Woodlawn is an

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and

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. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,986. It is home to the headquarters of the

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(SSA) and the

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(CMS). It is bordered by Catonsville on the south, by the

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and Howard County on the west, by Randallstown and Lochearn to the north, and by the 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 (

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) and Security Square Mall. The Lorraine Park Cemetery Gate Lodge and St. Mary's Episcopal Church were listed on the

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in 1985.

Geography

Woodlawn is located at (39.303695, −76.737425). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 9.6 square miles (24.9 km), all land.

Demographics

2020 census

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 37,879 people and 14,618 households. The

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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%

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, 51.50%

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, 0.30% Native American, 6.22% Asian, 0.05%

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, 1.06% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races.

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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

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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

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for the community was $21,710. About 4.3% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the

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, 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

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for the

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and is served by several bus routes. These include: * Route 15 (on Security Boulevard and Forest Park Avenue) * Route 20 (on Rolling Road and Crosby Road) * Route 40 (QuickBus), which operates along Security Boulevard * Route 44 (on Security Boulevard and Woodlawn Drive) * Route 57 (on Security Boulevard and Woodlawn Drive) * Route 77 (on Woodlawn Drive, Security Boulevard, and Rolling Road) * Route 99 (on Rolling Road and Security Boulevard) 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. Baltimore County Md. Fire Department - Overview
Baltimorecountymd.gov. Retrieved on 2013-07-15.

Notable people

* Amy Ella Blanchard, author (children's books) * Robert Curbeam, Jr., astronaut *

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, 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 *

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, comedian and actress

References

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