Woodlawn

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Woodlawn

Total population

1,085

Air quality index

56Moderate

Elevation185 m

Land area9.53 km²

Coordinates36.12°, -79.30°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Woodlawn is a census-designated place in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Woodlawn had a population of 912.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Robert W. Scott

American politician (1929–2009)

W. Kerr Scott

American politician (1896-1958)

J

JamesOn Curry

American basketball player (born 1986)

R

Ricardo Marsh

American basketball player (born 1981)

Cary D. Allred

American politician in North Carolina (1947-2011)

J

Jimmy Massey

American racing driver (1929-2015)

Lew Riggs

American baseball player

M

Max Wilson

American baseball player (1916-1977)

Shag Thompson

American baseball player (1893-1990)

Woody Durham

former UNC radio sports announcer

A

A. Oveta Fuller

American microbiologist

Z

Zack Littell

baseball pitcher

M

Margaret Wyatte Glennon

U.S. military veteran (1919–2010)

Molly Widderich

American soccer player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Carolina

• Swepsonville
  7 mi away · pop. 2,517
• Glen Raven
  9.6 mi away · pop. 3,506
• Saxapahaw
  10.9 mi away · pop. 1,301
• Elon
  11.9 mi away · pop. 11,032
• Gibsonville
  13.8 mi away
• Whitsett
  15.7 mi away · pop. 569
• Yanceyville
  20.3 mi away
• Briar Chapel
  22.6 mi away
• Governors Club
  23.6 mi away · pop. 1,787
• Carolina Meadows
  23.7 mi away · pop. 555
• Ruffin
  25.8 mi away · pop. 423
• Reidsville
  26.1 mi away

Browse all places in North Carolina →

Recently spotted species

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Seen 2026-10-05

White-spotted Slimy Salamander

Plethodon cylindraceus

Seen 2026-10-05

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Seen 2026-10-05

strawberry bush

Euonymus americanus

Seen 2026-10-03

Beechdrops

Epifagus virginiana

Seen 2026-10-03

Helmet skullcap

Scutellaria integrifolia

Seen 2026-10-03

Virginia snakeroot

Aristolochia serpentaria

Seen 2026-10-03

pale smartweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Seen 2026-10-03

Eastern Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

Seen 2026-10-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-05 22:45 UTC.