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Section sizes Section size for Baltimore (89 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 19,183 19,183 481 481 Etymology 1,720 1,720 70 70 History 60 39,742 0 2,399 Pre-settlement 1,912 1,912 116 116 17th century 4,834 4,834 244 244 18th century 6,459 6,459 409 409 19th century 8,742 8,742 606 606 20th century 10,562 10,562 680 680 21st century 1,955 7,173 119 344 Port Covington 2,061 2,061 120 120 Bridge collapse 3,157 3,157 105 105 Geography 1,204 54,673 108 2,477 Cityscape 241 31,544 0 1,866 Architecture 8,314 8,314 692 692 Tallest buildings 5,478 5,478 0 0 Neighborhoods 1,301 17,511 74 1,174 Central Baltimore 2,522 2,522 220 220 North Baltimore 1,213 1,213 73 73 South Baltimore 2,286 2,286 134 134 Northeast Baltimore 2,357 2,357 109 109 East Baltimore 947 947 75 75 Southeast Baltimore 1,714 1,714 111 111 Northwest Baltimore 924 924 75 75 West Baltimore 2,024 2,024 116 116 Southwest Baltimore 2,223 2,223 187 187 Adjacent communities 770 770 11 11 Climate 21,155 21,155 492 492 Demographics 18 25,320 0 891 Population 8,048 8,048 322 322 Characteristics 9,505 9,505 189 189 Income and housing 4,120 4,120 187 187 Life expectancy 1,604 1,604 94 94 Religion 1,390 1,390 58 58 Languages 635 635 41 41 Economy 7,084 12,061 311 839 Port 1,417 1,417 191 191 Tourism 3,560 3,560 337 337 Culture 7,518 21,490 626 1,650 Cuisine 2,600 2,600 218 218 Local dialect 1,762 1,762 151 151 Performing arts 9,610 9,610 655 655 Sports 41 10,707 0 1,164 Baseball 2,505 2,505 289 289 Football 2,665 2,665 337 337 Other teams and events 5,496 5,496 538 538 Parks and recreation 1,725 1,725 100 100 Law, government, and politics 3,411 33,791 274 2,206 Voter registration 1,411 1,411 0 0 City government 23 22,016 0 1,627 Mayor 4,642 4,642 261 261 Baltimore City Council 1,650 1,650 98 98 Law enforcement 4,388 14,967 459 1,173 Crime 10,579 10,579 714 714 Baltimore City Fire Department 734 734 95 95 State government 1,715 1,802 68 68 State agencies 87 87 0 0 Federal government 5,151 5,151 237 237 Education 61 4,455 0 180 Colleges and universities 936 1,782 35 60 Private 519 519 25 25 Public 327 327 0 0 Primary and secondary schools 2,612 2,612 120 120 Transportation 796 24,164 70 2,126 Roads and highways 5,724 5,724 528 528 Transit systems 22 7,581 0 548 Public transit 4,483 4,483 321 321 Intercity rail 3,076 3,076 227 227 Airports 2,175 2,175 190 190 Pedestrians and bicycles 2,922 2,922 384 384 Port of Baltimore 4,966 4,966 406 406 Environment 17 4,792 0 274 Trash interceptors 2,497 2,497 114 114 Other water pollution control 1,289 1,289 91 91 Air quality and pollution 989 989 69 69 Media 4,848 4,848 267 267 In popular culture 225 7,128 17 891 Literature 1,877 1,877 222 222 Nonfiction 1,142 1,142 156 156 Film 1,994 1,994 259 259 Television 1,890 1,890 237 237 Notable people 59 59 0 0 International relations 2,603 2,603 39 39 See also 170 170 0 0 Notes 26 26 0 0 References 15 2,132 0 0 Citations 31 31 0 0 General bibliography 2,086 2,086 0 0 Further reading 816 816 0 0 External links 2,183 2,183 0 0 Total 273,788 273,788 16,054 16,054

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Please revert [1] as it reinserted a red link the previous edit fixed ~2026-13839-1 (talk) 21:23, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Meters (talk) 21:35, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]