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Annapolis, Maryland

"Annapolis" redirects here. For other uses, see Annapolis (disambiguation).
This article is about the state capital. For the unincorporated community in Howard County, see Annapolis Junction, Maryland.

Annapolis
State capital
Downtown Annapolis
Downtown Annapolis
Maryland Capitol
Maryland State House
Mt Moriah
Banneker-Douglass Museum
Bancroft Hall
Bancroft Hall
Annapolis National Cemetery
Annapolis National Cemetery
Flag of Annapolis
Flag
Official seal of Annapolis
Seal
Nicknames: 
"America's Sailing Capital", "Sailing Capital of the World", "Naptown", "Crabtown on the Bay"
Motto(s): 
"Vixi Liber Et Moriar"
("I have lived, and I shall die, free")
Location within Anne Arundel County
Location within Anne Arundel County
Annapolis is located in Maryland
Annapolis
Annapolis
Location in Maryland
Annapolis is located in the United States
Annapolis
Annapolis
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°58′23″N 76°30′04″W / 38.97306°N 76.50111°W / 38.97306; -76.50111
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyAnne Arundel
Founded1649
Incorporated1708
Named forPrincess Anne of Denmark & Norway (later Anne, Queen of Great Britain)
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • BodyAnnapolis City Council
 • MayorGavin Buckley (D)
 • City council
Council members
  • Eleanor "Elly" Tierney (D)
  • Karma O'Neill (D)
  • Rhonda Pindell Charles (D)
  • Sheila Finlayson (D)
  • Brooks Schandelmeier (D)
  • DaJuan Gay (D)
  • Rob Savidge (D)
  • Ross H. Arnett III (D)
[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
8.11 sq mi (21.01 km2)
 • Land7.21 sq mi (18.66 km2)
 • Water0.91 sq mi (2.34 km2)
Elevation
[3]
43 ft (13 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
40,812
 • Density5,663.61/sq mi (2,186.66/km2)
DemonymAnnapolitan[4]
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
21401-21405, 21409, 21411-21412
Area codes410, 443, and 667
FIPS code24-01600
GNIS feature ID595031
Websitewww.annapolis.gov

Annapolis (/əˈnæpəlɪs/ ə-NAP-əl-iss) is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, 25 miles (40 km) south of Baltimore and about 30 miles (50 km) east of Washington, D.C., Annapolis forms part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The 2020 census recorded its population as 40,812, an increase of 6.3% since 2010.

This city served as the seat of the Confederation Congress, formerly the Second Continental Congress, and temporary national capital of the United States in 1783–1784. At that time, General George Washington came before the body convened in the new Maryland State House and resigned his commission as commander of the Continental Army. A month later, the Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris of 1783, ending the American Revolutionary War, with Great Britain recognizing the independence of the United States. The city and state capitol was also the site of the 1786 Annapolis Convention, which issued a call to the states to send delegates for the Constitutional Convention to be held the following year in Philadelphia. The Annapolis Peace Conference took place in 2007.

Annapolis is the home of St. John's College, founded 1696. The United States Naval Academy, established 1845, is adjacent to the city limits.

  1. ^ "City Council". www.annapolis.gov. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Garner, Bryan (2009). Garner's Modern American Usage (3 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 238. ISBN 9780195382754. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

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