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Ellicott City, Maryland

Ellicott City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in, and the county seat of, Howard County, Maryland, United States.[3] Part of the Baltimore metropolitan area, its population was 65,834 at the 2010 census,[4] making it as the largest unincorporated county seat in the country.

Census-designated place
Funny Ellicott City Fire House Shot.jpg
 
 
Location of Ellicott City, Maryland
Location of Ellicott City, Maryland
Coordinates: 39°16′5″N 76°47′56″W / 39.26806°N 76.79889°W / 39.26806; -76.79889Coordinates: 39°16′5″N 76°47′56″W / 39.26806°N 76.79889°W / 39.26806; -76.79889
Country United States
State Maryland
CountyFlag of Howard County, Maryland.svg Howard
Founded1772
Incorporated1867–1935
Historic District1973–present
Founded byJohn, Andrew, and Joseph Ellicott
Government
 • TypeCounty council
 • CouncilmanJon Weinstein
District 1
Area
 • Total30.1 sq mi (77.9 km2)
 • Land30.0 sq mi (77.6 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
180 ft (55 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total65,834
 • Estimate 
(2015)[2]
70,932
 • Density2,198/sq mi (848.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
21041–21043
FIPS code24-26000
GNIS feature ID0584282

Ellicott City, Maryland Media

  • Thomas Isaac log cabin. Named after a 19th-century owner, the cabin was believed to have been built circa 1780 by an early Ellicott's Mills settler. This historic building has been closed and relocated while post-flood repairs on Main Street continue.

  • B&O Railroad Bridge over Main Street.

  • Governor of Maryland Larry Hogan tours Ellicott City, viewing damage left by the 2016 floods, accompanied by county executive Allan Kittleman.

  • Aerial view from the south, 2017, including Centennial Lake

  • Historic flood stages marked on the B&O viaduct, c. 2006. Hurricane Agnes flood stage (14.5 feet (4.4 m)) is in the middle of the photograph.

  • Gaither's Quarry, Ellicott City, photographed approximately 1898

  • Main Street and Maryland Avenue in the Ellicott City Historic District

  • Howard County Courthouse viewed from the Main Street stairwell

  • The Grist Mill Trail connects Ellicott City to Elkridge for pedestrians and cyclists.

References

  1. ↑ "Howard County, Maryland > Departments > Ellicott City Flood Recovery". www.howardcountymd.gov.
  2. ↑ "Age and Sex: 2015 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (S0101): Ellicott City CDP, Maryland". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ellicott City CDP, Maryland". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2017.

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