Maryland — Config Review
Profile config
Judicial Regions8
School Districts24
Concepts (10)
Maryland
Local NameMaryland
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameGeneral Assembly
Executive TitleGovernor
SubdivisionsCounties
Additional Subdivisions
Major CitiesFrederick, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Bowie, Hagerstown
Independent CitiesBaltimore City
County
Local NameCounty
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameCounty Council
Executive TitleCounty Executive
Executive RequiredNo
SubdivisionsMunicipalities
Legislative CommitteesYes
Committees LabelCommittees
Municipality
Local NameMunicipality
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameTown/City Council
Executive TitleMayor
Governancestrong-mayor, council-manager
Governance Exceptions
Strong-MayorBaltimore City
SubdivisionsNo
School System
Local NameSchool System
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameBoard of Education
Classification
Local NameClassification
Parent Org NameMPSSAA
Has Active GovernmentNo
House of Delegates District
Local NameHouse of Delegates District
Has Active GovernmentNo
Senate District
Local NameSenate District
Local AbbrevSD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Congressional District
Local NameCongressional District
Local AbbrevCD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Judicial Circuit
Local NameJudicial Circuit
Has Active GovernmentNo
Special District
Local NameSpecial District
Has Active GovernmentYes
Governance (2)
Council-Manager
Legislative CommitteesNo
Legislative DistrictsNo
Strong-Mayor
Legislative CommitteesYes
Committees LabelCommittees
Sources (5)
Counties
Urlhttps://mdgeodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Boundaries/MD_PoliticalBoundaries/FeatureServer/1
ProviderMaryland iMap (Dept of Planning)
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteverified 24 records (23 counties + independent Baltimore City).
Field mapping (3)
COUNTYname
COUNTY FIPattributes.county_fips
COUNTYNUMattributes.md_county_number
Municipalities
Urlhttps://mdgeodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Boundaries/MD_PoliticalBoundaries/FeatureServer/2
Providersame MD iMap host, "Municipal Boundaries" (a detailed variant also exists at FeatureServer/5)
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteverified 162 records (vs. ~157 chartered municipalities — plausibly some multi-part/annexation-parcel records). Baltimore City is correctly captured only in the counties layer above, not double-counted here.
School Districts
Statusno standalone live state API found
NoteMSDE's own site exposes no geo/API layer distinct from county boundaries — MD's 24 LEAs are conterminous with the 24 county-layer polygons above (dependent-district governance, not independent school district governments). Census Bureau Unified School District cartographic boundary files (2024 vintage) exist on catalog.data.gov but weren't independently re-verified as a live REST endpoint.
Educational Region
Statusconfirmed none
Noteconsistent with MD's dependent-district model — each LEA is dependent on its county or independent-city government, with no independent school district governments and no regional intermediate layer.
Population
Statusnot yet ingested
Recommended SourceUS Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) — https://api.census.gov/data/{year}/pep/population — joins on the county FIPS from the counties source above.