNaNdisp=table
St. Michaels	Town	Talbot		1.15disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Salisbury	City	Wicomico		13.4disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Seat Pleasant	City	Prince George's		0.73disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Secretary	Town	Dorchester		0.26disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Sharpsburg	Town	Washington		0.23disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Sharptown	Town	Wicomico		0.41disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Smithsburg	Town	Washington		1.05disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Snow Hill	Town	Worcester		3.01disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Somerset	Town	Montgomery		0.27disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Sudlersville	Town	Queen Anne's		0.94disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Sykesville	Town	Carroll		1.58disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Takoma Park	City	Montgomery		2.08disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Taneytown	City	Carroll		3.03disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Templeville	Town	Caroline, Queen Anne's		0.08disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Thurmont	Town	Frederick		3.12disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Trappe	Town	Talbot		2.78disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Union Bridge	Town	Carroll		1.04disp=tableNaNdisp=table
University Park	Town	Prince George's		0.5disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Upper Marlboro	Town	Prince George's		0.4disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Vienna	Town	Dorchester		0.19disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Walkersville	Town	Frederick		4.35disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Washington Grove	Town	Montgomery		0.35disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Westernport	Town	Allegany		0.87disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Westminster	City	Carroll		6.63disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Willards	Town	Wicomico		1.07disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Williamsport	Town	Washington		1.04disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Woodsboro	Town	Frederick		0.71disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Total	-	-			425.78sqmi

See also

• List of census-designated places in Maryland
• List of counties in Maryland
• Maryland Municipal League

External links

• Local government: Municipalities. (2007). Maryland Manual On-Line. State of Maryland Archives. Retrieved on August 7, 2016.

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau . Census Regions and Divisions of the United States . June 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160617004241/https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf . June 17, 2016.
2. Web site: GCT-PH1  - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010  - State - Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision . . . June 17, 2016 . https://archive.today/20200213115140/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.ST10/0400000US24 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
3. Web site: Maryland: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . September 2012. United States Census Bureau. 2010 United States Census. August 6, 2016. 18.
4. Book: Scarr, Harry. Geographic areas reference manual. November 1994. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census. Washington, D.C.. en. Chapter 8.
5. Book: July 1, 2000. Burrell . Linda M. . Best. Kevin J.. Liskey . Karen A.. Rocker. Patricia A.. Maryland's 157: The Incorporated Cities and Towns. Annapolis, MD . Maryland Municipal League . 3.
6. Book: July 1, 2000. Burrell . Linda M. . Best. Kevin J.. Liskey . Karen A.. Rocker. Patricia A.. Maryland's 157: The Incorporated Cities and Towns. Annapolis, MD . Maryland Municipal League . 5.
7. Web site: Explore Census Data.