Elkton

Elkton is a town in and the county seat of , Maryland, United States. The population was 15,776 at the 2020 census, up from 15,443 in 2010.
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  • Type: Town with 15,600 residents
  • Description: town in northeast Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: Elk Town”, “Elkton, Maryland”, “Elkton, MD”, “Elktown”, “Head of Elk”, “Hollingsworth”, and “Sahakitko
  • Postal codes: 21921 and 21922

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elkton Armory and Elkton station.

Historic building
is a historic National Guard armory located at Elkton, . It was constructed in 1915 and is a two-story brick structure with full basement faced with light gray granite, with a narrower one-story drill hall attached.

Railway station
is a former passenger rail station located in Elkton, Maryland. The last passenger service to the station was Amtrak's Chesapeake from 1978 to 1983. The brick station building still remains along the Northeast Corridor tracks.

Historic building
is a historic home located at Elkton, , , United States. Built by James Sewall ca. 1810–20, it is a 2+1⁄2-story, Federal-style brick mansion built about 1810.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include White Hall and Childs.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located 1.5 miles south of Elkton.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Elkton.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Maryland Route 277 is the most major route in the area. CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision railroad line of north of Elkton, Maryland crosses Maryland Route 277. is situated 3½ miles north of Elkton.

Elkton

Latitude
39.60651° or 39° 36′ 23″ north
Longitude
-75.83309° or 75° 49′ 59″ west
Population
15,600
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US ELT
Open location code
87F6J548+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158439281
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4354234
Wiki­data ID
Q754338
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Elkton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: إلكتون
  • Basque: Elkton
  • Belarusian: Элктан (Мэрыленд)
  • Belarusian: Элктан
  • Catalan: Elkton
  • Cebuano: Elkton
  • Chechen: Элктон (Мэриленд)
  • Chechen: Элктон
  • Chinese: Elkton
  • Chinese: 埃尔克顿
  • Chinese: 埃爾克頓
  • Chinese: 艾克頓
  • Dagbani: Elkton
  • Danish: Elkton
  • Dutch: Elkton
  • Egyptian Arabic: الكتون
  • French: Elkton
  • German: Elkton
  • Gilaki: الکتن (مريلند)
  • Gilaki: الکتن
  • Hebrew: אלקטון
  • Hungarian: Elkton
  • Irish: Elkton
  • Italian: Elkton
  • Japanese: エルクトン
  • Ladin: Elkton
  • Mazanderani: الکتون (مریلند)
  • Mazanderani: الکتون
  • Min Nan Chinese: Elkton
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Elkton
  • Norwegian: Elkton
  • Persian: الکتون، مریلند
  • Persian: الکتون
  • Polish: Elkton
  • Portuguese: Elkton
  • Russian: Элктон (Мэриленд)
  • Russian: Элктон
  • Serbian: Елктон
  • Serbo-Croatian: Elkton, Maryland
  • Serbo-Croatian: Elkton
  • South Azerbaijani: الکتون، مریلند
  • Spanish: Elkton (Maryland)
  • Spanish: Elkton
  • Swedish: Elkton, Maryland
  • Swedish: Elkton
  • Tatar: Элктон (Мэриленд)
  • Tatar: Элктон
  • Turkish: Elkton, Maryland
  • Turkish: Elkton
  • Ukrainian: Елктон
  • Uzbek: Elkton
  • Uzbek: Елктон
  • Volapük: Elkton
  • Waray (Philippines): Elkton, Maryland
  • Waray (Philippines): Elkton
  • Welsh: Elkton, Maryland
  • Welsh: Elkton

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