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Woodlawn, Maryland
22,533 Black residents · 56.4% of the place
Woodlawn is a census-designated place in Maryland, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 39,986 residents in all, 22,533 of them Black alone — 56.4% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 39,986 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 22,533 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 56.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 11 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 Woodlawn declined — 23,301 in 2010 and 22,533 in 2020, a change of -3.3%. The Black share of Woodlawn moved from 61.5% to 56.4% 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
Of the 536 places the Census Bureau counts in Maryland, Woodlawn ranks 11 by Black population, with 22,533 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Woodlawn within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
The institutions of Woodlawn — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 39,986 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Woodlawn: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.