Profile for Annapolis, Maryland, MD

Midshipmen, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

Email this post card

Sponsored Ads

Annapolis is a city in Anne Arundel County, in the Baltimore metro area.

It is the state capital and the county seat.

The community was named after Princess (later Queen) Anne.

The latitude of Annapolis is 38.978N. The longitude is -76.492W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 39 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 36,178.

INCOME SNAPSHOT

Median household income

Local

$49,243

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

For more census details and comparisons, see our Annapolis demographic reports

ESSENTIALS

EMPLOYMENT:
  Local jobs
  Post a job
HOUSING:
  Find Foreclosure
  Local homes for sale
LODGING:
  Nearby hotels
PEOPLE:
  Annapolis family histories
RECORDS:
  Birth, marriage & death
  Court, land & probate
  Military

Annapolis is on the Severn River, at Chesapeake Bay.

Also known as Anne Arundel Town, Town Land, Providence

Former and merged names include:
· Anne Arundel Town
· Providence
· Town Land at Proctor's

City was laid out by Gov. Francis Nicholson, who would later design Williamsburg, VA

Peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War was signed here in 1784

Public transportation: Annapolis Department of Transportation (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 390. The number of murders and homicides was 5. The violent crime rate was 10.7 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 2004 movie, "Ladder 49"

Well-known residents have included:
· Tom Clancy, writer
· Debbie Meyer, swimmer, Olympic medallist
· Barbara Kingsolver, writer
· Charlie Byrd, jazz musician

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include City Dock Coffee, Starbucks

More info about local coffee quotients

Local festivals include:

Maryland Day - March 25, 2007
John Paul Jones Day - July 7, 2007
West Annapolis Octoberfest - Sept. 30, 2007

Dates often change. Check Annapolis web sites and events links in the sections below.

Send us festival info for Annapolis

Performing arts: Annapolis Chorale, Annapolis Opera, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Maryland Ballet Theatre, Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, Bay Theatre Company, Colonial Players

Nearby parks & recreation: Sandy Point State Park

More parks info

Historic sites and museums: U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Barge House Museum, Chesapeake Children's Museum, Maritime Museum, Shiplap House Museum, Banneker-Douglass Museum, William Paca House and Garden, Maryland State Archives

Colleges and universities: United States Naval Academy, St. John's College

More colleges info

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 102

More info

Listed places near Annapolis

Click on a group to see the items on the map

Please wait while the map loads... click here to force load

Add extra pins to the map by clicking on the list above the map. You may click the displayed pins for more information, or search the displayed pins by using the above search field.

Profile for Annapolis, Maryland, MD

Sponsored Ads

Listed places near Annapolis

Search Health Care Jobs