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Originally Posted by iheartthed
I agree with this. I'd also add that it's hard to attribute Anne Arundel to D.C. since it directly borders Baltimore. If Anne Arundel becomes part of the D.C. MSA then so does Baltimore.
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Anne Arundel is part of Baltimore metro area since 1950, when the US Census Bureau first came up with the concept. While most of urbanized area inside Anne Arundel is adjacent to Baltimore, there's a forest reserve between it and Washington built up area. And the southern half of the county, closer to Washington, is not urbanized.
Howard County growth pattern is more similar to Washington MSA than to Baltimore MSA, but the most populated communities are way closer to Baltimore than to DC.