Maryland is a state full of interesting places! Some of these places are official cities or towns, but others are special areas called census-designated places, or CDPs for short. These are areas that look like towns but don't have their own local government.
The United States Census Bureau creates CDPs to collect and share information about people living in these areas. This article lists all the CDPs in Maryland, how many people lived there in 2020, and which county they are in. Interestingly, Cecil County is the only county in Maryland that does not have any CDPs.
What are Census-Designated Places?
A census-designated place (CDP) is a special type of area defined by the United States Census Bureau. It's like a community that has a name and a population, but it isn't an officially incorporated city or town. This means it doesn't have its own mayor or town council.
CDPs are created just for gathering statistics. They help the government collect data on how many people live in different parts of the country. This information is important for planning services like schools, roads, and emergency response. Even though they aren't official towns, many CDPs feel just like one, with homes, businesses, and schools.
Maryland's Census-Designated Places
Below is a list of all the census-designated places in Maryland. You'll see their population from the 2020 census and the county or counties where they are located.
County seat
| CDP |
Population (2020) |
County |
| Aberdeen Proving Ground |
1,668 |
Harford |
| Abingdon |
4,826 |
Harford |
| Accokeek |
13,927 |
Prince George's |
| Adamstown |
2,331 |
Frederick |
| Adelphi |
16,823 |
Prince George's |
| Algonquin |
1,220 |
Dorchester |
| Allen |
199 |
Wicomico |
| Andrews AFB |
3,025 |
Prince George's |
| Annapolis Neck |
10,973 |
Anne Arundel |
| Antietam |
98 |
Washington |
| Aquasco |
913 |
Prince George's |
| Arbutus |
21,655 |
Baltimore |
| Arden on the Severn |
1,881 |
Anne Arundel |
| Arnold |
24,064 |
Anne Arundel |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring |
5,746 |
Montgomery |
| Aspen Hill |
51,063 |
Montgomery |
| Baden |
2,114 |
Prince George's |
| Bagtown |
321 |
Washington |
| Bakersville |
30 |
Washington |
| Ballenger Creek |
24,999 |
Frederick |
| Baltimore Highlands |
7,740 |
Baltimore |
| Barrelville |
58 |
Allegany |
| Bartonsville |
2,753 |
Frederick |
| Beaver Creek |
461 |
Washington |
| Bel Air |
1,504 |
Allegany |
| Bel Air North |
31,841 |
Harford |
| Bel Air South |
57,648 |
Harford |
| Beltsville |
20,133 |
Prince George's |
| Benedict |
232 |
Charles |
| Bensville |
15,288 |
Charles |
| Bethesda |
68,056 |
Montgomery |
| Bier |
186 |
Allegany |
| Big Pool |
78 |
Washington |
| Big Spring |
85 |
Washington |
| Bishopville |
499 |
Worcester |
| Bivalve |
185 |
Wicomico |
| Bloomington |
271 |
Garrett |
| Bowleys Quarters |
6,853 |
Baltimore |
| Bowling Green |
1,018 |
Allegany |
| Bowmans Addition |
584 |
Allegany |
| Braddock Heights |
3,075 |
Frederick |
| Brandywine |
10,550 |
Prince George's |
| Breathedsville |
255 |
Washington |
| Brock Hall |
13,181 |
Prince George's |
| Brooklyn Park |
16,112 |
Anne Arundel |
| Brookmont |
3,751 |
Montgomery |
| Broomes Island |
379 |
Calvert |
| Brown Station |
3,298 |
Prince George's |
| Brownsville |
102 |
Washington |
| Bryans Road |
8,650 |
Charles |
| Bryantown |
653 |
Charles |
| Buckeystown |
1,072 |
Frederick |
| Burnt Mills |
3,592 |
Montgomery |
| Burtonsville |
9,498 |
Montgomery |
| Butlertown |
520 |
Kent |
| Cabin John |
2,459 |
Montgomery |
| California |
12,947 |
Saint Mary's |
| Callaway |
1,779 |
Saint Mary's |
| Calvert Beach |
791 |
Calvert |
| Calverton |
17,316 |
Montgomery and Prince George's |
| Camp Springs |
22,734 |
Prince George's |
| Cape St. Claire |
9,179 |
Anne Arundel |
| Carlos |
144 |
Allegany |
| Carney |
29,363 |
Baltimore |
| Catonsville |
44,701 |
Baltimore |
| Cavetown |
1,446 |
Washington |
| Cearfoss |
146 |
Washington |
| Cedar Heights |
1,597 |
Prince George's |
| Cedarville |
639 |
Prince George's |
| Chance |
330 |
Somerset |
| Charlotte Hall |
1,388 |
Charles and Saint Mary's |
| Charlton |
166 |
Washington |
| Chespeake |
472 |
Kent |
| Chesapeake Ranch Estates |
10,308 |
Calvert |
| Chester |
5,003 |
Queen Anne's |
| Chevy Chase |
10,176 |
Montgomery |
| Chewsville |
261 |
Washington |
| Chillum |
36,039 |
Prince George's |
| Choptank |
126 |
Caroline |
| Clarksburg |
29,051 |
Montgomery |
| Clarysville |
67 |
Allegany |
| Clinton |
38,760 |
Prince George's |
| Cloverly |
15,285 |
Montgomery |
| Cobb Island |
929 |
Charles |
| Cockeysville |
24,184 |
Baltimore |
| Colesville |
15,421 |
Montgomery |
| Columbia |
104,681 |
Howard |
| Coral Hills |
9,997 |
Prince George's |
| Cordova |
551 |
Talbot |
| Corriganville |
421 |
Allegany |
| Crellin |
210 |
Garrett |
| Cresaptown |
5,442 |
Allegany |
| Crofton |
29,641 |
Anne Arundel |
| Croom |
2,720 |
Prince George's |
| Crownsville |
1,924 |
Anne Arundel |
| Crumpton |
496 |
Queen Anne's |
| Damascus |
17,224 |
Montgomery |
| Dames Quarter |
142 |
Somerset |
| Danville |
224 |
Allegany |
| Dargan |
163 |
Washington |
| Darlington |
398 |
Harford |
| Darnestown |
6,723 |
Montgomery |
| Dawson |
100 |
Allegany |
| Deal Island |
375 |
Somerset |
| Deale |
4,943 |
Anne Arundel |
| Derwood |
2,535 |
Montgomery |
| Detmold |
66 |
Allegany |
| Downsville |
341 |
Washington |
| Drum Point |
2,553 |
Calvert |
| Dundalk |
67,796 |
Baltimore |
| Dunkirk |
2,431 |
Calvert |
| Eakles Mill |
26 |
Washington |
| East Riverdale |
18,459 |
Prince George's |
| Eckhart Mines |
858 |
Allegany |
| Eden |
803 |
Somerset |
| Edesville |
169 |
Kent |
| Edgemere |
9,069 |
Baltimore |
| Edgemont |
218 |
Washington |
| Edgewater |
9,446 |
Anne Arundel |
| Edgewood |
25,713 |
Harford |
| Eldersburg |
32,582 |
Carroll |
| Elkridge |
25,171 |
Howard |
| Ellerslie |
651 |
Allegany |
Ellicott City |
75,947 |
Howard |
| Elliott |
43 |
Dorchester |
| Ernstville |
58 |
Washington |
| Essex |
40,505 |
Baltimore |
| Fairland |
25,396 |
Montgomery |
| Fairlee |
500 |
Kent |
| Fairmount |
408 |
Somerset |
| Fairplay |
537 |
Washington |
| Fairview |
76 |
Washington |
| Fairwood |
7,983 |
Prince George's |
| Fallston |
9,306 |
Harford |
| Ferndale |
17,091 |
Anne Arundel |
| Finzel |
495 |
Garrett |
| Fishing Creek |
173 |
Dorchester |
| Flintstone |
167 |
Allegany |
| Flower Hill |
14,108 |
Montgomery |
| Forest Glen |
6,897 |
Montgomery |
| Forestville |
12,831 |
Prince George's |
| Fort Meade |
9,324 |
Anne Arundel |
| Fort Ritchie |
12 |
Washington |
| Fort Washington |
24,261 |
Prince George's |
| Fountainhead-Orchard Hills |
6,189 |
Washington |
| Four Corners |
8,316 |
Montgomery |
| Franklin |
253 |
Allegany |
| Frenchtown-Rumbly |
86 |
Somerset |
| Friendly |
9,937 |
Prince George's |
| Friendship |
384 |
Anne Arundel |
| Friendship Heights Village |
5,360 |
Montgomery |
| Frostburg |
7,027 |
Allegany |
| Fulton |
5,916 |
Howard |
| Galesville |
623 |
Anne Arundel |
| Gambrills |
3,034 |
Anne Arundel |
| Gapland |
109 |
Washington |
| Garretts Mill |
228 |
Washington |
| Garrison |
9,487 |
Baltimore |
| Georgetown |
117 |
Kent |
| Germantown |
91,249 |
Montgomery |
| Gilmore |
132 |
Allegany |
| Girdletree |
141 |
Worcester |
| Glassmanor |
18,430 |
Prince George's |
| Glen Burnie |
72,891 |
Anne Arundel |
| Glenmont |
16,710 |
Montgomery |
| Glenn Dale |
14,698 |
Prince George's |
| Golden Beach |
3,651 |
St. Mary's |
| Gorman |
85 |
Garrett |
| Graceham |
243 |
Frederick |
| Grahamtown |
368 |
Allegany |
| Grasonville |
3,474 |
Queen Anne's |
| Greensburg |
236 |
Washington |
| Green Valley |
12,643 |
Frederick |
| Halfway |
11,896 |
Washington |
| Hampton |
5,180 |
Baltimore |
| Herald Harbor |
2,869 |
Anne Arundel |
| Highfield-Cascade |
1,082 |
Washington |
| Highland |
1,133 |
Howard |
| Hillandale |
5,774 |
Montgomery and Prince George's |
| Hillcrest Heights |
15,793 |
Prince George's |
| Honeygo |
12,927 |
Baltimore |
| Hughesville |
2,438 |
Charles |
| Huntingtown |
3,545 |
Calvert |
| Hutton |
87 |
Garrett |
| Ilchester |
26,824 |
Howard |
| Indian Springs |
68 |
Washington |
| Jarrettsville |
2,888 |
Harford |
| Jefferson |
2,697 |
Frederick |
| Jennings |
99 |
Garrett |
| Jessup |
10,535 |
Anne Arundel and Howard |
| Jesterville |
179 |
Wicomico |
| Joppatowne |
13,425 |
Harford |
| Jugtown |
168 |
Washington |
| Kemp Mill |
13,378 |
Montgomery |
| Kemps Mill |
117 |
Washington |
| Kennedyville |
230 |
Kent |
| Kent Narrows |
612 |
Queen Anne's |
| Kettering |
14,424 |
Prince George's |
| Kingstown |
1,689 |
Queen Anne's |
| Kingsville |
4,358 |
Baltimore |
| Klondike |
103 |
Allegany |
| Konterra |
3,158 |
Prince George's |
| Lake Arbor |
14,541 |
Prince George's |
| Lake Shore |
19,551 |
Anne Arundel |
| Landover |
25,998 |
Prince George's |
| Langley Park |
20,126 |
Prince George's |
| Lanham |
11,282 |
Prince George's |
| Lansdowne |
9,004 |
Baltimore |
| Largo |
11,605 |
Prince George's |
| La Vale |
4,201 |
Allegany |
| Layhill |
5,764 |
Montgomery |
| Leisure World |
9,215 |
Montgomery |
| Leitersburg |
569 |
Washington |
| Lewistown |
458 |
Frederick |
| Lexington Park |
13,317 |
St. Mary's |
| Libertytown |
984 |
Frederick |
| Linganore |
12,351 |
Frederick |
| Linthicum |
11,190 |
Anne Arundel |
| Lisbon |
282 |
Howard |
| Little Orleans |
65 |
Allegany |
| Lochearn |
25,511 |
Baltimore |
| Long Beach |
1,739 |
Calvert |
| Lusby |
2,072 |
Calvert |
| Lutherville |
6,835 |
Baltimore |
| McCoole |
449 |
Allegany |
| Madison |
205 |
Dorchester |
| Mapleville |
243 |
Washington |
| Marlboro Meadows |
3,655 |
Prince George's |
| Marlboro Village |
9,221 |
Prince George's |
| Marlow Heights |
6,169 |
Prince George's |
| Marlton |
9,802 |
Prince George's |
| Maryland City |
19,153 |
Anne Arundel |
| Maryland Park |
965 |
Prince George's |
| Maugansville |
3,669 |
Washington |
| Mayo |
8,832 |
Anne Arundel |
| Mays Chapel |
12,224 |
Baltimore |
| Mechanicsville |
1,673 |
Saint Mary's |
| Melwood |
3,977 |
Prince George's |
| Mercersville |
91 |
Washington |
| Middleburg |
73 |
Washington |
| Middle River |
33,203 |
Baltimore |
| Midlothian |
352 |
Allegany |
| Milford Mill |
30,622 |
Baltimore |
| Mitchellville |
11,136 |
Prince George's |
| Monrovia |
2,702 |
Frederick |
| Montgomery Village |
34,893 |
Montgomery |
| Moscow |
219 |
Allegany |
| Mount Aetna |
580 |
Washington |
| Mount Briar |
170 |
Washington |
| Mount Lena |
547 |
Washington |
| Mount Savage |
733 |
Allegany |
| Mount Vernon |
761 |
Somerset |
| Nanticoke |
209 |
Wicomico |
| Nanticoke Acres |
120 |
Wicomico |
| National |
52 |
Allegany |
| National Harbor |
5,509 |
Prince George's |
| Naval Academy |
485 |
Anne Arundel |
| Newark |
401 |
Worcester |
| Nikep |
95 |
Allegany |
| North Bethesda |
50,094 |
Montgomery |
| North Kensington |
9,497 |
Montgomery |
| North Laurel |
25,379 |
Howard |
| North Potomac |
23,790 |
Montgomery |
| Ocean |
33 |
Allegany |
| Ocean Pines |
12,145 |
Worcester |
| Odenton |
42,947 |
Anne Arundel |
| Oldtown |
116 |
Allegany |
| Olney |
35,820 |
Montgomery |
| Overlea |
12,832 |
Baltimore |
| Owings |
2,141 |
Calvert |
| Owings Mills |
35,674 |
Baltimore |
| Oxon Hill |
18,791 |
Prince George's |
| Paramount-Long Meadow |
2,658 |
Washington |
| Parkville |
31,812 |
Baltimore |
| Parole |
17,877 |
Anne Arundel |
| Parsonsburg |
319 |
Wicomico |
| Pasadena |
32,979 |
Anne Arundel |
| Pecktonville |
164 |
Washington |
| Peppermill Village |
5,264 |
Prince George's |
| Perry Hall |
29,409 |
Baltimore |
| Perryman |
2,496 |
Harford |
| Pikesville |
34,168 |
Baltimore |
| Pinesburg |
444 |
Washington |
| Piney Point |
980 |
St. Mary's |
| Pleasant Grove |
330 |
Allegany |
| Pleasant Hills |
3,998 |
Harford |
| Point of Rocks |
1,886 |
Frederick |
| Pomfret |
514 |
Charles |
| Pondsville |
139 |
Washington |
| Potomac |
47,018 |
Montgomery |
| Potomac Heights |
1,036 |
Charles |
| Potomac Park |
1,036 |
Allegany |
| Powellville |
188 |
Wicomico |
| Prince Frederick |
3,226 |
Calvert |
| Pylesville |
711 |
Harford |
| Quantico |
148 |
Wicomico |
| Queen Anne |
1,405 |
Prince George's |
| Queensland |
2,191 |
Prince George's |
| Randallstown |
33,655 |
Baltimore |
| Rawlings |
687 |
Allegany |
| Redland |
18,592 |
Montgomery |
| Reid |
64 |
Washington |
| Reisterstown |
26,822 |
Baltimore |
| Ringgold |
166 |
Washington |
| Riva |
4,257 |
Anne Arundel |
| Riverside |
7,021 |
Harford |
| Riviera Beach |
12,384 |
Anne Arundel |
| Robinwood |
7,397 |
Washington |
| Rock Point |
82 |
Charles |
| Rohrersville |
175 |
Washington |
| Romancoke |
1,855 |
Queen Anne's |
| Rosaryville |
11,548 |
Prince George's |
| Rosedale |
19,961 |
Baltimore |
| Rossville |
16,029 |
Baltimore |
| Sabillasville |
470 |
Frederick |
| St. George Island |
265 |
St. Mary's |
| St. James |
4,757 |
Washington |
| St. Leonard |
778 |
Calvert |
| Sandy Hook |
168 |
Washington |
| San Mar |
366 |
Washington |
| Savage |
7,542 |
Howard |
| Scaggsville |
9,217 |
Howard |
| Seabrook |
19,627 |
Prince George's |
| Severn |
57,118 |
Anne Arundel |
| Severna Park |
39,933 |
Anne Arundel |
| Shady Side |
5,806 |
Anne Arundel |
| Shaft |
208 |
Allegany |
| Silver Hill |
6,381 |
Prince George's |
| Silver Spring |
81,015 |
Montgomery |
| Smith Island |
202 |
Somerset |
| Solomons |
2,650 |
Calvert |
| South Kensington |
8,829 |
Montgomery |
| South Laurel |
29,602 |
Prince George's |
| Spencerville |
1,812 |
Montgomery |
| Spring Gap |
52 |
Allegany |
| Spring Ridge |
6,005 |
Frederick |
| Springdale |
5,301 |
Prince George's |
| Stevensville |
7,442 |
Queen Anne's |
| Still Pond |
131 |
Kent |
| Stockton |
91 |
Worcester |
| Suitland |
25,839 |
Prince George's |
| Summerfield |
14,758 |
Prince George's |
| Swanton |
66 |
Garrett |
| Tall Timbers |
451 |
St. Mary's |
| Taylors Island |
125 |
Dorchester |
| Temple Hills |
8,350 |
Prince George's |
| Ten Mile Creek |
1,012 |
Montgomery |
| Tilghman Island |
807 |
Talbot |
| Tilghmanton |
423 |
Washington |
| Timonium |
10,458 |
Baltimore |
| Tolchester |
297 |
Kent |
| Towson |
59,553 |
Baltimore |
| Travilah |
11,985 |
Montgomery |
| Trego-Rohrersville Station |
160 |
Washington |
| Tyaskin |
226 |
Wicomico |
| Urbana |
13,304 |
Frederick |
| Vale Summit |
111 |
Allegany |
| Waldorf |
81,410 |
Charles |
| Walker Mill |
12,187 |
Prince George's |
| Waterview |
32 |
Wicomico |
| West Denton |
46 |
Caroline |
| West Laurel |
4,428 |
Prince George's |
| West Pocomoke |
481 |
Somerset |
| Westphalia |
11,770 |
Prince George's |
| Whaleyville |
192 |
Worcester |
| Wheaton |
52,510 |
Montgomery |
| White Marsh |
10,287 |
Baltimore |
| White Oak |
16,347 |
Montgomery |
| Whitehaven |
46 |
Wicomico |
| Wildewood |
7,821 |
St. Mary's |
| Williston |
153 |
Caroline |
| Wilson-Conococheague |
2,262 |
Washington |
| Woodland |
91 |
Allegany |
| Woodlawn |
39,986 |
Baltimore |
| Woodlawn |
7,541 |
Prince George's |
| Woodmore |
4,513 |
Prince George's |
| Worton |
214 |
Kent |
| Yarrowsburg |
112 |
Washington |
| Zihlman |
331 |
Allegany |
See also
