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Cedar Heights
Cedar Heights is located in Maryland
Cedar Heights
Cedar Heights
Location in Maryland
Cedar Heights is located in the United States
Cedar Heights
Cedar Heights
Location in the United States
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. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 1,597.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 1,597
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

2020 census

Cedar Heights CDP, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020 % 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%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 5 0.31%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (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.
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