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Shaw

City population
17,639
#2,696
in United States
#16
in District of Columbia
#27,961
worldwide
WashingtonShaw
38.912, -77.021 · 2 km from Washington
City population
17,639
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in United States
#2,696
of 3,112 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#27,961
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of United States
0.0%
of the national population

About Shaw

Shaw is a city in District of Columbia, United States with a population of 17,639. It is the 2,696th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 27,961st largest worldwide. It lies 2 km from Washington.

Position in United States
#2,696of 3,112
LargestSmallest
Position in District of Columbia
#16of 20
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#16of 20
Distance to capital
to Washington
Elevation
24 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
38.912, -77.021
Record updated
2019-08-30
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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