Baltimore metropolitan area

Central Maryland
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan statistical area


Counties of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metropolitan area highlighted in red.
Country  United States of America
U.S. state/federal district Maryland
Principal municipalities Baltimore, Columbia, Towson
Population (2014)[1]
 • Metropolitan statistical area 2,710,489 (20th)
 • Urban (19th)
 • Urban density 401.1/km2 (1,038.9/sq mi)
 • CSA 9,331,587 (4th)
  MSA = 2014, CSA = 2012, Urban & Densities = 2010
Time zone ET (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EST (UTC-4)

The Baltimore–Columbia–Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Central Maryland, is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Maryland as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As of the 2010 Census, the combined population of the seven counties is 2,710,489. The MSA has the fourth-highest median household income in the United States, at $66,970 in 2012.[2]

Composition

The area includes the following counties:[3][4]

Principal cities

The metropolitan area includes the following principal communities :

It also includes several other communities (not necessarily incorporated as cities or towns):

In addition to its technical metropolitan area, Baltimore also receives a large number of commuters from cities such as York, Pennsylvania[5] and the Washington Metropolitan Area.

History

Main article: History of Baltimore

Companies in metropolitan Baltimore

Greater Baltimore (the city and surrounding suburbs in Baltimore County) is home to four Fortune 1000 companies: Grace Chemicals (in Columbia), Legg Mason, T. Rowe Price, and McCormick & Company (in Hunt Valley). Other companies that call Greater Baltimore home include AAI Corporation (in Hunt Valley), Adams Express Company, Brown Advisory, FTI Consulting, Petroleum & Resources Corporation, Vertis, Prometric, Sylvan Learning, Laureate Education, Under Armour, Polk Audio, DAP, 180s, DeBaufre Bakeries, Wm. T. Burnett & Co, Old Mutual Financial Network, Firaxis Games (in Sparks), Sinclair Broadcast Group (in Hunt Valley), Fila USA (in Sparks), and JoS. A. Bank Clothiers (in Hampstead).

Government and infrastructure

The capital of Maryland and the agencies of the Maryland state government are located in the Baltimore MSA, mainly in Annapolis and Baltimore City. The area is also home to the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters in Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County, as well as the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Woodlawn in Baltimore County.

Sports teams in metropolitan Baltimore

Main article: Sports in Baltimore

In Baltimore County:

In Anne Arundel County:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ (Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas)
  2. ↑ Household Income: 2012. American Community Survey Briefs. By Amanda Noss. September 2013 ACSBR/12-02
  3. ↑ "Current Employment Statistics (CES) Metropolitan Area Definitions". Bureau of Labor Statistics. November 14, 2005. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  4. ↑ "MSA Bulletin 2003 Attachment, Revised 07/07/03" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  5. ↑ Berman, Dori (2006). "Commuter bus line may link York, Pa. and Hunt Valley". The Daily Record.

Coordinates: 39°16′59.86″N 76°36′27.6″W / 39.2832944°N 76.607667°W / 39.2832944; -76.607667

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