Editing Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland

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'''Woodlawn''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] in [[Baltimore County, Maryland]]. Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 39,986.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2486475|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> It is home to the headquarters of the [[Social Security Administration]] (SSA) and the [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]] (CMS). It is bordered by [[Catonsville, Maryland|Catonsville]] on the south, by the [[Patapsco River]] and [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]] on the west, by [[Randallstown, Maryland|Randallstown]] and [[Lochearn, Maryland|Lochearn]] to the north, and by the [[Baltimore|City of Baltimore]] to the east. Parts of Woodlawn are sometimes informally referred to as Security, Maryland, due to the importance of the SSA's headquarters as well as nearby Security Boulevard ([[Maryland Route 122]]) and [[Security Square Mall]].

The [[Lorraine Park Cemetery Gate Lodge]] and [[St. Mary's Episcopal Church (Woodlawn, Maryland)|St. Mary's Episcopal Church]] were listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1985.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Woodlawn is located at {{coord|39|18|13|N|76|44|15|W|region:US-MD_type:city}} (39.303695, &minus;76.737425).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 9.6&nbsp;square miles (24.9&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 19254
|1970= 28811
|1980= 29453
|1990= 32907
|2000= 36079
|2010= 37879
|2020= 39986
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
<br>Census area returned as '''Woodlawn-Rockdale-Milford Mills''' in 1960.<br>Census area returned as '''Woodlawn-Woodmoor''' in 1970<br>Census area returned as '''Security''' in 1980
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=1600000US2486475|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2486475&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2486475&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|13,532
|8,109
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,235
|37.51%
|21.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.59%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|18,465
|23,048
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22,339
|51.18%
|60.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.87%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|100
|87
|style='background: #ffffe6; |80
|0.28%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,237
|3,378
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,190
|6.20%
|8.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.48%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|18
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.05%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|104
|105
|style='background: #ffffe6; |292
|0.29%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.73%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|774
|952
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,383
|2.15%
|2.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.46%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|849
|2,192
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,459
|2.35%
|5.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.65%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''36,079'''
|'''37,879'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''39,986'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 37,879 people and 14,618 households. The [[population density]] was 3,971.4 people per square mile. There were 15,417 housing units at an average density of about 1,713.5 per square mile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/HSD410215/2486475|title=Households, 2011-2015|website=U.S. Census Bureau|language=en|access-date=2017-04-23}}</ref> The racial makeup of the community was 38.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 51.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.35% of the population.

There were 13,936 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.13.

The community's age distribution is: 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 women, there were 88.6 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 84.0 men.

The median income for a household in the community was $48,878, and the median income for a family was $54,490. Men had a median income of $36,789 versus $31,242 for women. The [[per capita income]] for the community was $21,710. About 4.3% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==

===Roads===
Some major roads in the Woodlawn area are:
*[[Dogwood Road]]
*[[Forest Park Avenue]]
*[[Gwynn Oak Avenue]]
*[[Rolling Road]]
*[[Maryland Route 122|Security Boulevard]] (MD-122)
*[[Windsor Mill Road]]
*[[Woodlawn Drive]]

===Public transportation===
The Woodlawn area is a [[transportation hub]] for the [[Maryland Transit Administration]] and is served by several bus routes. These include:
*[[Route 15 (MTA Maryland)|Route 15]] (on Security Boulevard and Forest Park Avenue)
*[[Route 20 (MTA Maryland)|Route 20]] (on Rolling Road and Crosby Road)
*[[Route 40 (MTA Maryland)|Route 40 (QuickBus)]], which operates along Security Boulevard
*[[Route 44 (MTA Maryland)|Route 44]] (on Security Boulevard and Woodlawn Drive)
*[[Route 57 (MTA Maryland)|Route 57]] (on Security Boulevard and Woodlawn Drive)
*[[Route 77 (MTA Maryland)|Route 77]] (on Woodlawn Drive, Security Boulevard, and Rolling Road)
*[[Route 99 (MTA Maryland)|Route 99]] (on Rolling Road and Security Boulevard)

The Security Boulevard corridor is part of the route of the proposed [[Red Line (Baltimore)|Red Line]].

==Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Company==
The Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Company was founded in 1941 as a civil defense unit. At the conclusion of World War II, the fire company incorporated and began to provide fire suppression and ambulance service to the community. The fire house is currently located on Woodlawn Drive near Windsor Mill. It is one of 33 volunteer fire companies in Baltimore County. The County Fire Department comprises 26 "career" (paid) fire companies and 33 volunteer companies. 
<ref>[http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/fire/index.html Baltimore County Md. Fire Department - Overview]. Baltimorecountymd.gov. Retrieved on 2013-07-15.</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Amy Ella Blanchard]], author (children's books)
*[[Robert Curbeam, Jr.]], astronaut
*[[Kevin Liles]], record executive
*[[Adnan Masud Syed]]
*[[DeWanda Wise]], actress
*[[Margaret Fetterolf]], previously unidentified murder victim discovered in Woodlawn in 1976, identified in 2021
*[[Tamara Dobson]], actress and fashion model 
*[[Mo'Nique]], comedian and actress

==See also==
*[[Woodlawn-Rockdale-Milford Mills, Maryland]], name of census-designated place in 1960

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