Elkton

town in and seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States
Organization town_in_the_united_states Q754338
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Elkton

Summary

Elkton is a town in the United States[1]. Elkton ranks in the top 2% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (726 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elkton was a member of Maryland Municipal League[3].
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County[4].
  • Elkton is in the country of United States[5].
  • Elkton's instance of is recorded as town in the United States[6].
  • Elkton's instance of is recorded as county seat[7].
  • Elkton's postal code is recorded as 21921[8].
  • Elkton's postal code is recorded as 21922[9].
  • Elkton's Commons category is recorded as Elkton, Maryland[10].
  • Elkton's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[11].
  • Elkton's local dialing code is recorded as 410[12].
  • 1787 marks the founding of Elkton[13].
  • Elkton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.60777777777778, 'lon': -75.82972222222222}[14].
  • Elkton's official website is recorded as http://www.elkton.org/[15].
  • Elkton's official website is recorded as https://www.elkton.org/[16].
  • Elkton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Elkton, Maryland[17].
  • Elkton has a population of {'amount': '+15443'}[18].
  • Elkton has a population of {'amount': '+15807'}[19].
  • Elkton's capital of is recorded as Cecil County[20].
  • Elkton's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Elkton, Maryland[21].
  • Elkton's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Elkton, Maryland[22].
  • Elkton's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5601'}[23].
  • Elkton's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Elkton, Maryland[24].
  • Elkton's different from is recorded as Elkton[25].
  • Elkton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}[26].
  • Elkton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23.6676'}[27].

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Founding

1787 marks the founding of Elkton[13].

Why It Matters

Elkton ranks in the top 2% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (726 views/month).[2] Elkton has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Elkton is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . mdmunicipal.org. Retrieved . mdmunicipal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 39.60777777777778, 'lon': -75.82972222222222}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Cecil County
    Website
    Category of associated people Category:People from Elkton, Maryland
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q139961091]]"
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