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'''Waldorf''' is an unincorporated community in [[Charles County, Maryland]]. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 22,312. Waldorf was formerly the site of a train station near the middle of old town Waldorf. Waldorf is now largely subsumed by the large community of St. Charles.
Waldorf is either named after the town of [[Waldorf, Germany]], or has a similar derivation: that is, either a German word meaning "forest village," or named after the [[Waldenses]], a 12th Century religious sect. It came to prominence in the 1950's as a gambling destination after slot machines were legalized in Charles County in 1949. The boom lasted until 1968 when gambling was once again outlawed. Its subsequent substantial growth as a residential community began with a 1970 loan package from the Department of Housing and Urban Development which fueled the community of St. Charles, south of Waldorf's town center.
== Geography ==
[[Image:MDMap-doton-Waldorf.PNG|right|Location of Waldorf, Maryland]]
Waldorf is located at 38°38'46" North, 76°53'54" West (38.646173, -76.898217).
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 33.1 [[square kilometer|km²]] (12.8 [[square mile|mi²]]). 33.1 km² (12.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
==People==
Waldorf was the home of [[Robert Stethem]] and [[Samuel Mudd]].
== External links ==
Waldorf is either named after the town of [[Waldorf, Germany]], or has a similar derivation: that is, either a German word meaning "forest village," or named after the [[Waldenses]], a 12th Century religious sect. It came to prominence in the 1950's as a gambling destination after slot machines were legalized in Charles County in 1949. The boom lasted until 1968 when gambling was once again outlawed. Its subsequent substantial growth as a residential community began with a 1970 loan package from the Department of Housing and Urban Development which fueled the community of St. Charles, south of Waldorf's town center.
== Geography ==
[[Image:MDMap-doton-Waldorf.PNG|right|Location of Waldorf, Maryland]]
Waldorf is located at 38°38'46" North, 76°53'54" West (38.646173, -76.898217).
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 33.1 [[square kilometer|km²]] (12.8 [[square mile|mi²]]). 33.1 km² (12.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
==People==
Waldorf was the home of [[Robert Stethem]] and [[Samuel Mudd]].
== External links ==
