Baltimore County

Summary

Baltimore County is a county of Maryland^[1]. It draws 615 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #3 of 23).^[2]

Key Facts

• Baltimore County is located in Maryland^[3].
• Baltimore County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Baltimore County is on the body of water Chesapeake Bay^[5].
• Baltimore County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland^[6].
• Baltimore County's capital is recorded as Towson^[7].
• Baltimore County's shares border with is recorded as York County^[8].
• Baltimore County's shares border with is recorded as Carroll County^[9].
• Baltimore County's shares border with is recorded as Harford County^[10].
• Baltimore County's shares border with is recorded as Anne Arundel County^[11].
• Baltimore County's shares border with is recorded as Howard County^[12].
• Baltimore County's shares border with is recorded as Baltimore^[13].
• Baltimore County's shares border with is recorded as Kent County^[14].
• Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore is named after Baltimore County^[15].
• Baltimore County is part of Baltimore metropolitan area^[16].
• Baltimore County's Commons category is recorded as Baltimore County, Maryland^[17].
• Baltimore County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[18].
• Baltimore County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[19].
• Baltimore County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[20].
• Baltimore County's located in time zone is recorded as America/New_York^[21].
• 1659 marks the founding of Baltimore County^[22].
• Baltimore County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.4, 'lon': -76.6}^[23].
• Baltimore County's official website is recorded as https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/^[24].
• Baltimore County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Baltimore County, Maryland^[25].
• Baltimore County has a population of {'amount': '+805029'}^[26].
• Baltimore County has a population of {'amount': '+806126'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Baltimore County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Maryland^[3]. It is on the body of water Chesapeake Bay^[5]. It is part of Baltimore metropolitan area^[16].

Physical Characteristics

Baltimore County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1766'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+805029'}^[26], {'amount': '+806126'}^[27], {'amount': '+812676'}^[29], {'amount': '+817682'}^[30], {'amount': '+823015'}^[31], and {'amount': '+831128'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Baltimore County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland^[6].

History and Context

1659 marks the founding of Baltimore County^[22]. Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore is named after it^[15].

Why It Matters

Baltimore County draws 615 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #3 of 23).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]