Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the
most populous city in the
U.S. state of
Maryland, fourth most populous city in the
Mid-Atlantic, and
the 30th most populous city in the
United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020.
Baltimore was designated an
independent city by the
Constitution of Maryland
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in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the
Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the
20th largest metropolitan area in the country.
Baltimore is located about north northeast of
Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the
Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest
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in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526.
Prior to
European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the