MARYLAND MANUAL
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TABLE 2.—POPULATION OF MARYLAND, BY COUNTIES:
1950 AND 1940
(Minus sign (—) denotes decrease)
County
|
Popu
1950
|
ation
1940
|
Percent
increase,
1940 to
1950
|
The State . . .
|
2,343,001
|
1,821,244
|
286^
|
Allegany . .
|
89,556
|
86,973
|
3.0
|
Anne Arundel
|
117,392
|
68,375
|
71.7
|
Baltimore ....
|
270,273
|
155,825
|
73.4
|
Baltimore city
|
949,708
|
859,100
|
10.5
|
Calvert
|
12,100
|
10,484
|
15.4
|
Caroline
|
18,234
|
17,549
|
3.9
|
Carroll
|
44,907
|
39,054
|
15.0
|
Cecil .. .
|
33,356
|
26,407
|
26.3
|
Charles
|
23,415
|
17,612
|
32.9
|
Dorchester .... ..
|
27,815
|
28,006
|
-0.7
|
Frederick.
|
62,287
|
57,312
|
8.7
|
Garrett
|
21,259
|
21,981
|
-3.3
|
Harford
|
51,782
|
35,060
|
47.7
|
Howard
|
23,119
|
17,175
|
34.6
|
Kent ..
|
13,677
|
13,465
|
1.6
|
Montgomery
|
164,401
|
83,912
|
95.9
|
Prince George's .
|
194,182
|
89,490
|
117.0
|
Queen Anne's
|
14,579
|
14,476
|
0.7
|
St. Mary's
|
29,111
|
14,626
|
99.0
|
Somerset
|
20,745
|
20,965
|
-1.0
|
Talbot .
|
19,428
|
18,784
|
3.4
|
Washington
|
78,886
|
68,838
|
146
|
Wicomico
|
39,641
|
34,530
|
14.8
|
Worcester
|
23,148
|
21,245
|
9.0
|
|
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