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Severn, Maryland
19,660 Black residents · 34.4% of the place
Severn is a census-designated place in Maryland, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 57,118 residents in all, 19,660 of them Black alone — 34.4% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 57,118 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 19,660 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 34.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 14 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
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Severn grew — 14,818 in 2010 and 19,660 in 2020, a change of +32.7%. The Black share of Severn moved from 33.5% to 34.4% over the same span.
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
The gazetteer enters Severn among Maryland's 536 counted places, at rank 14 by Black population on a count of 19,660. The figures for Severn are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In Severn, a place of 57,118, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Severn itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.