Origin: Baltimore City was incorporated in 1796 (Chapter 68, Acts of 1796). The City name was derived from the Proprietary's Irish Barony. As a governmental unit, the City separated from Baltimore County in 1851.
City Charter
City Code
City Profile
Mayors
Population
- 1990 census: 736,014
- 2000 census: 651,154
- A Geologic Walking Tour of Building Stones of Downtown Baltimore, Maryland
- Bays
- Creeks
- Lakes
- Baltimore Metro (subway) (Baltimore City & County)
- Central Light Rail Line (Baltimore City & County, & Anne Arundel County)
- Charm City Circulator
- Port of Baltimore
Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
websites:
Baltimore City: www.baltimorecity.gov
Circuit Court: www.baltocts.state.md.us
City Council: www.baltimorecitycouncil.com
City Government: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/
Community College: www.bccc.edu/
Education Dept.: www.baltimorecityschools.org
Elections Board: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/elections
Finance Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/finance
Fire Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/fire
Health Dept.: www.baltimorehealth.org/
Housing & Community Development Dept.: www.baltimorehousing.org
City Hall, 100 North Holliday St., Baltimore, Maryland, September 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Information Technology: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/moit
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/bacity/
Law Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/agenciesdepartments/law.aspx
Library: www.prattlibrary.org
Mayor: www.baltimorecity.gov/mayor
Planning Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/planning
Police Dept.: www.baltimorepolice.org
Public Works Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/dpw
Recreation & Parks Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/recnparks
Register of Wills: www.registers.state.md.us/city/bc/html/baltimorecity.html
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/baltocity.htm
State's Attorney: www.stattorney.org
Transportation Dept.: www.baltimorecity.gov/government/transportation/index.html
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