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Westphalia, Maryland
9,375 Black residents · 79.7% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 11,770 people in Westphalia, Maryland, and 9,375 of them — 79.7% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Westphalia is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 11,770 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 9,375 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 79.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 51 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 Westphalia: 6,047 Black residents in 2010 and 9,375 in 2020. The population grew by 55.0%, and the Black share in Westphalia moved from 83.2% to 79.7%.
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
Westphalia stands in the gazetteer as one of the 536 places the Census Bureau counts in Maryland. Westphalia's Black population of 9,375 ranks 51 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Westphalia as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
The institutions of Westphalia — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 11,770 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Westphalia: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.