Ellicott City, Maryland

Ellicott City, Maryland
Census-designated place
Main Street in Historic Ellicott City
Nicknames:  "E.C.", "Old Ellicott City", "Old Ellicott", "Historic Ellicott City"
Motto:  "E.C. Strong"[1]
Location of Ellicott City, Maryland
Coordinates: 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
Area [2]
• Total	30.13 sq mi (78.04 km2)
• Land	30.01 sq mi (77.72 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation	180 ft (55 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	75,947
• Density	2,530.98/sq mi (977.22/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	21041–21043
Area code(s)	410, 443, and 667
FIPS code	24-26000
GNIS feature ID	0584282

Ellicott City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in, and the county seat of, Howard County, Maryland, United States.^[3] Part of the Baltimore metropolitan area, its population was 75,947 at the 2020 census,^[4] making it as the largest unincorporated county seat in the country.

• Media related to Ellicott City, Maryland at Wikimedia Commons
• Ellicott City travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Historic Ellicott City, Inc.
• VisitEllicottCity.com
• VisitHowardCounty.com
• EllicottCity.net Archived 2020-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, community page
• Ellicott City Historic District Partnership — Ellicott City Restoration Foundation, Inc.
• Photographs of historic Ellicott City — by John L. Beck

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