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.
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Coordinates: 39°16′5″N 76°47′56″W / 39.26806°N 76.79889°WCoordinates: 39°16′5″N 76°47′56″W / 39.26806°N 76.79889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Howard |
Founded | 1772 |
Incorporated | 1867–1935 |
Historic District | 1973–present |
Founded by | John, Andrew, and Joseph Ellicott |
Government | |
• Type | County council |
• Councilman | Jon Weinstein District 1 |
Area | |
• Total | 30.1 sq mi (77.9 km2) |
• Land | 30.0 sq mi (77.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 180 ft (55 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 65,834 |
• Estimate (2015)[2] | 70,932 |
• Density | 2,198/sq mi (848.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 21041–21043 |
FIPS code | 24-26000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0584282 |
Ellicott City, Maryland Media
Governor of Maryland Larry Hogan tours Ellicott City, viewing damage left by the 2016 floods, accompanied by county executive Allan Kittleman.
Ellicott City Station, 1970
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.
Main Street and Maryland Avenue in the Ellicott City Historic District
The Grist Mill Trail connects Ellicott City to Elkridge for pedestrians and cyclists.
References
- ↑ "Howard County, Maryland > Departments > Ellicott City Flood Recovery". www.howardcountymd.gov.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "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.
Other websites
- Media related to Ellicott City, Maryland at Wikimedia Commons
- Ellicott City travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Template:Osmrelation
- Historic Ellicott City, Inc.
- VisitEllicottCity.com
- VisitHowardCounty.com
- EllicottCity.net Archived 2020-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, community page
- Ellicott City Historic District Partnership — Ellicott City Restoration Foundation, Inc.
- Photographs of historic Ellicott City — by John L. Beck