Rawlings, Maryland

Census-designated place in Maryland, United States

39°32′20″N 78°52′40″W / 39.53889°N 78.87778°W / 39.53889; -78.87778Country

United StatesState

MarylandCounty

AlleganyArea

^[1]

• Total0.90 sq mi (2.32 km²) • Land0.89 sq mi (2.31 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)Elevation

^[2]

866 ft (264 m)Population

(2020)

• Total687 • Density769.32/sq mi (297.00/km²)Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)ZIP codes

21557

FIPS code24-65150GNIS 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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	687		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rawlings, Maryland
^ "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.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). Maryland, a Guide to the Old Line State. WPA. p. 517. ISBN 978-1-62376-019-9.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.