History · Bowmans Addition

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Bowmans Addition, in brief

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Bowmans Addition is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 584. It is located north of Cumberland in a valley bounded by Wills Mountain to the northwest and Shriver Ridge to the southeast.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 627 to 584 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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