Elkton, Maryland

Elkton, Maryland
Town
View of Main Street
Flag Seal
Nickname:  "The Elopement capital of the East Coast"
Location in Cecil County and the State of Maryland
Coordinates: 39°36′36″N 75°49′33″W / 39.61000°N 75.82583°W / 39.61000; -75.82583
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Cecil
Incorporated	1787[1]
Government
• Mayor	Robert J. Alt
Area [2]
• 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	27,028
• 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	www.elkton.org

Elkton is a town in and the county seat^[3] of Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 27,028 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.^[4][5]