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Capital:
Annapolis
State
abbreviation/Postal code: Md./MD
Governor: Martin
O'Malley, D (to Jan. 2011)
Lieut. Gov.: Anthony
Brown (to Jan. 2011)
Senators:
Barbara A. Mikulski, D (to Jan. 2011); Ben
Cardin, D (to Jan. 2013)
U.S. Representatives:
8
Historical biographies of Congressional members
Treasurer: Nancy K.
Kopp, D (elected by state legislature)
Atty. General: Douglas
Ganser, D (to Jan. 2011)
Entered Union (rank):
April 28, 1788 (7)
Present constitution
adopted: 1867
Motto: Fatti
maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly
words)
State symbols:
|
bird |
Baltimore
oriole (1947) |
|
boat |
skipjack
(1985) |
|
crustacean |
Maryland blue
crab (1989) |
|
dinosaur |
Astrodon
johnstoni (1998) |
|
dog |
Chesapeake Bay
retriever (1964) |
|
beverage |
milk (1998) |
|
flower |
black-eyed
susan (1918) |
|
fish |
rockfish
(1965) |
|
folk dance |
square dance
(1994) |
|
fossil
shell |
ecphora
gardnerae gardnerae (Wilson) (1994) |
|
insect |
Baltimore
checkerspot butterfly (1973) |
|
reptile |
Diamondback
terrapin (1994) |
|
song |
“Maryland! My
Maryland!” (1939) |
|
sport |
jousting
(1962) |
|
team sport |
lacrosse
(2004) |
|
tree |
white oak
(1941) |
Nicknames: Free
State; Old Line State
Origin of name:
In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of
England)
10 largest cities (2005
est.): Baltimore, 635,815; Frederick,
57,907; Gaithersburg, 57,698; Rockville,
57,402; Bowie, 53,878; Hagerstown, 38,326;
Annapolis, 36,300; Salisbury, 26,295; College
Park, 25,171; Greenbelt, 22,242
Land area: 9,774
sq mi. (25,315 sq km)
Geographic center: In
Prince Georges Co., 41/2 mi. NW of
Davidsonville
Number of counties: 23,
and 1 independent city
Largest county by population
and area: Montgomery, 927,583 (2005); Frederick,
663 sq mi.
State forests: 7
(136,907 ac.)
State parks: 40 (90,239
ac.)
Residents:
Marylander
2005 resident population est.:
5,600,388
2000 resident census
population (rank): 5,296,486 (19). Male:
2,557,794 (48.3%); Female: 2,738,692 (51.7%).
White: 3,391,308 (64.0%); Black:
1,477,411 (27.9%); American Indian: 15,423
(0.3%); Asian: 210,929 (4.0%); Other race:
95,525 (1.8%); Two or more races: 103,587
(2.0%); Hispanic/Latino: 227,916 (4.3%).
2000 percent population 18 and over: 74.4; 65
and over: 11.3; median age: 36.0.
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