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NEED TO KNOW
Cecilia Case, 9,
with Girl Scout
Troop 1105
and Boy Scout
Troop 994 of
Severna Park,
places flags
on Memorial
Day 2024 at
the Crownsville
Veterans
Cemetery.
RICH WITH HISTORY
Fast facts about Anne Arundel County
By Tori Newby
Anne Arundel County brims with
centuries of historic places and is home to
Annapolis, which is the state capital and
the seat of county government.
The Anne Arundel County Economic
Development Corp. estimates the county’s population is over 597,000. The
median age of the county is 38. Residents
age 65 and older make up about 16% of
the population, according to Census
Bureau estimates. They have access to
eight senior centers — in Annapolis,
Arnold, Brooklyn Park, Odenton, Pasadena, Glen Burnie, Severn and Edgewater.
The median household income in the
county is about $115,866, with about
134,000 residents earning more than
$100,000. Roughly 16,200 households
earn less than $25,000, according to 2024
estimates by the Anne Arundel County
Office of Planning and Zoning.
Much of the county’s eastern border
is made up of 533 miles of shoreline, and
most of its boundaries are defined by
water, principally the Chesapeake Bay.
It is also known for its water-related
recreational activities and regularly hosts
historic ships in its harbor.
After its founding, Annapolis was a
shipping port and point of entry for immigrants and ships carrying enslaved people.
There were many prosperous homes that
reflected the wealth of the city.
The county is home to not only the
Naval Academy, but also Fort Meade.
Approximately 1,200 candidates swear
in as plebes each year on Induction Day
to attend the Naval Academy. Every year
in May, the graduating class participates
in Commissioning Week. Most graduates
are commissioned as officers in the Navy
PAUL W.
GILLESPIE/
STAFF
or Marine Corps.
About 64,000 people work at Fort
Meade, which was established during
World War I to train troops for battle in
France and was expanded during World
War II. Fort Meade is the third-largest army base in the country and is now
home to the National Security Agency,
On the cover: The sun sets behind St. Anne’s Church in Annapolis. PAUL W. GILLESPIE/STAFF
U.S. Cyber Command and other units.
Not far from Fort Meade is BWI
Marshall Airport, which has continued to
break records for the number of passengers it handles each year. President
Harry S. Truman dedicated the airport,
formerly known as Friendship International Airport, in 1950.
