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Dawson, Maryland

Coordinates: 39°28′37″N 78°56′44″W / 39.47694°N 78.94556°W / 39.47694; -78.94556
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Dawson, Maryland
Dawson is located in Maryland
Dawson
Dawson
Location within the State of Maryland
Dawson is located in the United States
Dawson
Dawson
Dawson (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°28′37″N 78°56′44″W / 39.47694°N 78.94556°W / 39.47694; -78.94556
Country United States
State Maryland
County Allegany
Area
 • Total
0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2)
 • Land0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation787 ft (240 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
100
 • Density162.87/sq mi (62.87/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code24-21925
GNIS feature ID2583606[2]

Dawson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 103.[3]

Dawson is on U.S. Route 220, 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Keyser, West Virginia, and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Cumberland. It is situated along the northwest bank of the North Branch Potomac River, which forms the Maryland–West Virginia border.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020100
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dawson, Maryland
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dawson CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.