Elkton

Also known as Elkton, Maryland, Elkton, MD, Head of Elk

town in northeast Maryland, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Maryland
County: Cecil
Mayor: Robert J. Alt
Total: 9.16 sq mi (23.73 km )
Land: 8.89 sq mi (23.02 km )
Water: 0.27 sq mi (0.71 km )
Elevation: 30 ft (9 m)
Density: 1,778.2/sq mi (686.56/km )
Time zone: UTC-05:00 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC-04:00 ( EDT )
Zip codes: 21921-21922
Area codes: 410, 443, and 667
Fips code: 24-25800
Gnis feature id: 0590150
Website: elkton.org

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Wikidata facts

Population: 15807
Area: 22.310378
Elevation: 9
Official website: www.elkton.org
Image: Elkton-Main+Street.jpg
Households: 5601
Dialing code: 410

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Commons category: Elkton, Maryland
postal code: 21922
inception: 1787-00-00
water as percent of area: 3.0377
per capita income: 28190
P9381: Kvam Municipality

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Article

Elkton is a town in and the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,776 at the 2020 census, up from 15,443 in 2010. It was formerly called Head of Elk because it sits at the head of navigation on the Elk River, one of the five tributary rivers that flow into the north of the Chesapeake Bay, east of the Susquehanna River and North East River, and north of the Bohemia River, and Sassafras River.

Elkton was once known as the Gretna Green of the East of the US because of its popularity as a place for eloping couples to marry.