Bowling Green, Maryland

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Bowling Green, Maryland
Census-designated place
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Bowling Green, Maryland (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°37′25″N78°48′22″W / 39.62361°N 78.80611°W / 39.62361; -78.80611
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland
County Flag of Allegany County, Maryland.png Allegany
Area
[1]
 • Total0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2)
 • Land0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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666 ft (203 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,018
 • Density1,056.02/sq mi (407.87/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21502 [3]
Area code(s) 240 and 301
FIPS code 24-08850
GNIS feature ID2583587 [2]

Bowling Green is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,077. [4]

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It is located along U.S. Route 220 (McMullen Highway), directly southwest of the city of Cumberland and includes the former community of Roberts. The CDP of Potomac Park borders Bowling Green to the south, the Potomac River is to the east and Haystack Mountain is to the west. For many years, the community was mostly farmland but was later divided into building lots by the Buchanan, Roberts and Long families. CSX Transportation railroad tracks skirt the community along the river; in earlier years, a predecessor maintained the Roberts train station, which has since been closed.

The Upper Potomac Industrial Park is located in the northern part of the community, close to Cumberland.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 1,077—
2020 1,018−5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowling Green, Maryland
  3. ↑ "Bowling Green MD ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bowling Green CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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