Md. Code, Public Safety § 4-505
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 4-505, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§4–505.
Official statutory text
For population and density determinations under this subtitle:
(1) population numbers for a county shall be those estimated by the Maryland Department of Health, as of July 1 of each year; and
(2) the percentage of population residing in municipalities shall be determined from time to time by the most recently published federal decennial census data.
(1) population numbers for a county shall be those estimated by the Maryland Department of Health, as of July 1 of each year; and
(2) the percentage of population residing in municipalities shall be determined from time to time by the most recently published federal decennial census data.
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