1940 in Maryland at a glance
live counts101
companies registered in 1940
<0.1%
of all dated Maryland registrations
91st
busiest of 127 years on record
57
cities with registrations in 1940
50K100K150K
19871997200720162026
| Item | companies |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 20,443 |
| 1988 | 21,786 |
| 1989 | 21,490 |
| 1990 | 20,707 |
| 1991 | 20,060 |
| 1992 | 21,304 |
| 1993 | 22,170 |
| 1994 | 23,938 |
| 1995 | 25,366 |
| 1996 | 27,645 |
| 1997 | 29,119 |
| 1998 | 30,357 |
| 1999 | 34,820 |
| 2000 | 34,986 |
| 2001 | 35,710 |
| 2002 | 41,475 |
| 2003 | 43,637 |
| 2004 | 47,335 |
| 2005 | 52,280 |
| 2006 | 51,352 |
| 2007 | 51,597 |
| 2008 | 45,778 |
| 2009 | 42,223 |
| 2010 | 43,779 |
| 2011 | 45,692 |
| 2012 | 47,629 |
| 2013 | 50,572 |
| 2014 | 54,289 |
| 2015 | 58,146 |
| 2016 | 61,450 |
| 2017 | 66,789 |
| 2018 | 71,962 |
| 2019 | 77,192 |
| 2020 | 91,103 |
| 2021 | 108,421 |
| 2022 | 96,705 |
| 2023 | 97,151 |
| 2024 | 88,093 |
| 2025 | 98,539 |
| 2026 | 71,918 |
Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.
Companies 1–50 of 101
A–Z by legal name| Company | Business category | Registry number | Registered | Status | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKERS MOTOR LINES, INC | — | F00009142 | 1940-09-26 | Active | GASTONIA |
| ALLIED REALTY CORPORATION | — | D00044297 | 1940-11-16 | Active | BETHESDA |
| ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF FRANKLIN SQUARE HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING, INCORPORATED | — | D00044792 | 1940-01-05 | Suspended | BALTIMORE |
| AMERICAN CHIMNEY CORPORATION | — | F00015818 | 1940-12-10 | Suspended | NORWOOD |
| AMERICAN EXPORT LINES INC | — | F00009308 | 1940-07-05 | Active | NEW YORK |
| AMERICAN MOTORS SALES CORPORATION | — | F00015941 | 1940-08-17 | Merged | WASHINGTON |
| ATLANTIC MILL AND LUMBER REALTY CORPORATION | — | D00050278 | 1940-10-29 | Suspended | BALTIMORE |
| AUTOMOTIVE FINISHES, INC | — | F00009571 | 1940-09-06 | Active | DETROIT |
| BALTIMORE PARKING ASSOCIATION, INC | — | D00053561 | 1940-02-23 | Active | TOWSON |
| BETA PHI CORPORATION BOARD FOR ALPHA DELTA PI, INC | — | D00063156 | 1940-08-08 | Active | BETHESDA |
| BITUMINOUS PRODUCTS CORPORATION | — | F00009845 | 1940-10-08 | Active | WASHINGTON |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, INC | — | D00176222 | 1940-07-03 | Active | LARGO |
| BUNTINGS' NURSERIES INC. | — | F00356501 | 1940-01-22 | Suspended | SELBYVILLE |
| CALVERT COUNTY FAIR, INCORPORATED | — | D00069914 | 1940-07-26 | Active | BARSTOW |
| CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED | — | D00222703 | 1940-03-13 | Suspended | CATONSVILLE |
| CENTRAL MOTOR LINES, INCORPORATED | — | F00010199 | 1940-02-29 | Active | KANNAPOLIS |
| CHARLES GLADDING, INCORPORATED | — | D00109348 | 1940-06-17 | Active | ANNAPOLIS |
| CHRIST DEAF UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | — | D00515726 | 1940-02-29 | Active | BALTIMORE |
| CLEVELAND WRECKING COMPANY | — | F00019729 | 1940-07-29 | Suspended | CINCINNATI |
| CONGRESSIONAL COUNTRY CLUB, INC | — | D00074591 | 1940-08-28 | Active | HILLS |
| DEBORAH GRAND CHAPTER ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR OF THE ADOPTIVE RITE FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND INCORPORATED | — | D00596585 | 1940-08-29 | Suspended | BALTIMORE |
| EAST COAST AGENCIES, INC | — | F00010793 | 1940-07-30 | Active | BOSTON |
| EASTERN SHORE VEGETABLE GROWERS COOPERATIVE, INC | — | D00844308 | 1940-05-04 | Suspended | PRINCESS ANNE |
| ECKHART SQUARED CIRCLE SPORTSMENS ASSOCIATION, INC. | — | D00093138 | 1940-05-07 | Suspended | FROSTBURG |
| F. BOWIE SMITH & SON, INC. | — | D00198770 | 1940-05-02 | Suspended | BALTIMORE |
| F. L. WATKINS COMPANY | — | F00037010 | 1940-01-11 | Suspended | SEAT PLEASANT |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HYATTSVILLE, MARYLAND | — | D00449827 | 1940-04-22 | Active | HYATTSVILLE |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PRINCESS ANNE | — | D00555029 | 1940-03-01 | Active | SOMERSET COUNTY, PRINCESS ANNE |
| FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST OF CATONSVILLE | — | D01299999 | 1940-07-05 | Active | CATONSVILLE |
| FIRST INVESTORS NATURAL RESOURCES FUND, INC. | — | D00101899 | 1940-11-26 | Dissolved | BALTIMORE |
| FLANDERS POST NO. 65 INC. | — | D00596908 | 1940-03-08 | Suspended | GARTH BALTIMORE CITY |
| GARDEN CITY HOMES, INC | — | D00107102 | 1940-04-25 | Suspended | |
| GENCORP INC | — | F00270736 | 1940-02-16 | Dissolved | BALTIMORE |
| GFWC WOMAN'S CLUB OF LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, INC | — | D00366039 | 1940-01-23 | Active | LINTHICUM HEIGHTS |
| GIESKE ENTERPRISES, INC. | — | D00146985 | 1940-02-09 | Suspended | OWINGS MILLS |
| GLADHILL FURNITURE COMPANY, INC. | — | D00231886 | 1940-01-16 | Suspended | FREDERICK |
| GRACE AND TRUTH GOSPEL HALL OF BALTIMORE | — | D03123247 | 1940-11-14 | Dissolved | BALTIMORE |
| GUNPOWDER YOUTH CAMPS, INC | — | D00114488 | 1940-04-03 | Dissolved | TOWSON |
| HARRY COHEN, INC. | — | D02407005 | 1940-09-10 | Suspended | |
| HARRY M. STEVENS, INC. | — | F00034587 | 1940-01-08 | Suspended | CRANBURY |
| HAYS SMALL HOMES CORPORATION | — | D00272625 | 1940-05-01 | Dissolved | BETHESDA |
| HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE | — | F00011791 | 1940-02-26 | Dissolved | BALTO. |
| HORLICK'S MALTED MILK CORPORATION | — | F00011825 | 1940-03-22 | Active | RACINE |
| ISM-MARYLAND, INC | — | D00464115 | 1940-08-15 | Suspended | NOTTINGHAM |
| JACK T. IRWIN, INCORPORATED | — | D00123257 | 1940-12-30 | Active | MONTGOMERY CO., ROCKVILLE |
| KANE TRANSFER COMPANY | — | F00280719 | 1940-01-25 | Suspended | CATONSVILLE |
| KIRKRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | — | D00144915 | 1940-09-24 | Active | MANCHESTER |
| KIWANIS CLUB OF PIKESVILLE MARYLAND, INCORPORATED | — | D00145243 | 1940-05-17 | Suspended | PIKESVILLE |
| KNOXVILLE BIBLE CHURCH OF GOD, KNOXVILLE, FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND | — | D01628551 | 1940-07-25 | Suspended | KNOXVILLE |
| LINCOLN COUNCIL NO. 160 JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS OF RANDALLSTOWN, BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND, INC. | — | D00380428 | 1940-04-27 | Suspended | RANDALLSTOWN |