List of incorporated places in Maryland

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The following is the list of incorporated places in Maryland. Incorporated places 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.^[1] Despite the designations of city, town, or village, there are no differences in municipal power and authority.^[2] There is no official classification of municipal governments and the municipalities are equal under Maryland law.^[2] The municipalities themselves decide whether to avail themselves of the specific powers conferred on them by the Maryland Constitution and state code.^[2]

As of 1 January 2000, there are 157 municipalities in Maryland.^[2] All counties except Howard and Baltimore include at least one municipality.^[2] Other than the City of Baltimore which is not part of any county, these entities range in size from around 40 to 50,000 people with a median population of 1,300.^[2] Around 15% of the state's population lives in municipalities other than Baltimore.^[2] However, many of Maryland's most notable population centers (such as Bethesda, Ellicott City, Silver Spring, and Towson) are not incorporated. Many of these well-known urbanized areas can be located at the List of census-designated places in Maryland.

Since its separation from Baltimore County in 1851, the City of Baltimore is more of a county than a city under state law.^[3] Baltimore exercises charter home rule similar to Maryland's nine charter counties.^[3]

Cities

Annapolis, Capital of Maryland

Baltimore, Largest City in Maryland

Name	County	Population	Incorporated	Note
Aberdeen	Harford County	15,063	1892
Annapolis	Anne Arundel County	38,880	1708	state capital
Baltimore	None^[4]	619,493	1796	largest city in Maryland
Bowie	Prince George's County	55,232	1882
Brunswick	Frederick County	5,956	1890
Cambridge	Dorchester County	12,335	1793
College Park	Prince George's County	30,587	1945
Crisfield	Somerset County	2,726	1872
Cumberland	Allegany County	20,739	1815	county seat
District Heights	Prince George's County	5,891	1936
Frederick	Frederick County	66,169	1816	county seat
Frostburg	Allegany County	8,962	1839
Fruitland	Wicomico County	4,866	1947
Gaithersburg	Montgomery County	61,045	1878
Glenarden	Prince George's County	6,055	1939
Greenbelt	Prince George's County	23,281	1937
Hagerstown	Washington County	39,890	1813	county seat
Havre de Grace	Harford County	13,040	1785
Hyattsville	Prince George's County	17,718	1886
Laurel	Prince George's County	25,346	1870
Mount Rainier	Prince George's County	8,155	1910
New Carrollton	Prince George's County	12,248	1953
Pocomoke City	Worcester County	4,184	1878^[5]	Originally incorporated as New Town
Rockville	Montgomery County	62,334	1860	county seat
Salisbury	Wicomico County	30,484	1854	county seat
Seat Pleasant	Prince George's County	4,542	1931
Takoma Park	Montgomery County	17,021	1890
Taneytown	Carroll County	6,736	1836
Westminster	Carroll County	18,606	1818	county seat

Towns

Name	County	Population	Incorporated	Note
Accident	Garrett County	325	1916
Barclay	Queen Anne's County	120	1931
Barnesville	Montgomery County	172	1888
Barton	Allegany County	457	1900
Bel Air	Harford County	10,120	1874	county seat
Berlin	Worcester County	4,485	1868
Berwyn Heights	Prince George's County	3,123	1896
Betterton	Kent County	345	1906
Bladensburg	Prince George's County	9,148	1854
Boonsboro	Washington County	3,336	1831
Brentwood	Prince George's County	3,046	1922
Brookeville	Montgomery County	134	1808
Brookview	Dorchester County	60	1953
Burkittsville	Frederick County	151	1894
Capitol Heights	Prince George's County	4,337	1910
Cecilton	Cecil County	663	1864
Centreville	Queen Anne's County	4,285	1794	county seat
Charlestown	Cecil County	1,183	1742
Chesapeake Beach	Calvert County	5,753	1894^[6]
Chesapeake City	Cecil County	673	1849
Chestertown	Kent County	5,252	1805
Cheverly	Prince George's County	6,173	1931
Chevy Chase	Montgomery County	2,824	1931
Chevy Chase View	Montgomery County	920	1993
Chevy Chase Village	Montgomery County	1,953	1910
Church Creek	Dorchester County	125	1867
Church Hill	Queen Anne's County	745	1876
Clear Spring	Washington County	358	1836
Colmar Manor	Prince George's County	1,404	1927
Cottage City	Prince George's County	1,305	1924
Deer Park	Garrett County	399	1884
Delmar	Wicomico County	3,003	1888
Denton	Caroline County	4,418	1802	county seat
Eagle Harbor	Prince George's County	63	1929
East New Market	Dorchester County	400	1832
Easton	Talbot County	15,945	1790	county seat
Edmonston	Prince George's County	1,445	1924
Eldorado	Dorchester County	59	1947
Elkton	Cecil County	15,443	1787	county seat
Emmitsburg	Frederick County	2,814	1825
Fairmount Heights	Prince George's County	1,494	1935
Federalsburg	Caroline County	2,620	1823
Forest Heights	Prince George's County	2,447	1949
Friendsville	Garrett County	491	1902
Funkstown	Washington County	904	1840
Galena	Kent County	612	1858
Galestown	Dorchester County	138	1951
Garrett Park	Montgomery County	992	1898
Glen Echo	Montgomery County	255	1904
Goldsboro	Caroline County	246	1906
Grantsville	Garrett County	766	1864
Greensboro	Caroline County	1,931	1826
Hampstead	Carroll County	6,323	1888
Hancock	Washington County	1,545	1853
Hebron	Wicomico County	1,084	1931
Henderson	Caroline County	146	1949
Highland Beach	Anne Arundel County	96	1922
Hillsboro	Caroline County	161	1853
Hurlock	Dorchester County	2,092	1892
Indian Head	Charles County	3,844	1920
Keedysville	Washington County	1,152	1972
Kensington	Montgomery County	2,213	1894
Kitzmiller	Garrett County	321	1906
La Plata	Charles County	8,753	1888	county seat
Landover Hills	Prince George's County	1,687	1945
Laytonsville	Montgomery County	353	1892
Leonardtown	St. Mary's County	2,930	1858	county seat
Loch Lynn Heights	Garrett County	552	1896
Lonaconing	Allegany County	1,214	1890
Luke	Allegany County	65	1922
Manchester	Carroll County	4,808	1834
Mardela Springs	Wicomico County	347	1906
Marydel	Caroline County	141	1929
Middletown	Frederick County	4,136	1833
Midland	Allegany County	446	1900
Millington^[7]	Kent County and Queen Anne's County	642	1890
Morningside	Prince George's County	2,015	1949
Mount Airy^[7]	Carroll County and Frederick County and Montgomery County	9,288	1894
Mountain Lake Park	Garrett County	2,092	1931
Myersville	Frederick County	1,626	1904
New Market	Frederick County	656	1878
New Windsor	Carroll County	1,396	1843
North Beach	Calvert County	1,978	1910
North Brentwood	Prince George's County	517	1924
North East	Cecil County	3,572	1850
Oakland	Garrett County	1,925	1862	county seat
Ocean City	Worcester County	7,102	1880
Oxford	Talbot County	651	1852
Perryville	Cecil County	4,361	1882
Pittsville	Wicomico County	1,417	1906
Poolesville	Montgomery County	4,883	1867
Port Deposit	Cecil County	653	1824
Port Tobacco Village	Charles County	13	1888
Preston	Caroline County	719	1892
Princess Anne	Somerset County	3,290	1867	county seat
Queen Anne^[7]	Queen Anne's County and Talbot County	222	1953
Queenstown	Queen Anne's County	664	1892
Ridgely	Caroline County	1,639	1896
Rising Sun	Cecil County	2,781	1860
Riverdale Park	Prince George's County	6,956	1920
Rock Hall	Kent County	1,310	1908
Secretary	Dorchester County	535	1900
Sharpsburg	Washington County	705	1832
Sharptown	Wicomico County	651	1874
Smithsburg	Washington County	2,975	1841
Snow Hill	Worcester County	2,103	1812	county seat
Somerset	Montgomery County	1,216	1906
St. Michaels	Talbot County	1,029	1804
Sudlersville	Queen Anne's County	497	1870
Sykesville	Carroll County	4,436	1904
Templeville^[7]	Caroline County and Queen Anne's County	138	1865
Thurmont	Frederick County	6,170	1831
Trappe	Talbot County	1,077	1827
Union Bridge	Carroll County	975	1872
University Park	Prince George's County	2,548	1936
Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County	631	1870	county seat
Vienna	Dorchester County	271	1833
Walkersville	Frederick County	5,800	1892
Washington Grove	Montgomery County	555	1937
Westernport	Allegany County	1,888	1858
Willards	Wicomico County	958	1906
Williamsport	Washington County	2,137	1823
Woodsboro	Frederick County	1,141	1836

Villages

Villages in Maryland may be either municipalities^[1] or special tax districts.^[8] The villages in each category are listed in alphabetical order.

The Friendship Heights station of the Metro system.

Villages in Maryland
Name	County	Population	Incorporated
Municipalities
Chevy Chase, Section Three	Montgomery County	760	1982
Chevy Chase, Section Five	Montgomery County	658	1982
Martin's Additions	Montgomery County	933	1985
North Chevy Chase	Montgomery County	519	1996
Rosemont	Frederick County	294	1953
Special tax districts
Drummond	Montgomery County	1,923	1916
Friendship Heights	Montgomery County	4,512	1914
Oakmont	Montgomery County	145	1918

Notes

1 2 In the case of certain villages, the municipal charter was created by a referendum of qualified voters in each respective jurisdiction in accordance with Article 23A, Sections 20 through 30 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Chapter 3. Municipal corporations. (1998). Maryland General Assembly 1998 Legislative Handbook Series, vol. 6. State of Maryland Department of Legislative Services. Retrieved August 9, 2007. See Villages in Maryland for a list of jurisdictions that were chartered as municipalities by referendum.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Linda M. Burrell et al., eds. Maryland's 157: The Incorporated Cities and Towns. Annapolis, MD: Maryland Municipal League, 2000. p. 3.
1 2 Linda M. Burrell et al., eds. Maryland's 157: The Incorporated Cities and Towns. Annapolis, MD: Maryland Municipal League, 2000. p. 5.
↑ Baltimore City is an independent jurisdiction equivalent to a county. Chapter 2. Counties. (1998). Maryland General Assembly 1998 Legislative Handbook Series, vol. 6. State of Maryland Department of Legislative Services. Retrieved August 9, 2007.
↑ Pocomoke City was originally incorporated as New Town under Chapter 151, Acts of 1865 and later reincorporated under its present name in 1878. Worcester County, Maryland: Municipalities - Pocomoke City. (2007, April 16). Maryland Manual On-Line. State of Maryland Archives. Retrieved on August 9, 2007.
↑ Charter for Chesapeake Beach was originally granted in 1886, but was later repealed under Chapter 554, Acts of 1888. Town was later re-incorporated under Chapter 245, Acts of 1894.
1 2 3 4 Boundary of town spans two counties.
↑ Unlike a village chartered as a municipal corporation, a special tax district lacks home rule powers and must obtain approval from the Maryland General Assembly for all changes affecting authority granted to that district. Chapter 4. Special taxing districts and regional agencies. (1998). Maryland General Assembly 1998 Legislative Handbook Series, vol. 6. State of Maryland Department of Legislative Services. Retrieved August 9, 2007.

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