Elkton is a town in and the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,776 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.
Mid-Atlantic
Elkton
Cecil County, MD
Population
15,830
Walk Score
67 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$1,287
Median home value
$232,800
[[Municipal corporation
1787
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