
Maryland is astate located in theSouthern United States.[1] As of the2020 United States census,Maryland is the18th-most populous state with6,177,224 inhabitants and theninth-smallest by land area, spanning 9,707.24 square miles (25,141.6 km2) of land.[2] The state is divided into 23counties and contains 157municipalities consisting ofcities,towns, orvillages.[3] Itsmunicipalities cover only4.4% of the state's land mass but are home to26.2% of its population.[2] As Maryland does not haveminor civil divisions such astownships, areas outside of municipalities have no government below the county level.[4]
With the exception ofBaltimore, which was chartered by the state Constitution, municipalities in Maryland are self-governing municipalities chartered as cities, towns, or villages by an Act of theMaryland General Assembly or, in some cases, by areferendum.[a] Municipalities are the lowest tier administrative units in the state, and all except Baltimore are also subject to county administration. Despite the designations of city, town, or village, there are no differences in municipal power and authority.[6] There is no official classification of municipal governments and the municipalities are equal under state law.[6] The municipalities themselves decide whether to avail themselves of the specific powers conferred on them by theMaryland Constitution and state code.[6] Since its separation from Baltimore County in 1851, the City of Baltimore functions more as a county than a city under state law since it exercises charter home rule, which empowers the city with broad legislative authority similar to Maryland's six home rule counties.[7]
The largest municipality by population in Maryland isBaltimore, anindependent city, with 585,708 residents, and the smallest municipality by population isPort Tobacco Village with 18 residents.[2] The largest municipality by land area is also Baltimore, which spans 80.94 mi2 (209.6 km2), whileBrookview is the smallest at 0.04 mi2 (0.10 km2).[2] Many of Maryland's largest population centers, includingBethesda,Columbia,Dundalk,Ellicott City,Germantown,Glen Burnie,Silver Spring,Towson andWaldorf are unincorporatedcensus designated places.[2]
‡ State capital andcounty seat
| Name | Type[2] | County(ies)[2] | Population (2020)[8] | Population (2010)[2] | Change | Land area (2010)[2] | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sq mi | km2 | |||||||
| Aberdeen | City | Harford | 16,254 | 14,959 | +8.7% | 6.80 | 17.6 | 2,390.3/sq mi (922.9/km2) |
| Accident | Town | Garrett | 338 | 325 | +4.0% | 0.49 | 1.3 | 689.8/sq mi (266.3/km2) |
| Annapolis‡ | City | Anne Arundel | 40,812 | 38,394 | +6.3% | 7.18 | 18.6 | 5,684.1/sq mi (2,194.7/km2) |
| Baltimore | City | Independent city | 585,708 | 620,961 | −5.7% | 80.94 | 209.6 | 7,236.3/sq mi (2,794.0/km2) |
| Barclay | Town | Queen Anne's | 183 | 120 | +52.5% | 0.16 | 0.41 | 1,143.8/sq mi (441.6/km2) |
| Barnesville | Town | Montgomery | 144 | 172 | −16.3% | 0.49 | 1.3 | 293.9/sq mi (113.5/km2) |
| Barton | Town | Allegany | 464 | 457 | +1.5% | 0.22 | 0.57 | 2,109.1/sq mi (814.3/km2) |
| Bel Air† | Town | Harford | 10,661 | 10,120 | +5.3% | 2.93 | 7.6 | 3,638.6/sq mi (1,404.9/km2) |
| Berlin | Town | Worcester | 5,026 | 4,485 | +12.1% | 3.15 | 8.2 | 1,595.6/sq mi (616.0/km2) |
| Berwyn Heights | Town | Prince George's | 3,345 | 3,123 | +7.1% | 0.69 | 1.8 | 4,847.8/sq mi (1,871.8/km2) |
| Betterton | Town | Kent | 286 | 345 | −17.1% | 0.99 | 2.6 | 288.9/sq mi (111.5/km2) |
| Bladensburg | Town | Prince George's | 9,657 | 9,148 | +5.6% | 1.00 | 2.6 | 9,657.0/sq mi (3,728.6/km2) |
| Boonsboro | Town | Washington | 3,799 | 3,336 | +13.9% | 2.90 | 7.5 | 1,310.0/sq mi (505.8/km2) |
| Bowie | City | Prince George's | 58,329 | 54,727 | +6.6% | 18.43 | 47.7 | 3,164.9/sq mi (1,222.0/km2) |
| Brentwood | Town | Prince George's | 3,828 | 3,046 | +25.7% | 0.38 | 0.98 | 10,073.7/sq mi (3,889.5/km2) |
| Brookeville | Town | Montgomery | 166 | 134 | +23.9% | 0.12 | 0.31 | 1,383.3/sq mi (534.1/km2) |
| Brookview | Town | Dorchester | 48 | 60 | −20.0% | 0.04 | 0.10 | 1,200.0/sq mi (463.3/km2) |
| Brunswick | City | Frederick | 7,762 | 5,870 | +32.2% | 3.26 | 8.4 | 2,381.0/sq mi (919.3/km2) |
| Burkittsville | Town | Frederick | 142 | 151 | −6.0% | 0.45 | 1.2 | 315.6/sq mi (121.8/km2) |
| Cambridge† | City | Dorchester | 13,096 | 12,326 | +6.2% | 10.34 | 26.8 | 1,266.5/sq mi (489.0/km2) |
| Capitol Heights | Town | Prince George's | 4,050 | 4,337 | −6.6% | 0.80 | 2.1 | 5,062.5/sq mi (1,954.6/km2) |
| Cecilton | Town | Cecil | 676 | 663 | +2.0% | 0.46 | 1.2 | 1,469.6/sq mi (567.4/km2) |
| Centreville† | Town | Queen Anne's | 4,727 | 4,285 | +10.3% | 2.45 | 6.3 | 1,929.4/sq mi (744.9/km2) |
| Charlestown | Town | Cecil | 1,496 | 1,183 | +26.5% | 1.19 | 3.1 | 1,257.1/sq mi (485.4/km2) |
| Chesapeake Beach | Town | Calvert | 6,356 | 5,753 | +10.5% | 2.71 | 7.0 | 2,345.4/sq mi (905.6/km2) |
| Chesapeake City | Town | Cecil | 736 | 673 | +9.4% | 0.50 | 1.3 | 1,472.0/sq mi (568.3/km2) |
| Chestertown† | Town | Kent | 5,532 | 5,252 | +5.3% | 2.60 | 6.7 | 2,127.7/sq mi (821.5/km2) |
| Cheverly | Town | Prince George's | 6,170 | 6,173 | 0.0% | 1.35 | 3.5 | 4,570.4/sq mi (1,764.6/km2) |
| Chevy Chase | Town | Montgomery | 2,904 | 2,824 | +2.8% | 0.47 | 1.2 | 6,178.7/sq mi (2,385.6/km2) |
| Chevy Chase Section Five | Village | Montgomery | 672 | 658 | +2.1% | 0.10 | 0.26 | 6,720.0/sq mi (2,594.6/km2) |
| Chevy Chase Section Three | Village | Montgomery | 802 | 760 | +5.5% | 0.12 | 0.31 | 6,683.3/sq mi (2,580.4/km2) |
| Chevy Chase View | Town | Montgomery | 1,005 | 920 | +9.2% | 0.28 | 0.73 | 3,589.3/sq mi (1,385.8/km2) |
| Chevy Chase Village | Town | Montgomery | 2,049 | 1,953 | +4.9% | 0.42 | 1.1 | 4,878.6/sq mi (1,883.6/km2) |
| Church Creek | Town | Dorchester | 102 | 125 | −18.4% | 0.34 | 0.88 | 300.0/sq mi (115.8/km2) |
| Church Hill | Town | Queen Anne's | 808 | 745 | +8.5% | 0.71 | 1.8 | 1,138.0/sq mi (439.4/km2) |
| Clear Spring | Town | Washington | 372 | 358 | +3.9% | 0.11 | 0.28 | 3,381.8/sq mi (1,305.7/km2) |
| College Park | City | Prince George's | 34,740 | 30,413 | +14.2% | 5.64 | 14.6 | 6,159.6/sq mi (2,378.2/km2) |
| Colmar Manor | Town | Prince George's | 1,588 | 1,404 | +13.1% | 0.47 | 1.2 | 3,378.7/sq mi (1,304.5/km2) |
| Cottage City | Town | Prince George's | 1,335 | 1,305 | +2.3% | 0.25 | 0.65 | 5,340.0/sq mi (2,061.8/km2) |
| Crisfield | City | Somerset | 2,475 | 2,726 | −9.2% | 1.62 | 4.2 | 1,527.8/sq mi (589.9/km2) |
| Cumberland† | City | Allegany | 19,076 | 20,859 | −8.5% | 10.08 | 26.1 | 1,892.5/sq mi (730.7/km2) |
| Deer Park | Town | Garrett | 303 | 399 | −24.1% | 1.00 | 2.6 | 303.0/sq mi (117.0/km2) |
| Delmar | Town | Wicomico | 3,798 | 3,003 | +26.5% | 1.72 | 4.5 | 2,208.1/sq mi (852.6/km2) |
| Denton† | Town | Caroline | 4,848 | 4,418 | +9.7% | 5.28 | 13.7 | 918.2/sq mi (354.5/km2) |
| District Heights | City | Prince George's | 5,959 | 5,837 | +2.1% | 0.93 | 2.4 | 6,407.5/sq mi (2,474.0/km2) |
| Eagle Harbor | Town | Prince George's | 67 | 63 | +6.3% | 0.12 | 0.31 | 558.3/sq mi (215.6/km2) |
| East New Market | Town | Dorchester | 389 | 400 | −2.7% | 0.40 | 1.0 | 972.5/sq mi (375.5/km2) |
| Easton† | Town | Talbot | 17,101 | 15,945 | +7.2% | 10.56 | 27.4 | 1,619.4/sq mi (625.3/km2) |
| Edmonston | Town | Prince George's | 1,617 | 1,445 | +11.9% | 0.39 | 1.0 | 4,146.2/sq mi (1,600.8/km2) |
| Eldorado | Town | Dorchester | 45 | 59 | −23.7% | 0.08 | 0.21 | 562.5/sq mi (217.2/km2) |
| Elkton† | Town | Cecil | 15,807 | 15,443 | +2.4% | 8.35 | 21.6 | 1,893.1/sq mi (730.9/km2) |
| Emmitsburg | Town | Frederick | 2,770 | 2,814 | −1.6% | 1.52 | 3.9 | 1,822.4/sq mi (703.6/km2) |
| Fairmount Heights | Town | Prince George's | 1,528 | 1,494 | +2.3% | 0.27 | 0.70 | 5,659.3/sq mi (2,185.1/km2) |
| Federalsburg | Town | Caroline | 2,833 | 2,739 | +3.4% | 1.93 | 5.0 | 1,467.9/sq mi (566.7/km2) |
| Forest Heights | Town | Prince George's | 2,658 | 2,447 | +8.6% | 0.48 | 1.2 | 5,537.5/sq mi (2,138.0/km2) |
| Frederick† | City | Frederick | 78,171 | 65,239 | +19.8% | 21.99 | 57.0 | 3,554.8/sq mi (1,372.5/km2) |
| Friendsville | Town | Garrett | 438 | 491 | −10.8% | 0.91 | 2.4 | 481.3/sq mi (185.8/km2) |
| Frostburg | City | Allegany | 7,027 | 9,002 | −21.9% | 3.42 | 8.9 | 2,054.7/sq mi (793.3/km2) |
| Fruitland | City | Wicomico | 5,534 | 4,866 | +13.7% | 3.78 | 9.8 | 1,464.0/sq mi (565.3/km2) |
| Funkstown | Town | Washington | 852 | 904 | −5.8% | 0.36 | 0.93 | 2,366.7/sq mi (913.8/km2) |
| Gaithersburg | City | Montgomery | 69,657 | 59,933 | +16.2% | 10.20 | 26.4 | 6,829.1/sq mi (2,636.7/km2) |
| Galena | Town | Kent | 539 | 612 | −11.9% | 0.36 | 0.93 | 1,497.2/sq mi (578.1/km2) |
| Galestown | Town | Dorchester | 111 | 138 | −19.6% | 0.23 | 0.60 | 482.6/sq mi (186.3/km2) |
| Garrett Park | Town | Montgomery | 996 | 992 | +0.4% | 0.26 | 0.67 | 3,830.8/sq mi (1,479.1/km2) |
| Glenarden | City | Prince George's | 6,402 | 6,000 | +6.7% | 1.22 | 3.2 | 5,247.5/sq mi (2,026.1/km2) |
| Glen Echo | Town | Montgomery | 279 | 255 | +9.4% | 0.10 | 0.26 | 2,790.0/sq mi (1,077.2/km2) |
| Goldsboro | Town | Caroline | 211 | 246 | −14.2% | 0.74 | 1.9 | 285.1/sq mi (110.1/km2) |
| Grantsville | Town | Garrett | 968 | 766 | +26.4% | 0.98 | 2.5 | 987.8/sq mi (381.4/km2) |
| Greenbelt | City | Prince George's | 24,921 | 23,068 | +8.0% | 6.28 | 16.3 | 3,968.3/sq mi (1,532.2/km2) |
| Greensboro | Town | Caroline | 1,919 | 1,931 | −0.6% | 1.05 | 2.7 | 1,827.6/sq mi (705.6/km2) |
| Hagerstown† | City | Washington | 43,527 | 39,662 | +9.7% | 11.79 | 30.5 | 3,691.9/sq mi (1,425.4/km2) |
| Hampstead | Town | Carroll | 6,241 | 6,323 | −1.3% | 3.19 | 8.3 | 1,956.4/sq mi (755.4/km2) |
| Hancock | Town | Washington | 1,557 | 1,545 | +0.8% | 2.73 | 7.1 | 570.3/sq mi (220.2/km2) |
| Havre de Grace | City | Harford | 14,807 | 12,952 | +14.3% | 5.50 | 14.2 | 2,692.2/sq mi (1,039.5/km2) |
| Hebron | Town | Wicomico | 1,113 | 1,084 | +2.7% | 1.28 | 3.3 | 869.5/sq mi (335.7/km2) |
| Henderson | Town | Caroline | 160 | 146 | +9.6% | 0.13 | 0.34 | 1,230.8/sq mi (475.2/km2) |
| Highland Beach | Town | Anne Arundel | 118 | 96 | +22.9% | 0.06 | 0.16 | 1,966.7/sq mi (759.3/km2) |
| Hillsboro | Town | Caroline | 128 | 161 | −20.5% | 0.15 | 0.39 | 853.3/sq mi (329.5/km2) |
| Hurlock | Town | Dorchester | 2,070 | 2,092 | −1.1% | 2.66 | 6.9 | 778.2/sq mi (300.5/km2) |
| Hyattsville | City | Prince George's | 21,187 | 17,557 | +20.7% | 2.67 | 6.9 | 7,935.2/sq mi (3,063.8/km2) |
| Indian Head | Town | Charles | 3,894 | 3,844 | +1.3% | 1.23 | 3.2 | 3,165.9/sq mi (1,222.3/km2) |
| Keedysville | Town | Washington | 1,213 | 1,152 | +5.3% | 0.92 | 2.4 | 1,318.5/sq mi (509.1/km2) |
| Kensington | Town | Montgomery | 2,122 | 2,213 | −4.1% | 0.48 | 1.2 | 4,420.8/sq mi (1,706.9/km2) |
| Kitzmiller | Town | Garrett | 300 | 321 | −6.5% | 0.22 | 0.57 | 1,363.6/sq mi (526.5/km2) |
| Landover Hills | Town | Prince George's | 1,815 | 1,687 | +7.6% | 0.30 | 0.78 | 6,050.0/sq mi (2,335.9/km2) |
| La Plata† | Town | Charles | 10,159 | 8,753 | +16.1% | 7.40 | 19.2 | 1,372.8/sq mi (530.1/km2) |
| Laurel | City | Prince George's | 30,060 | 25,115 | +19.7% | 4.30 | 11.1 | 6,990.7/sq mi (2,699.1/km2) |
| Laytonsville | Town | Montgomery | 572 | 353 | +62.0% | 1.04 | 2.7 | 550.0/sq mi (212.4/km2) |
| Leonardtown† | Town | St. Mary's | 4,563 | 2,930 | +55.7% | 3.18 | 8.2 | 1,434.9/sq mi (554.0/km2) |
| Loch Lynn Heights | Town | Garrett | 493 | 552 | −10.7% | 0.32 | 0.83 | 1,540.6/sq mi (594.8/km2) |
| Lonaconing | Town | Allegany | 1,001 | 1,214 | −17.5% | 0.41 | 1.1 | 2,441.5/sq mi (942.7/km2) |
| Luke | Town | Allegany | 85 | 65 | +30.8% | 0.27 | 0.70 | 314.8/sq mi (121.6/km2) |
| Manchester | Town | Carroll | 5,408 | 4,808 | +12.5% | 2.34 | 6.1 | 2,311.1/sq mi (892.3/km2) |
| Mardela Springs | Town | Wicomico | 357 | 347 | +2.9% | 0.39 | 1.0 | 915.4/sq mi (353.4/km2) |
| Martin's Additions | Village | Montgomery | 946 | 933 | +1.4% | 0.14 | 0.36 | 6,757.1/sq mi (2,608.9/km2) |
| Marydel | Town | Caroline | 176 | 141 | +24.8% | 0.08 | 0.21 | 2,200.0/sq mi (849.4/km2) |
| Middletown | Town | Frederick | 4,943 | 4,136 | +19.5% | 1.74 | 4.5 | 2,840.8/sq mi (1,096.8/km2) |
| Midland | Town | Allegany | 488 | 446 | +9.4% | 0.19 | 0.49 | 2,568.4/sq mi (991.7/km2) |
| Millington | Town | Kent,Queen Anne's | 549 | 642 | −14.5% | 0.66 | 1.7 | 831.8/sq mi (321.2/km2) |
| Morningside | Town | Prince George's | 1,240 | 2,015 | −38.5% | 0.56 | 1.5 | 2,214.3/sq mi (854.9/km2) |
| Mountain Lake Park | Town | Garrett | 2,147 | 2,092 | +2.6% | 1.94 | 5.0 | 1,106.7/sq mi (427.3/km2) |
| Mount Airy | Town | Carroll,Frederick | 9,654 | 9,288 | +3.9% | 4.12 | 10.7 | 2,343.2/sq mi (904.7/km2) |
| Mount Rainier | City | Prince George's | 8,333 | 8,080 | +3.1% | 0.65 | 1.7 | 12,820.0/sq mi (4,949.8/km2) |
| Myersville | Town | Frederick | 1,748 | 1,626 | +7.5% | 1.02 | 2.6 | 1,713.7/sq mi (661.7/km2) |
| New Carrollton | City | Prince George's | 13,715 | 12,135 | +13.0% | 1.53 | 4.0 | 8,964.1/sq mi (3,461.0/km2) |
| New Market | Town | Frederick | 1,525 | 656 | +132.5% | 0.80 | 2.1 | 1,906.3/sq mi (736.0/km2) |
| New Windsor | Town | Carroll | 1,441 | 1,396 | +3.2% | 0.74 | 1.9 | 1,947.3/sq mi (751.9/km2) |
| North Beach | Town | Calvert | 2,146 | 1,978 | +8.5% | 0.33 | 0.85 | 6,503.0/sq mi (2,510.8/km2) |
| North Brentwood | Town | Prince George's | 593 | 517 | +14.7% | 0.10 | 0.26 | 5,930.0/sq mi (2,289.6/km2) |
| North Chevy Chase | Village | Montgomery | 682 | 519 | +31.4% | 0.11 | 0.28 | 6,200.0/sq mi (2,393.8/km2) |
| North East | Town | Cecil | 4,085 | 3,572 | +14.4% | 2.06 | 5.3 | 1,983.0/sq mi (765.6/km2) |
| Oakland† | Town | Garrett | 1,851 | 1,925 | −3.8% | 2.59 | 6.7 | 714.7/sq mi (275.9/km2) |
| Ocean City | Town | Worcester | 6,844 | 7,102 | −3.6% | 4.41 | 11.4 | 1,551.9/sq mi (599.2/km2) |
| Oxford | Town | Talbot | 611 | 651 | −6.1% | 0.54 | 1.4 | 1,131.5/sq mi (436.9/km2) |
| Perryville | Town | Cecil | 4,391 | 4,361 | +0.7% | 3.05 | 7.9 | 1,439.7/sq mi (555.9/km2) |
| Pittsville | Town | Wicomico | 1,636 | 1,417 | +15.5% | 1.68 | 4.4 | 973.8/sq mi (376.0/km2) |
| Pocomoke City | City | Worcester | 4,295 | 4,184 | +2.7% | 3.69 | 9.6 | 1,164.0/sq mi (449.4/km2) |
| Poolesville | Town | Montgomery | 5,742 | 4,883 | +17.6% | 3.93 | 10.2 | 1,461.1/sq mi (564.1/km2) |
| Port Deposit | Town | Cecil | 614 | 653 | −6.0% | 2.27 | 5.9 | 270.5/sq mi (104.4/km2) |
| Port Tobacco Village | Town | Charles | 18 | 13 | +38.5% | 0.16 | 0.41 | 112.5/sq mi (43.4/km2) |
| Preston | Town | Caroline | 673 | 719 | −6.4% | 0.57 | 1.5 | 1,180.7/sq mi (455.9/km2) |
| Princess Anne† | Town | Somerset | 3,446 | 3,290 | +4.7% | 1.67 | 4.3 | 2,063.5/sq mi (796.7/km2) |
| Queen Anne | Town | Queen Anne's,Talbot | 192 | 222 | −13.5% | 0.13 | 0.34 | 1,476.9/sq mi (570.2/km2) |
| Queenstown | Town | Queen Anne's | 705 | 664 | +6.2% | 1.45 | 3.8 | 486.2/sq mi (187.7/km2) |
| Ridgely | Town | Caroline | 1,611 | 1,639 | −1.7% | 1.78 | 4.6 | 905.1/sq mi (349.4/km2) |
| Rising Sun | Town | Cecil | 2,740 | 2,781 | −1.5% | 1.26 | 3.3 | 2,174.6/sq mi (839.6/km2) |
| Riverdale Park | Town | Prince George's | 7,351 | 6,956 | +5.7% | 1.65 | 4.3 | 4,455.2/sq mi (1,720.1/km2) |
| Rock Hall | Town | Kent | 1,198 | 1,310 | −8.5% | 1.34 | 3.5 | 894.0/sq mi (345.2/km2) |
| Rockville† | City | Montgomery | 67,117 | 61,209 | +9.7% | 13.51 | 35.0 | 4,967.9/sq mi (1,918.1/km2) |
| Rosemont | Village | Frederick | 272 | 294 | −7.5% | 0.56 | 1.5 | 485.7/sq mi (187.5/km2) |
| St. Michaels | Town | Talbot | 1,049 | 1,029 | +1.9% | 1.15 | 3.0 | 912.2/sq mi (352.2/km2) |
| Salisbury† | City | Wicomico | 33,050 | 30,343 | +8.9% | 13.40 | 34.7 | 2,466.4/sq mi (952.3/km2) |
| Seat Pleasant | City | Prince George's | 4,522 | 4,542 | −0.4% | 0.73 | 1.9 | 6,194.5/sq mi (2,391.7/km2) |
| Secretary | Town | Dorchester | 472 | 535 | −11.8% | 0.26 | 0.67 | 1,815.4/sq mi (700.9/km2) |
| Sharpsburg | Town | Washington | 560 | 705 | −20.6% | 0.23 | 0.60 | 2,434.8/sq mi (940.1/km2) |
| Sharptown | Town | Wicomico | 691 | 651 | +6.1% | 0.41 | 1.1 | 1,685.4/sq mi (650.7/km2) |
| Smithsburg | Town | Washington | 2,977 | 2,975 | +0.1% | 1.05 | 2.7 | 2,835.2/sq mi (1,094.7/km2) |
| Snow Hill† | Town | Worcester | 2,156 | 2,103 | +2.5% | 3.01 | 7.8 | 716.3/sq mi (276.6/km2) |
| Somerset | Town | Montgomery | 1,187 | 1,216 | −2.4% | 0.27 | 0.70 | 4,396.3/sq mi (1,697.4/km2) |
| Sudlersville | Town | Queen Anne's | 507 | 497 | +2.0% | 0.94 | 2.4 | 539.4/sq mi (208.2/km2) |
| Sykesville | Town | Carroll | 4,316 | 4,436 | −2.7% | 1.58 | 4.1 | 2,731.6/sq mi (1,054.7/km2) |
| Takoma Park | City | Montgomery | 17,629 | 16,715 | +5.5% | 2.08 | 5.4 | 8,475.5/sq mi (3,272.4/km2) |
| Taneytown | City | Carroll | 7,234 | 6,728 | +7.5% | 3.03 | 7.8 | 2,387.5/sq mi (921.8/km2) |
| Templeville | Town | Caroline,Queen Anne's | 113 | 138 | −18.1% | 0.08 | 0.21 | 1,412.5/sq mi (545.4/km2) |
| Thurmont | Town | Frederick | 6,213 | 6,170 | +0.7% | 3.12 | 8.1 | 1,991.3/sq mi (768.9/km2) |
| Trappe | Town | Talbot | 1,177 | 1,077 | +9.3% | 2.78 | 7.2 | 423.4/sq mi (163.5/km2) |
| Union Bridge | Town | Carroll | 936 | 975 | −4.0% | 1.04 | 2.7 | 900.0/sq mi (347.5/km2) |
| University Park | Town | Prince George's | 2,454 | 2,548 | −3.7% | 0.50 | 1.3 | 4,908.0/sq mi (1,895.0/km2) |
| Upper Marlboro† | Town | Prince George's | 652 | 631 | +3.3% | 0.40 | 1.0 | 1,630.0/sq mi (629.3/km2) |
| Vienna | Town | Dorchester | 270 | 271 | −0.4% | 0.19 | 0.49 | 1,421.1/sq mi (548.7/km2) |
| Walkersville | Town | Frederick | 6,156 | 5,800 | +6.1% | 4.35 | 11.3 | 1,415.2/sq mi (546.4/km2) |
| Washington Grove | Town | Montgomery | 505 | 555 | −9.0% | 0.35 | 0.91 | 1,442.9/sq mi (557.1/km2) |
| Westernport | Town | Allegany | 1,812 | 1,888 | −4.0% | 0.87 | 2.3 | 2,082.8/sq mi (804.2/km2) |
| Westminster† | City | Carroll | 20,126 | 18,590 | +8.3% | 6.63 | 17.2 | 3,035.6/sq mi (1,172.1/km2) |
| Willards | Town | Wicomico | 963 | 958 | +0.5% | 1.07 | 2.8 | 900.0/sq mi (347.5/km2) |
| Williamsport | Town | Washington | 2,083 | 2,137 | −2.5% | 1.04 | 2.7 | 2,002.9/sq mi (773.3/km2) |
| Woodsboro | Town | Frederick | 1,092 | 1,141 | −4.3% | 0.71 | 1.8 | 1,538.0/sq mi (593.8/km2) |
| Total | — | — | 1,555,037 | 1,511,348 | +2.9% | 425.78 | 1,102.8 | 3,652.2/sq mi (1,410.1/km2) |