Dawson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 103.[3]

Dawson, Maryland
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°28′39″N 78°56′37″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Allegany
Area [1]
• Total	0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2)
• Land	0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation	765 ft (233 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	100
• Density	162.87/sq mi (62.87/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	24-21925
GNIS feature ID	2583606

Dawson is on U.S. Route 220, 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Keyser, West Virginia, and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Cumberland. It is situated along the northwest bank of the North Branch Potomac River, which forms the Maryland–West Virginia border.

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