Wildewood, Maryland Explained

Official Name:Wildewood, Maryland
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Maryland#USA
Pushpin Label:Wildewood
Coordinates:38.3031°N -76.5464°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maryland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:St. Mary's
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:2.93
Area Land Sq Mi:2.83
Area Water Sq Mi:0.10
Area Total Km2:7.58
Area Land Km2:7.32
Area Water Km2:0.26
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:1068.46
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:105
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:20619 (California)
20636 (Hollywood)
Area Code:301, 240
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:24-84784
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806311
Population Total:7821
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:2767.52

Wildewood is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It is in east-central St. Mary's County, 7miles east of Leonardtown, the county seat, and southeast of Washington, D.C. It is bordered to the east by the unincorporated community of California.

Wildewood was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census which listed a population of 7,821.[2]

Demographics

2020 census

Wildewood CDP, Maryland - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2020[3] !% 2020
White alone (NH)5,57971.33%
Black or African American alone (NH)7038.99%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)170.22%
Asian alone (NH)4565.83%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)60.08%
Some Other Race alone (NH)430.55%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)4826.16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5356.84%
Total7,821100.00%
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 26, 2022.
  2. Web site: Wildewood CDP, Maryland. United States Census Bureau. March 13, 2022.
  3. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Wildewood CDP, Maryland. United States Census Bureau.