| Dawson, Maryland | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Maryland#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Dawson |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the State of Maryland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Allegany |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.76 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.59 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.17 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.68 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.61 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 100 |
| Population Density Km2: | 62.87 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 162.87 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 787 |
| Coordinates: | 39.4769°N -78.9456°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-21925 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583606 |
Dawson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 103.[2]
Dawson is on U.S. Route 220, 3miles northeast of Keyser, West Virginia, and southwest of Cumberland. It is situated along the northwest bank of the North Branch Potomac River, which forms the Maryland–West Virginia border.