Elkton Town, Maryland


Elkton Town, Maryland is a town of the Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population of town in 2000 stood at 11893 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 14842, It is 99th most populous in Maryland. The town has a total area of 8.21 miē (21.26 kmē), of which, 8.03 square miles (20.8 kmē) of it is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 kmē) of it is water, making it Maryland's 78th largest by total area.

As of the census of 2000, there were 11893 people, 4446 households, and 2898 families residing in the town. The population density was 1480.5 people per square mile (571.62/kmē), it is the 217th most populated town in terms of population density. There were 4743 housing units at an average density of 590.7 per square mile (228.07/kmē). The average household size was 2.55 persons, and the average family size was 3.13 persons. Age range in the town was well distributed with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 17% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87 males. The median age of the town's population was 30.7 years, the median age of male residents at 29.9 and the median age of female residents at 31.6. The racial makeup of the town was 10210 White, 1146 Black or African American, 38 American Indian, 139 Asian, 5 Native Hawaiian, 262 from two or more races and 93 Ohter races.

Elkton town Maryland Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Elkton town Maryland School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Elkton Town Maryland GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $38171, it is the 83rd poorest town in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $44348, it would be the 86th lowest town by median family income in the U.S. state of Maryland. The per capita income for the town was $17789, making its Maryland's 82nd lowest town by per capita income. The median income was $24735, Males had a median income of $30755 versus $20163 for females.

In 2000, 3074 pupils and students, of which 1574 are male and 1500 are female, 25.85% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 286 nursery or pri school, 231 kindergarten, 1402 elementary school, 601 high school and 554 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census11893
April 2000 Estimate11925
July 2000 Estimate11984
July 2001 Estimate12174
July 2002 Estimate13064
July 2003 Estimate13528
July 2004 Estimate13960
July 2005 Estimate14347
July 2006 Estimate14632
July 2007 Estimate14791
July 2008 Estimate14842
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school171115286
Kindergarten15576231
Elementary school7146881402
High school311290601
College or graduate school223331554
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Elkton town, Maryland$38171$44348$17789
Cecil County, Maryland$50510$56469$21384
Maryland, United States$52868$61876$25614
United States$41994$50046$21587