and Maryland. Freight lines include seven on
Maryland's Eastern Shore. The five Class I rail-
roads presently operating in Maryland cover al-
most 1,100 route miles.

Incorporated Cities Over 10,000 Population,
1980. Baltimore, 786,775; Rockville, 43,811; Ha-
gerstown, 34,132; Bowie, 33,695; Annapolis,
31,740; Frederick, 27,557; Gaithersburg, 26,424;
College Park, 23,614; Salisbury, 16,429; Takoma
Park, 16,231; Greenbelt, 16,000; Hyattsville,
12,709; New Carrollton, 12,632; Laurel, 12,103;
Cambridge, 11,703; and Aberdeen, 11,553.

Unincorporated Areas Over 20,000 Population,
1980. Bethesda, 83,022; Silver Spring, 72,893;
Dundalk, 71,293; Columbia, 52,518; Wheaton-
Glenmont, 48,698; Aspen Hill, 47,445; Potomac,
40,402; Essex, 39,614; Glen Burnie, 37,263; Oxon
Hill, 36,262; Parkville, 35,139; Catonsville,
33,206; Suitland-Silver Hill, 32,164; Towson,
31,085; Security, 29,553; Lochearn, 26,904; Mid-
dle River, 26,756; Randallstown, 25,927; South
Gate, 24,185; Pikesville, 22,525; Ellicott City,
21,784; Carney, 21,488; Severna Park, 21,253;
Milford Mill, 20,334; and Arbutus, 20,163.

Education. Public Schools (1981-82) in Maryland
include 811 elementary, 171 middle/combined,
and 312 high schools, with an enrollment of
721,841 students; average cost per pupil (1980-
81), $2,934. Public high school graduates, 54,621;
percent intending to continue their education,
45.4. Nonpublic schools in Maryland (1981-82)
include 320 kindergarten or pre-kindergarten, 283
elementary, 134 middle/combined, and 71 high
schools, with an enrollment of 133,485. A tripar-
tite system of public higher education in Mary-
land includes 17 community colleges, 8 four-year
colleges and universities, and the University of
Maryland. Among private post secondary institu-
tions are 3 two-year colleges, 20 four-year col-
leges and universities, and approximately 160
proprietary schools. Federal funds support the
U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

Libraries. Twenty-four public library systems in-
clude 171 public libraries and 34 bookmobiles,
with total collections of more than 9.5 million
items. School library media centers are located in
1,295 elementary, middle, and secondary schools,
with total collections of nearly 14 million items.
The Maryland State Library Network provides
resources to local libraries throughout the State.
The Network is composed of the State Library
Resource Center (Enoch Pratt Free Library, Cen-
tral Building), three Regional Library Resource
Centers (Eastern Shore, Southern Maryland,
Western Maryland), four Metropolitan Referral

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Centers (Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Montgomery,
and Prince George's counties), and academic li-
braries, including Catonsville and Essex Commu-
nity Colleges, The Johns Hopkins University Li-
braries, Towson State University, and Libraries of
the University of Maryland.

Medical Care. Licensed personnel: 11,000 physi-
cians; 35,000 registered nurses; 10,000 practical
nurses; 2,936 dentists; 1,275 dental hygienists. Li-
censed facilities: 83 hospitals, 196 nursing homes
(comprehensive care), 13 alcoholic intermediate
care facilities, 27 domiciliary care homes, 10 resi-
dential treatment centers for emotionally dis-
turbed youth, and 11 mental retardation centers.

Principal Holidays.
New Year's Day, January 1

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, Birthday,
January 15

Lincoln's Birthday, February 12

Washington's Birthday,
Third Monday in February

Maryland Day, March 25
Good Friday
Memorial Day, May 30
Independence Day, July 4
Labor Day, First Monday in September
Defenders' Day, September 12
Columbus Day, October 12
Election Day
Veterans' Day, November 11

Thanksgiving Day,
Fourth Thursday in November

Christmas Day, December 25

MARYLAND GOVERNMENT

The government of Maryland is based on a
written compact known as the Constitution of
Maryland. The Constitution of Maryland, con-
sisting of a bill of rights, the operational sections
of the Constitution proper, and those amend-
ments ratified to date, was adopted in 1867. It is