Maryland
| NickName: The Old Line State Named to honor Henrietta Maria, wife of England's King Charles I Capital City: Annapolis Location: 38.971N, 076.503W |
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| Maryland has many varied things, it ranks 2nd in knowledge jobs and in the new economy index, it ranks 5th on the flip side of it, MD ranks last when it comes to safety as measured by Morgan Quinto Press, a research firm. The taxes are a bit higher and the education scores are on the lower end. The capital area in the state (so called due to its proximity to DC), most people feel, offers a better alternative to reside and avoid higher costs of staying in the DC itself. And to move around, Western Maryland is mountainous, with plenty of outdoor activities like boating and hiking. Fabulous restaurants are found in the cities of Annapolis, and Baltimore, along with good shopping and lots of entertainment. Baltimore, home of the Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, ranks as the nation's second port in freight tonnage. The capital, Annapolis, is the site of the U.S. Naval Academy. Among the popular attractions in Maryland are the Fort McHenry National Monument; Harpers Ferry and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Parks; Antietam National Battlefield; National Aquarium, USS Constellation, and Maryland Science Center at Baltimore's Inner Harbor; Historic St. Mary's City; Jefferson Patterson Historical Park and Museum at St. Leonard; U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis; Goddard Space Flight Center at Greenbelt; Assateague Island National Park Seashore; Ocean City beach resort; and Catoctin Mountain, Fort Frederick, and Piscataway parks. |
| 15 Vital Statistics Affecting Your Relocation | MD | USA | |||
| 1. | Belief: "Most People are Honest" (6-level agree/disagree) | 3.85 | 4 | ||
| 2. | Belief: "Most People Can be Trusted" | 0.42 | 0 | ||
| 3. | Attended Meetings in Town or School Affairs (percent) | 0.11 | 0 | ||
| 4. | Overall State Ranking - New Economy Index | 5th | |||
| 5. | Cost of Living Index | 105.45 | 100 | ||
| 6. | Average Apartment Rent | 713.0000 | 617 | ||
| 7. | Average Home Price | 217956.0000 | 223400 | ||
| 8. | Average Total Energy Cost | 129.4800 | 126.75 | ||
| 9. | Average Phone Bill | 22.4800 | 16.85 | ||
| 10. | Gasoline/Gallon | 1.4200 | 1.5 | ||
| 11. | Hospital Room/Day | 664.4000 | 334.33 | ||
| 12. | Doctor Visit | 62.0000 | 66.7 | ||
| 13. | Average Auto Insurance Premium, 2000 | 852.04 | 792.91 | ||
| 14. | % of Days That are Sunny | 58 | 56.88 | ||
| 15. | Crime Index | 783 | 416 | ||
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| Maryland Info for you | |
| Driving licenses | MVA |
| License Plates | Maryland |
| State Official Website | http://www.state.md.us/ |
| Department of Education | Department-Education |
| Current events | Maryland News Headlines |
| Courts | Judicial System |
| Constitution | 7th State |
| Libraries | Maryland |
| Senators and Representatives | US House US Senate Maryland House: Members Maryland Senate: Members |
| Locating post office addresses | http://www.mapsonus.com/db/USPS/ |
| Golf courses | http://www.golfcourse.com/search/simpleq.cfm |
| Banks | http://www3.fdic.gov/idasp/main.asp |
| More Maryland ... | |
| Area | 12407 sq.mi, 42nd Land 9775 sq. mi., 42nd Water 2633 sq.mi., 18th Coastline 31 mi., 20th Shoreline 3,190 mi., 9th |
| Admission to Statehood | April 28, 1788 |
| Motto | "Fatti maschii parole femine," loosely translated "manly deeds, womanly words," but more accurately translated as "strong deeds, gentle words." |
| Capital | Annapolis |
| Largest cities and links | Baltimore Frederick Gaithersburg Bowie Rockville Hagerstown Annapolis College Park Salisbury Cumberland |
| Climate | Maryland |
| Weather | Baltimore, Baltimore-Washington International Airport |
| Average Temperatures | MD | USA | ||
| Winter | 45.81 | 42.79 | ||
| Spring | 65.3 | 64.36 | ||
| Summer | 85.98 | 83.95 | ||
| Fall | 68.37 | 65.89 | ||
| Precipitation(Rain Fall) | 43.09 | 39.41 | ||
| % of Days That are Sunny | 103.52 | 103.29 | ||
| Even more Maryland | |
| Titbits | |
| Nickname including its origin | The Old Line State ,Named to honor Henrietta Maria, wife of England's King Charles I |
| Symbols | bird: Baltimore oriole (1947) boat: skipjack (1985) crustacean: Maryland blue crab (1989) dinosaur: Astrodon johnstoni (1998) dog: Chesapeake Bay retriever (1964) beverage: milk (1998) flower: black-eyed susan (1918) fish: rockfish (1965) folk dance: square dance (1994) fossil shell: ecphora gardnerae gardnerae (Wilson) (1994) insect: Baltimore checkerspot butterfly (1973) reptile: Diamondback terrapin (1994) song: “Maryland! My Maryland!” (1939) sport: jousting (1962) tree: white oak (1941) |
| Song | Maryland, My Maryland Click Here for Song |
| Demographics | MD | USA | ||
| Median Age 2000 | 36.78 | 37.8 | ||
| % Change in Population 2000 to 2001 | 1.3 | 1 | ||
| Poverty Rate, 2000 | 7.3 | 11.14 | ||
| % Public Aid Recipients 2000 | 3 | 3.79 | ||
| % Births to Unmarried Women in 2000 | 34.4 | 32.92 | ||
| Health | MD | USA | ||
| Health Care Cost Relative to U.S. average, 2002 | 1 | 0.99 | ||
| Infant Mortality /1000 Live Births, 1998 | 7.6 | 7.14 | ||
| Nonfederal Physicians, 1999 | 408 | 266.54 | ||
| Death Rate by Accident, 1998 | 1182 | 1988.92 | ||
| Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases, 2001 | 447 | 479.19 | ||
| Obesity - % of Indiv. 30lbs over Weight or Greater (2001) | 19.8 | 20.46 | ||
| State Links | |
| Capitol Tour | Capitol-Tour |
| Area Code | 280, 240, 249, 301, 410, 443, 969 |
| Constitution | 7th State |
| County Profile | 23 Counties |
| Agriculture | Seafood, poultry and eggs, dairy products, nursery stock, cattle, soybeans, corn. |
| Industry | Electric equipment, food processing, chemical products, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, machinery, primary metals, coal, tourism. |
| Editorial Cartoons | Cartoonists Index |
| Flower | Black-eyed susan |
| Geographic Center | Prince Georges, 4.5 miles northwest of Davidsonville |
| Governor | Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. (R) |
| Highest Point | Backbone Mtn. |
| Highway Markers | Maryland |
| History | Historical |
| Library | Maryland |
| Lottery | |
| Lowest Point | Bloody Point Hole, 3rd; 174 feet below sea level |
| Media | Radio |
| Museums | The Virtual Library |
| National Forest | Maryland |
| Pen Pals | Penpalworld.com |
| Permanent Residents | Find A Grave |
| No. of State Legislators, 2003 | 188 |
| Road Side America | Maryland |
| Soil | Maryland - Sassafras |
| State Parks | Maryland |
| Tree | White Oak |
| Unclaimed Funds | Maryland |
| Veteran Affairs | Maryland VA |
| Fatalities Caused by Tornadoes: 1950 to 2001 |
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| Finances and Taxes |
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| Purchase Price of a building | 221875 | 175806.29 | ||
| Car Insurance | 2099.65 | 1698.53 | ||
| Corporate Income Tax % | 7 | 6.64 | ||
| Top Personal Income Tax | 4.75 | 5.2 | ||
| Sales Tax & Use Tax | 5 | 4.66 | ||
| Professional Services Tax | N | |||
| Top Capital Gains Tax | 4.75 | 4.75 | ||
| Motor Fuel Tax, 02 | 0.235 | 0.23 | ||
| Real Estate: % of income per $100 | ||||
| On Land & Buildings | 2.66 | N/A | ||
| On Inventory | Y | |||
| On Personal Property | N | |||
| State Tax Rate | 7.5 | 7.13 | ||
| Local Tax Rate | 13.4 | 7.13 | ||
| Unemployment Insurance Tax/ Per Employee | 1.8 | 2.36 | ||
| Internet Access Tax | N | |||
| New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest) | MD | |
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| Overall State Ranking | 5th | |||
| Knowledge Jobs | 2nd | |||
| Globalization | 30th | |||
| Economic Dynamism | 11th | |||
| Digital Economy | 13th | |||
| Innovation Capacity | 6th | |||
| High Tech Jobs | 8th | |||
| Venture Capital | 6th | |||
| Internet Access-1998 (%) | 54.7 | |||
| R & D Expenditures-1998 (Millions) | 8019.0000 | |||
| Number of New Patents (1998) | 1635 | |||
| Crime | MD | USA | ||
| Index Offences Total | 15129.84 | 3326.73 | ||
| Violent Crime Total | 1953.1 | 385.32 | ||
| Murders | 10.9 | 3.95 | ||
| Forcible Rape | 87.57 | 28.03 | ||
| Assault | 1307.92 | 261.06 | ||
| Property Crimes | 13176.74 | 2941.4 | ||
| Burglary | 2276.7 | 678.55 | ||
| Larceny, Theft | 9482.84 | 1942.89 | ||
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1417.2 | 320.72 | ||
| Index Offences Rate | 3195.19 | 2735.58 | ||
| Murders Rate | 2.5 | 3.02 | ||
| Forcible Rape Rate | 20.92 | 25.16 | ||
| Robbery Rate | 106.27 | 52.25 | ||
| Aggravated Assault Rate | 301.08 | 195.86 | ||
| Property Crime Rate | 2764.41 | 2459.29 | ||
| Burglary Rate | 504.47 | 585.46 | ||
| Larceny, Thefts Rate | 1993.31 | 1660.47 | ||
| Motor Vehicle Thefts Rate | 266.6 | 213.85 | ||
| Pollution |
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| Ozone in air (more Ozone = more Pollution) | 94.53 | 82.19 | ||
| Pollution Released, 1999 (Pounds) | 15722576 | 45901994.34 | ||
| Toxic Waste Received in State, 1999(Pounds) | 7974130 | 31524509.36 | ||
| From the 2000 Census Reports | MD | USA | ||
| Population | 3020493 | 203400320 | ||
| Average Family Size in 2000 | 3.13 | 3.1 | ||
| % of Eligible Voters Reported Registered, 2000 | 0.692 | 0.81 | ||
| Median age | 36.78 | 37.8 | ||
| Males per 100 Females | 92.7 | 94.67 | ||
| Percentage Unemployed | 4.77 | 5.97 | ||
| Use Public Transport | 4.43 | 1.12 | ||
| Travel Time | 29.72 | 24.55 | ||
| Median Value of a House | 139520.5 | 92201.9 | ||
| Monthly Owner Cost with Mortgage | 1176.69 | 845.87 | ||
| Monthly Owner Cost without Mortgage | 336.72 | 283.44 | ||
| Contract Monthly Rent | 591.48 | 390.93 | ||
| Gross Rent | 663.22 | 463.96 | ||
| % of Household Total | 69.99 | 69.46 | ||
| % of Families Household Total | 52.16 | 54.65 | ||
| Avg Population per Household | 2.62 | 2.55 | ||
| Avg Population per Family | 3.1 | 3.06 | ||
| % of Non Families Household Total | 30.01 | 30.54 | ||
| Monthly Income-Household | 52495.84 | 38521.16 | ||
| Monthly Income Family | 59383.55 | 45249.75 | ||
| Per Capita Income | 23471.42 | 18724.65 | ||
| Earning per Male | 39627.01 | 33331.99 | ||
| Earning per Female | 30344.12 | 23722.78 | ||
| % Families Below Poverty Line | 6.71 | 9.88 | ||
| People speaking Less than fluent English | 3.67 | 3.53 | ||
| Persons Holding High School Certificate or More | 82.19 | 78.68 | ||
| Bachelor Degree Holders | 26.19 | 17.11 | ||
| Density | 2334.23 | 1175.8 | ||
| % of one Race | 12320.17 | 8737.95 | ||
| % of Black & Others | 3953.55 | 1231.39 | ||
| % of American Indians | 38.45 | 70.5 | ||
| % of Asians | 557.33 | 393.43 | ||
| % of Hawaii | 5.74 | 13.87 | ||
| % of Others | 255.12 | 600.04 | ||
| % of Two or more Races | 265.22 | 245.37 | ||
| % of Hispanic or Latino | 605.42 | 1345.63 | ||
| Education | MD | USA | ||
| Verbal SAT Score, 2000 | 507 | 532.6 | ||
| Math SAT Score, 2000 | 509 | 536.06 | ||
| Public Elementary/Secondary Expenditures per pupil, 1999 (thousands) | 7553 | 6623.8 | ||
| % of Students Taking Exam, 2000 | 65 | 35.76 | ||
| % of Population Over 25 with HS Diploma, 2000 | 85.2 | 83.32 | ||
| % of Population Over 25 With Bachelor's Degree, 2000 | 32.8 | 24.62 | ||
| Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2000 | 15.8 | 15.52 | ||
| Average Teacher Salary, 1999 | 46200 | 41505.06 | ||
| Books in Public Library Per Capita, 1997 | 3 | 3.12 | ||
| College Degree - Graduating Institutions, 1997 | 58 | 82.12 | ||
| Quality of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998 | MD | USA | ||
| % Low Birth-Weight Babies | 8.7 | 7.51 | ||
| Infant Mortality Rates (deaths per 1,000 live births) | 7.6 | 7.14 | ||
| Child Death Rates (deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-14) | 20 | 24.84 | ||
| Rate of Teen Deaths Rate by Accident, Homicide, and Suicide (deaths per 100,000 teens ages 15-19) |
59 | 58.2 | ||
| Teen Birth Rate (births per 1,000 females ages 15-17) | 26 | 28.1 | ||
| % of Teens Who Are High School Dropouts (ages 16-19) | 7 | 9.16 | ||
| % of Teens Not Attending School and Not Working (ages 16-19) | 7 | 8.16 | ||
| % of Children Living With Parents Who Do Not Have Full-Time, Year- Round Employment |
19 | 24.02 | ||
| % of Children in Poverty (date reflect poverty in pervious year) | 15 | 17.29 | ||
| % of Families with Children Headed by Single Parent | 27 | 24.92 | ||
| Financial & Government Comparison | MD | USA | ||
| State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 | 10785695000.0000 | 11195307960 | ||
| Per Capita State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 | 2003.0000 | 1949.8 | ||
| State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 | 11365163000.0000 | 10937316480 | ||
| Per Capita State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 | 2139.0000 | 2259.96 | ||
| Gross State Product, 1998 (Millions) | 164798.0000 | 173820.7 | ||
| State Government Bond Rating (S&P, 1999) | AAA | |||
| Cost of Living Index , Selected Metro, Second Quarter, 2000 | 0.94 | 1.06 | ||
| Number of Bureaucrats per 100 Population, 2002 | 5.19 | 5.64 | ||
| Song: Maryland, My Maryland |
Written by James Ryder Randall I His torch is at thy temple door, Avenge the patriotic gore That flecked the streets of Baltimore, And be the battle queen of yore, II My Mother State! to thee I kneel, For life or death, for woe or weal, Thy peerless chivalry reveal, And gird they beauteous limbs with steel, III Thy beaming sword shall never rust, Remember Carroll' sacred trust, Remember Howard' warlike thrust,- And all thy slumberers with the just, IV Come with thy panoplied array, With Ringgold' spirit for the fray, With Watson' blood at Monterey, With fearless Lowe and dashing May, V Come! for thy dalliance does thee wrong, Come to thine own anointed throng, Stalking with Liberty along, And sing thy dauntless slogan song, VI Virginia should not call in vain, She meets her sisters on the plain- Sic semper! &apotis the proud refrain That baffles minions back amain, Arise in majesty again, VII For thou wast ever bravely meek, But lo! there surges forth a shriek, From hill to hill, from creek to creek, Potomac calls to Chesapeake, VIII Thou wilt not crook to his control, Better the fire upon thee roll, Better the shot, the blade, the bowl, Than crucifixion of the Soul, IX The Old Line bugle, fife, and drum, She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb- Huzza! She spurns the Northern scum! She breathes! She burns! She&apoll come! She&apoll come! |