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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA
Location and Size
Maryland is located on the East Coast in the South Atlantic Census Region and is bordered by the States of
Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia, and by the District of Columbia. Maryland encompasses a
geographic area of 12,303 square miles and ranks 42nd among the fifty states in size. Maryland's land area
(exclusive of inland waterways and the 1,726 square miles of the Chesapeake Bay) is 9,874 square miles.
Population
Maryland's population is concentrated in urban areas, the seven counties and Baltimore City located in the
Baltimore and Washington corridor containing 31.7% of the State's land area and 82.2% of the population.* The
estimated 1978 population for the Baltimore SMSA was 2,145,000 and for the Maryland portion of the Washington
SMSA was 1,305,000. Overall, Maryland's projected population per square mile in 1978 was 418.4, making
Maryland the fifth most densly populated state in the Union.** The following table presents population trends of
Maryland and the United States since 1940:
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% Increase
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% Increase
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Maryland
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Over Preced-
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United States
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Over Preced-
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Year
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Population
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ing Period
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Population
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ing Period
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1940(a)
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1,821,000
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—
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132,165,000
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—
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1950(a)
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2,343,000
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28.6%
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151,326,000
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14.5%
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1960(a)
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3,113,000
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32.9%
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179,979,000
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18.9%
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1970(b)
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3,922,000
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26.5%
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203,235,000
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12.9%
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1971(b)
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4,008,000
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1.8%
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206,219,000
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1.2%
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1972<b)
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4,063,000
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1.4%
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208,234,000
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1.0%
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1973<b)
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4,081,000
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0.4%
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209,859,000
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0.8%
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1974(b)
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4,100,000
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0,5%
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211,389,000
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0.7%
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1975{b)
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4,111,000
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0.3%
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213,051,000
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0.8%
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1976(b)
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4,125,000
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0.3%
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214,669,000
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0.8%
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1977(b)
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4,139,000
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0.3%
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216,332,000
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0.8%
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1978(b)
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4,148,000
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0.2%
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218,228,000
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0.9%
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1979(b)
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4,149,000
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0.0%
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220,099,000
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0.9%
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SOURCES:
(a) Maryland and United States data for 1940, 1950 and 1960: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, Statistical
Abstract of the United States, 1975.
(b) Maryland and United States data for 1970-1977: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, Current Population
Reports, Series P-25, No. 734. Maryland and United States data for 1978-1979: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 868.
'Maryland Department of Economic and Community Development, Maryland Statistical Abstract, 1975.
**U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1978.
Wealth
The following table shows for the years 1975-1979 the per capita income, retail sales, and assessed property
values of Maryland and the United States.
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Assessed:
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Per Capita
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Retail
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Sales(b)
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Property
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Value(c)
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Income(a)
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(in
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Millions)
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(In MiIlions)
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Year
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Md.
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U.S.
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Md.
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U.S.
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Md.
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U.S.
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1975
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$6,401
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$5,861
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$11,865
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$596,712
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$28,519
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N/A
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1976
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7,054
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6,401
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12,812
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661,749
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31,650
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N/A
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1977
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7,612
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7,043
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13,474
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724,139
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34,540
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N/A
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1978
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8,514
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7,854
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15,084
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817,461
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36,386
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N/A
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1979
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9,331
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8,773
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17,513
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887,519
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41,204
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N/A
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SOURCES:
(a) U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business, vol. 60, No. 8 (August, 1980).
(b) Survey of Buying Power, Sales Management: The Marketing Magazine (various years).
(c) Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, Thirty-Sixth Report, January, 1980.
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