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Census Data Project Maryland Maryland is only the 42nd largest state in the nation covering only 12,407 square miles. Being a seaboard state, Maryland is divided into two different parts. East Maryland also referred to as the Delmarva Peninsula is divided by Chesapeake Bay, which runs almost to the northern border; thus the region of Maryland called the Eastern Shore is separated from the main part of the state and is dominated by the bay. For the most part, the course of the Potomac River separates the main part of Maryland from Virginia, ad the long, narrow western handle from West Virginia. The district of Colombia cuts a rectangular indentation into the state just below the falls of the Potomac. The main part of the state is divided by the fall line, which runs between the upper end of Chesapeake Bay and Washington D.C. The shores of the Chesapeake Bay create many bays and estuaries, which helped with the development of the farm economy, which relied heavily on water transport. Because of the mild winters and hot summers plant lives such as lobby pine and magnolia trees flourish. Further to the north where the weather may not be as mild, you can find woods of black and white oak and beech within the state’s 3 million acres of forest land. In 2000 Maryland’s population was 5,296,486 according to the federal census. Maryland ranks 19th in population density with 529.1 people per square mile. From 1990 to 2000 Maryland’s population grew 10.8%, a gain of 515,733. The population grew from 4,780,753 to 5,296,486. Maryland’s most heavily populated county is Montgomery County with 873,341 residents and the smallest is Kent County at 19,197. To better understand some census information from the state of Maryland I’ve decided to study income levels and gender demography within the state. As I was discovering information during the research stage of this project, I discovered that Maryland had the 4th highest median household income in the nation with and median income of $39,386.
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