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MARYLAND MANUAL
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TABLE 1. POPULATION OF COUNTIES AND OF URBAN PLACES
OF 10,000 OR MORE IN MARYLAND: 1940 AND 1930
(A minus sign (-) denotes decrease)
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County or
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Popu
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ation
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Increase
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Percent o
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! Increase
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|
urban place
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1940
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1930
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1930-1940
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1930-1940
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1920-1930
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The State
|
1,821,244
|
1,631,526
|
189,718
|
11.6
|
12.5
|
|
Urban..............
|
1,080,351
|
974,869
|
105,482
|
10.8
|
12.1
|
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Rural..............
|
740,893
|
656,657
|
84,236
|
12.8
|
13.2
|
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Percent urban
|
59.3
|
59.8
|
........
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Counties:
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|
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|
|
|
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Allegany..........
|
86,973
|
79,098
|
7,875
|
10.0
|
13.1
|
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Anne Arundel
|
68,375
|
55,167
|
13,208
|
23.9
|
27.1
|
|
Baltimore........
|
155,825
|
124,565
|
31,260
|
25.1
|
66.5
|
|
Baltimore Cy.
|
859,100
|
804,874
|
54,226
|
6.7
|
9.7
|
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Calvert..........
|
10,484
|
9,528
|
956
|
10.0
|
-2.2
|
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Caroline..........
|
17,549
|
17,387
|
162
|
0.9
|
-6.8
|
|
Carroll............
|
39,054
|
35,978
|
3,076
|
8.5
|
5.1
|
|
Cecil................
|
26,407
|
25,827
|
580
|
2.2
|
9.4
|
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Charles............
|
17,612
|
16,166
|
1,446
|
8.9
|
-8.7
|
|
Dorchester.....
|
28,006
|
26,813
|
1,193
|
4.4
|
-3.9
|
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Frederick........
|
57,312
|
54,440
|
2,872
|
5.3
|
3.6
|
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Garrett..........
|
21,981
|
19,908
|
2,073
|
10.4
|
1.2
|
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Harford
|
35,060
|
31,603
|
3,457
|
10.9
|
7.9
|
|
Howard ..........
|
17,175
|
16,169
|
1,006
|
6.2
|
2.2
|
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Kent................
|
13,465
|
14,242
|
-777
|
-5.5
|
-5.2
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Montgomery
|
83,912
|
49,206
|
34,706
|
70.5
|
40.9
|
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Pr. George......
|
89,490
|
60,095
|
29,395
|
48.9
|
38.6
|
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Queen Annes
|
14,476
|
14,571
|
-95
|
-0.7
|
-8.9
|
|
St. Mary's......
|
14,626
|
15,189
|
-563
|
-3.7
|
-5.7
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Somerset .......
|
20,965
|
23,382
|
-2,417
|
-10.3
|
-5.0
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Talbot ........
|
18,784
|
18,583
|
201
|
1.1
|
1.5
|
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Washington....
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68,838
|
65,882
|
2,956
|
4.5
|
10.4
|
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Wicomico........
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34,530
|
31,229
|
3,301
|
10.6
|
10.9
|
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Worcester ......
|
21,245
|
21,624
|
-379
|
-1.8
|
-3.1
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Urban places oi
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|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000 or more:
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|
|
|
|
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Annapolis........
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13,069
|
12,531
|
538
|
4.3
|
11.7
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Baltimore........
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859,100
|
804,874
|
54,226
|
6.7
|
9.7
|
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Cambridge......
|
10,102
|
8,544
|
1,558
|
18.2
|
14.4
|
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Cumberland....
|
39,483
|
37,747
|
1,736
|
4.6
|
26.5
|
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Frederick
|
15,802
|
14,434
|
1,368
|
9.5
|
30.4
|
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Hagerstown....
Salisbury ........
|
32,491
13,313
|
30,861
10,997
|
1,630
2,316
|
5.3
21.1
|
10.0
45.6
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District 12
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(Balto. Co.)l
|
15,436
|
11,556
|
3,880
|
33.6
|
177.7
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District 13
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(Balto. Co.)l
|
13,366
|
10,466
|
2,900
|
27.7
|
128.1
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1 Classified as urban under special rule.
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