LOCAL GOVERNMENT

MUNICIPALITIES
(by name)

Municipalities are towns or cities that are self-governing. Most commonly, they have been incorporated by an act of the General Assembly, though sometimes by referendum. There are 157 municipalities in Maryland.

[photo, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland]
  • Municipal Charters
  • Municipal Elections Calendar
  • Municipalities (by county)


    • Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
    [photo, Town Hall, 22670 Washington St., Leonardtown, Maryland]


    Town Hall, 22670 Washington St., Leonardtown, Maryland, November 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Autumn leaves, Boonsboro, Maryland]
  • Boonsboro
  • Bowie
  • Brentwood
  • Brookeville
  • Brookview

    • Autumn leaves, Boonsboro, Maryland, October 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Town Hall & Community Center, 100 Church St., Deer Park, Maryland]

    Town Hall & Community Center, 100 Church St., Deer Park, Maryland, September 2025. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

  • Eagle Harbor
  • East New Market
  • Easton
  • Edmonston
  • Eldorado
  • Elkton
  • Emmitsburg

  • Fairmount Heights
  • Federalsburg
  • Forest Heights
    [photo, Visitors Center, 151 South East St., Frederick, Maryland]
  • Frederick
  • Friendsville
  • Frostburg
  • Fruitland
  • Funkstown

    • Visitors Center, 151 South East St., Frederick, Maryland, August 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Town Hall, 505 Old Town Road, Goldsboro, Maryland]

    Town Hall, 505 Old Town Road, Goldsboro, Maryland, January 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Junior Fire Engine Company no. 3, North Potomac St., Hagerstown, Maryland]

  • Hagerstown
  • Hampstead
  • Hancock
  • Havre de Grace
  • Hebron
  • Henderson
  • Highland Beach

    • Junior Fire Engine Company no. 3, North Potomac St., Hagerstown, Maryland, June 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Town Hall, 8916 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach, Maryland]

    Town Hall, 8916 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach, Maryland, May 2011. Photo by David R. Herron.

    [photo, Pocomoke City Bridge over Pocomoke River, Pocomoke City (Worcester County), Maryland]
  • Perryville
  • Pittsville
  • Pocomoke City
  • Poolesville

    • Pocomoke City Bridge over Pocomoke River, Pocomoke City (Worcester County), Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [photo, Town Hall (Town House), 7547 Main St., Sykesville, Maryland]

    Town Hall (Town House), 7547 Main St., Sykesville, Maryland, June 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    [Town Hall, West Locust St., Union Bridge, Maryland]
  • Union Bridge
  • University Park
  • Upper Marlboro

  • Vienna

    Town Hall, West Locust St., Union Bridge, Maryland, September, 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    Also see: Maryland Municipal League

    Maryland Municipalities (by county)
    Maryland Counties
    Maryland Government
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    Maryland Independent Agencies
    Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards
    Maryland Universities & Colleges
    Maryland at a Glance

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