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Welcome to Baltimore County ...

Time Zone: Baltimore County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Towson is the Seat for Baltimore County.

Baltimore County was founded in 1659.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Baltimore had a population of 827,370 people. This is an increase of 2.57% since the last Census (which gave a population of 806,656 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Baltimore represented 13.97% of the total population of Maryland.

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.