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Ellicott City

Ellicott City, Maryland
Census-designated place
Main Street in Historic Ellicott City
Main Street in Historic Ellicott City
Nickname(s): "E.C.", "Old Ellicott City", "Historic Ellicott City"
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
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 (2013) 66,476
 • Density 2,200/sq mi (850/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 21041–21043
Area code(s) 410, 443
FIPS code 24-26000
GNIS feature ID 0584282

Ellicott City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place, along with being the county seat of local government in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area. The population was 65,834 at the U.S. Decennial Census of 2010. It is the county seat of Howard County. Founded in 1772, the town contains the B. & O. Railroad Museum's branch at the Ellicott City Station, built in 1830, and the first terminus of the initial line. The downtown historic district is located in the valley of the Tiber River, with its east end abutting the upper Western Branch of the Patapsco River. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Ellicott City surpassed Towson, Maryland (county seat of neighboring Baltimore County) for the first time, as the largest unincorporated county seat in the country.

The downtown area in the Patapsco Valley is often called "Historic Ellicott City" or "Old Ellicott City", to distinguish it from the surrounding suburban unincorporated area that extends north to the Baltimore County line, south to the other large unincorporated town in Howard County, Columbia, and west to West Friendship.


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