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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20201,597
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020[6]

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[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%
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.[7]

See also

References