Rawlings, Maryland
Appearance
Rawlings, Maryland | |
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Mayor: James Zapf | |
Coordinates: 39°32′20″N 78°52′40″W / 39.53889°N 78.87778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Allegany |
Area | |
• Total | 0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2) |
• Land | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 687 |
• Density | 769.32/sq mi (297.00/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 21557 |
FIPS code | 24-65150 |
GNIS feature ID | 2583680[2] |
Rawlings is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, on the McMullen Highway (U.S. Route 220). As of the 2010 census, the Rawlings CDP had a population of 693.[3]
The community was named after Moses Rawlings, an officer in the Revolutionary War.[4] It was originally known as "Rawlings Station" after a post office was established on the railroad there on March 7, 1856.
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 687 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rawlings, Maryland
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rawlings CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). Maryland, a Guide to the Old Line State. WPA. p. 517. ISBN 978-1-62376-019-9.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.