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'''Baltimore''' is the largest city in the state of [[Maryland]], the 19th largest in the United States, It is part of the [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]-Baltimore metropolitan area.<ref> The city is entirely separate from Baltimore County.</ref>
'''Baltimore''' is the largest city in the state of [[Maryland]], the 19th largest in the United States, It is part of the [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]-Baltimore metropolitan area.<ref> The city is entirely separate from Baltimore County.</ref>
==People==
==People==
The 2008 population of the city was 637,000; Baltimore County had 786,000. The Baltimore Metropolitan Area had 2.7 million residents, making it the 20th largest in the country. The Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area has a population of 8.3 million.
The 2010 population of the city was 620,961; Baltimore County, of which the city is [[independent city|independent]], had 805,029. The Baltimore Metropolitan Area had 2.7 million residents, making it the 20th largest in the country. The Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area has a population of 8.3 million.
The city's population rose from 20% black in 1940 to 60% today, and includes many [[German Americans]], [[Italian Americans]], [[American Jews]] and [[Polish Americans]]. From the 1840s to the 1950s the city was dominated by [[German Americans]]. However the German American community was split along lines of religion and, apart from opposing prohibition, seldom voted as a unified bloc.
The city's population rose from 20% black in 1940 to 60% today, and includes many [[German Americans]], [[Italian Americans]], [[American Jews]] and [[Polish Americans]]. From the 1840s to the 1950s the city was dominated by [[German Americans]]. However the German American community was split along lines of religion and, apart from opposing prohibition, seldom voted as a unified bloc.
Until 1964, [[Jim Crow]] was enforced both legally and socially, although the schools were integrated in the late 1950s.
Until 1964, [[Jim Crow]] was enforced both legally and socially, although the schools were integrated in the late 1950s.
==Industry==
==Industry==
Baltimore was the first city to use manufactured coal gas for energy following the creation of the Gas Light Company of Baltimore, Maryland, in 1816. Thereafter, gas plants were developed throughout the United States.
Baltimore was the first city to use manufactured coal gas for energy following the creation of the Gas Light Company of Baltimore, Maryland, in 1816. Thereafter, gas plants were developed throughout the United States.