Rawlings, Maryland

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Rawlings, Maryland
Mayor: James Zapf
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Location within the State of Maryland
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Rawlings, Maryland (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°32′20″N78°52′40″W / 39.53889°N 78.87778°W / 39.53889; -78.87778
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
County Flag of Allegany County, Maryland.png Allegany
Area
[1]
  Total
0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2)
  Land0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
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866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
687
  Density769.32/sq mi (297.00/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21557
FIPS code 24-65150
GNIS feature ID2583680 [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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 687
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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: Rawlings, Maryland
  3. "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.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1940). Maryland, a Guide to the Old Line State. WPA. p. 517. ISBN   978-1-62376-019-9.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.