Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland

Geography

Woodlawn is located at (39.303695, −76.737425).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.6 square miles (24.9 km), all land.

Demographics

2010 2020

Census area returned as Woodlawn-Rockdale-Milford Mills in 1960. Census area returned as Woodlawn-Woodmoor in 1970 Census area returned as Security in 1980

2020 census

2000 Census

As of the census 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. The racial makeup of the community was 38.39% White, 51.50% African American, 0.30% Native American, 6.22% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.06% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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
• 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:

• LocalLink 79 (on Security Boulevard and Forest Park Avenue)
• LocalLink 78 (on Rolling Road and Crosby Road)
• CityLink Blue (CityLink), which operates along Security Boulevard
• QuickLink 40 (QuickBus), which operates along Security Boulevard
• LocalLink 31 (on Security Boulevard and Woodlawn Drive)
• LocalLink 37 (on Woodlawn Drive, Security Boulevard, and Rolling Road)

The Security Boulevard corridor is part of the route of the proposed 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.

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

References

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