- Woodlawn, Prince George's County, Maryland
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Woodlawn, Maryland
settlement_type = CDP
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map_caption = Location of Woodlawn, Maryland
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subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Maryland
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Prince George's
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area_total_km2 = 2.9
area_land_km2 = 2.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.1
area_land_sq_mi = 1.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 6,251
population_density_km2 = 2,174.3
population_density_sq_mi = 5,638.1timezone = Eastern (EST)
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utc_offset_DST = -4
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latd = 38 |latm = 56 |lats = 58 |latNS = N
longd = 76 |longm = 53 |longs = 53 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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area_code = 301/240
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footnotes =Woodlawn is a
census-designated place (CDP) inPrince George's County, Maryland .Geography
Woodlawn is located at coor dms|38|56|58|N|76|53|53|W|city (38.949361, -76.898016)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the community has a total area of 1.1square mile s (2.9km² ), all of it land.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 6,251 people, 2,068 households, and 1,565 families residing in the community. Thepopulation density was 5,638.1 people per square mile (2,174.3/km²). There were 2,183 housing units at an average density of 1,968.9/sq mi (759.3/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 17.45% White, 72.34% African American, 0.38% Native American, 2.21% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 4.86% from other races, and 2.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.55% of the population.There were 2,068 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 22.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.45.
In the community the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $54,250, and the median income for a family was $60,392. Males had a median income of $33,872 versus $34,531 for females. The
per capita income for the community was $19,709. About 5.2% of families and 6.6% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.In 2000, 6.1% of Woodlawn residents identified as being of
Nigeria n heritage. This was the highest percentage ofNigerian American s of any place in the country.References
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