Statehood April 28, 1788 (7th)
Capital
Annapolis
Largest
Cities (by population) Baltimore, Columbia, Dundalk,
Bethesda
Origin of
Name Named for Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I
of England
Population
5,458,137 (18th)
Mottos "Manly Deeds, Womanly Words" |
Area 12,407 sq miles (42nd)
Bordering
States (4) Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia
Number of
Counties (24)
Largest
County (by population) Montgomery, 873,341
Highest
Point Backbone Mt., 3,360 ft.
Lowest
Point Sea Level, Atlantic Ocean |
