Baden, Maryland

Baden, Maryland
Census-designated place
Baden in the 1960s
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Coordinates: 38°39′33″N76°46′27″W / 38.65917°N 76.77417°W / 38.65917; -76.77417
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Prince George's
Named after	Baden, Germany
Area [1]
• Total	28.53 sq mi (73.89 km2)
• Land	27.60 sq mi (71.49 km2)
• Water	0.93 sq mi (2.40 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,114
• Density	76.59/sq mi (29.57/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code	24-03500
GNIS feature ID	597035

Baden is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in southeastern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. ^[2] As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 2,114. ^[3]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total area of 28.5 square miles (73.9 km²), of which 27.7 square miles (71.7 km²) was land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km²), or 10.55%, was water, consisting primarily of the Patuxent River, which forms the eastern boundary of the CDP, separating it from Calvert County. It's 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Washington, D.C.

Baden is bordered to the south by Aquasco, to the southwest by Charles County, to the west by Cedarville, to the north by Croom, and to the east by Brandywine.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	2,128		—
2020	2,114		−0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [4] 2010 [5] 2020 [6]

Baden first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. ^[5]

2020 census

Baden CDP, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010 [7]	Pop 2020 [6]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,232	1,029	57.89%	48.68%
Black or African American alone (NH)	726	721	34.12%	34.11%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	21	8	0.99%	0.38%
Asian alone (NH)	13	22	0.61%	1.04%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.05%
Other race alone (NH)	2	6	0.09%	0.28%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	84	146	3.95%	6.91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50	181	2.35%	8.56%
Total	2,128	2,114	100.00%	100.00%

Education

Baden residents are assigned to schools in Prince George's County Public Schools. ^[8] Residential areas of the CDP area are zoned to Baden Elementary School, ^[9] Gwynn Park Middle School, ^[10] and Gwynn Park High School. ^[11]

Prince George's County Memorial Library System operates the Baden Library. ^[12]

Notable people

• Alethia Tanner grew up on the plantation of Rachel Pratt, the mother of Maryland governor Thomas Pratt on the west side of the Patuxent River opposite Lower Marlboro.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baden, Maryland
3. "Baden CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
4. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
5. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Maryland" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
6. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Baden CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau .
7. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Baden CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau .
8. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Baden CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 2, 2018. Pages: 1 and 2
9. "NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018.
10. "NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018.
11. "NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOUNDARIES SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019." Prince George's County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 2, 2018.
12. "Baden Branch." Prince George's County Memorial Library System. Retrieved on September 20, 2018. "13603 Baden-Westwood Rd Brandywine, MD 20613"