Elkton, Maryland
Elkton, Maryland | |
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Town | |
View of Main Street | |
| Nickname: "The Elopement capital of the East Coast" | |
Location in Cecil County and the State of Maryland | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′28″N 75°49′47″W / 39.60778°N 75.82972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Cecil |
| Incorporated | 1787 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert J. Alt |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.16 sq mi (23.73 km2) |
| • Land | 8.89 sq mi (23.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,776 |
| • Density | 1,778.27/sq mi (686.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 21921-21922 |
| Area codes | 410, 443, and 667 |
| FIPS code | 24-25800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0590150 |
| Website | elkton.org |
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. The town constitutes part of the Delaware Valley (i.e. the Philadelphia metropolitan area).
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.