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Fairland, Maryland
14,631 Black residents · 57.6% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 25,396 people in Fairland, Maryland, and 14,631 of them — 57.6% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Fairland is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 25,396 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 14,631 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 57.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 23 of 536 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Fairland: 12,280 Black residents in 2010 and 14,631 in 2020. The population grew by 19.1%, and the Black share in Fairland moved from 51.9% to 57.6%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Fairland stands in the gazetteer as one of the 536 places the Census Bureau counts in Maryland. Fairland's Black population of 14,631 ranks 23 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Fairland as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
In Fairland, a place of 25,396, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Fairland itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.