Cedar Heights, Maryland
Cedar Heights | |
|---|---|
Cedar Heights Location within the state of Maryland Cedar Heights Cedar Heights (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′9″N 76°54′29″W / 38.90250°N 76.90806°W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Prince George's |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2) |
| • Land | 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,597 |
| • Density | 7,393.52/sq mi (2,854.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 24-14550 |
| GNIS feature ID | 597202 |
Cedar Heights is an census designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.[2][3] Per the 2020 Census, the population was 1,597.[4]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,597 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2020[6] | |||
Cedar Heights first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[7]
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[6] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 17 | 1.06% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,310 | 82.03% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0.06% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 12 | 0.75% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 5 | 0.31% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 21 | 1.31% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 231 | 14.46% |
| Total | 1,597 | 100.00% |
Notable people
- Earl P. Williams, Jr., U.S. flag historian (paleovexillologist) who discovered that U.S. Founding Father Francis Hopkinson designed a flag for the United States and a flag for the U.S. Navy, which became the prototype for the Stars and Stripes flag.[8]
See also
- Chapel Oaks-Cedar Heights, a single census area recorded during the 1970 Census.
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Heights, Maryland
- ^ Rowlands, DW (January 20, 2021). "A first look at our region's new Census-Designated Places". "GGWash". Washington, DC. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Cedar Heights CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cedar Heights CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ Williams, Earl P. Jr. (October 2012). "Did Francis Hopkinson Design Two Flags?" (PDF). NAVA News (216): 7–9. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2016.