Elkridge is an unincorporated community and

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(CDP) in Howard County,

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, United States. Elkridge is a rapidly growing area; between the 2010 and the 2020 census, the population had grown from 15,593 to 25,171. Founded early in the 18th century, Elkridge is adjacent to two other counties, Anne Arundel and

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History

Elkridge qualifies as the oldest settlement in its present county, when Howard was a part of Anne Arundel County. Its location on the

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was a key element in its growth. The

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elected a law to erect a , forty-lot town at the pre-existing settlement of

Elkridge Landing Elkridge Landing was a Patapsco River seaport in Maryland, and is now part of Elkridge, Maryland. The historic Elkridge Furnace Complex, Elkridge Furnace Inn site is in Patapsco Valley State Park. Geography Elkridge is located in present-day Howa ...

to be called "Jansen Town" in 1733. In 1738 an attempt to formalize the town failed with the death of the commissioners before passage. In 1750 a second attempt to formalize the town was attempted around the lands of Phillip Hammond. By comparison, Baltimore Town consisted of only 25 dwellings at that time. A third petition was filed in 1762. The settlement was founded as a place where planters, who each had a wharf along the river, could bring their

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crop to be loaded on English trading ships. Later, Elkridge Landing was built as the seaport dock for the community. In 1755 the Elkridge Furnace was founded at the

Elkridge Furnace Complex The Elkridge Furnace Complex is a historic iron works located on about at Elkridge, Howard County, Maryland. Overview It comprises the six remaining buildings of an iron furnace that operated from the 18th century into the 1860s. Included are a ...

, a historic iron works located on approximately and including six remaining buildings of an iron furnace which operated into the 1860s. The millrace that fed water to the furnace was filled in during the 1920s to create the current "Race Road". The

Hockley Forge and Mill The Hockley Forge and Mill are a collection of colonial-era industrial buildings along the Patapsco River near modern Elkridge, Maryland. Located at the river's head of navigation, the site is a flat section of land along the Patapsco River valle ...

were created upstream in 1760. In 1781, Lafayette camped light infantry at Elkridge Landing en route to

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during the Revolutionary war. In 1825, Jansen Town burned, taking out all of the oldest buildings at the Landing and 9 out of 10 houses in the village. The same year, on October 12, 1825, the Elkridge Landing postal stop was created. Elkridge has historic churches, including Melville Church on Furnace Avenue. Its original building was the first

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church built (1772) and was visited on the circuit rides of

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. Saint Augustine Church, on Old Washington Road, was built in 1845 and opened its parochial school in 1870. Elkridge had a rich history of industries, including

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forging, basket weaving, paper, cotton and grist milling, as well as employment from the

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. The

Thomas Viaduct The Thomas Viaduct is a viaduct that spans the Patapsco River and Patapsco Valley between Relay, Maryland and Elkridge, Maryland, USA. It was commissioned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O); built between July 4, 1833, and July 4, 1835; an ...

, located over Levering Avenue at the entrance to the

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, is the oldest multiple-arched curved stone railroad bridge in the world. Built in 1833, its architect was Benjamin Latrobe, Jr. The B&O first used horse-drawn coaches in relays, hence Relay Station was added. The viaduct also carried the

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, and the first

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message from

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, stating " What hath God wrought?" was wired across. Elkridge did not escape the

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. Union troops guarded the Thomas Viaduct and the thoroughfare to

with a captured Winans Steam Gun while camping on Lawyers Hill, a community of summer estates built over the years by residents such as Caleb Dorsey ( "Belmont"), Baltimore City Supreme Bench Judge George Washington Dobbin ("

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"), Thomas Donaldson ("Edgewood"), John Latrobe ("Fairy-Knowe"), and the Penniman family home ("Wyndhurst"). Some of these families had

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Their estate cottages were built along the top of the Lawyers Hill, including along Old Lawyers Hill Road, on which at one corner stands the Elkridge Assembly Rooms. This community hall, built in 1871, was a neutral meeting place for entertainments for Northern and Southern sympathizers of the neighborhood and owned by them as stockholders. Neighbors did not betray neighbors and each protected others' property from advancing troops. Many homes remain, while others burned and have not been rebuilt, such Fairie Knowe in 1850 and 1900. The Lawyers Hill Historic District was listed on the

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in 1993. The Washington Turnpike Road Company built what is now Washington Boulevard between 1796 and 1812, creating a major north–south land route that is now

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. As automobiles became a popular alternative to rail, the corridor became the key road and commercial corridor between Baltimore and Washington. With increased travel speeds, Elkridge was the location of "Dead Man's Curve" near Ducketts Lane. In 1915, bus service was started between Elkridge and the terminal adjacent to the

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in Baltimore. In 1939, the Andrews Brothers opened the first

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park in Elkridge. In 1987, Howard County commissioned studies to develop commercial properties that were not detailed in the 1980 general plan.

Geography

Elkridge is located in the eastern corner of Howard County at (39.202057, −76.750157). It is bordered to the north by

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, to the northwest by Columbia, to the southwest by Jessup, to the southeast by

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, and to the northeast, across the

, by Halethorpe (part of the

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CDP) in

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.12%, is water.

Neighborhoods

The following neighborhoods and communities are within the Elkridge

: ''Northern Elkridge'' ( Historic Elkridge Landing): north of Bonnie View Lane and Hanover Road to the county line. * Augustine, surrounds Saint Augustine's Church and School * Elkridge Heights, a historic neighborhood off of Main Street * Lawyers Hill, a historic resort neighborhood from the 1800s * Rockburn Hill, located off River Road near the

. ''Western Elkridge'': west of

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and north of

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. * Elibank, a remnant of Lawyers Hill that was bisected by the construction of Interstate 95. The area features estates like Belmont, Tutbury and Rockburn, along with other homes built during the 1940s along Montgomery Road. * Landing Road, a once-farming community that is now mostly residential. * Lyndwood, a major planned community on the site of Marshalee Estate. The community features a shopping center, business park, and the Timbers at Troy Golf Course. * Norris Lane, another resort community settled along the

by Elizabeth Cromwell Norris. * West Elkridge, an area of west Montgomery Road home to a mix of dwellings as well as Rockburn Elementary School and Rockburn Park. * Timberview, a mid-century neighborhood with Ranch-style architecture. ''Central Elkridge'': east of

, south of Bonnie View Ln, north of Howard Ln. * Elkridge Crossings, a

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on the site of the former Elkridge Drive-In. * Hunt Club, an established neighborhood where the Elkridge Hunt Club first kenneled their hounds. * Montgomery Woods, a townhouse community along Montgomery Road adjacent to historic Gaines African Methodist Episcopal Church. * Rowanberry, a major planned community that includes the Elkridge Library. ''Southern Elkridge'': south of

, north of Montevideo Road, east of Waterloo Road to the county line. * Anderson, village named after Civil War Col. Ephraim Foster Anderson * Ducketts Lane, residential neighborhood including Ducketts Lane Elementary School * Harwood Park, Howard County's first planned community established in 1893 by the Boston Land Improvement Company. * Mayfield, a residential area connecting Elkridge to Columbia. * Troy Hill, a business and industry center, as well as

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. * Wesley Grove, area that includes Route 1 industrial parks and newer developments.

Adjacent communities

* Dorsey (overlaps with Anne Arundel County) *

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(overlaps with Anne Arundel County) *

(includes portions of Ellicott City and Elkridge) *

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(located in Baltimore County to the north) * Saint Denis (located in Baltimore County to the north) *

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(includes portions of Elkridge and Jessup)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 22,042 people, 8,324 households, and 5,793 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 8,719 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.58%

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, 9.59%

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, 0.21% Native American, 6.47% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.95% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.22% of the population. There were 8,324 households, out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were

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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.16. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 44.4% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $65,835, and the median income for a family was $71,923. Males had a median income of $47,329 versus $35,802 for females. The

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for the CDP was $27,629. About 2.0% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Representation in Congress

Elkridge is included in three congressional districts: 2, 3, and 7. Congressional District 7 occupies areas north of Montgomery Road and west of Interstate 95, and is represented by Congressman

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( D). Congressional District 3 covers central Elkridge; from south of Montgomery Road and east of Interstate 95 to roughly US Route 1 and the Anne Arundel County border. Congressman

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( D) represents District 3. Lastly, Congressional District 2, represented by Congressman

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( D), spans southward of Adcock Lane and Route 100.

County council representation

Elkridge comprises two county council districts: 1 and 2. Councilperson Liz Walsh represents central Elkridge from approximately westward from the Anne Arundel County boundary and northward from Ducketts Lane and Harwood Park. The second council district runs southward from Harwood Park and Ducketts Lane is represented by Councilperson Opel Jones.

Education

Elkridge has several K–12 educational facilities: Hanover Hills Elementary school, Rockburn Elementary School, Elkridge Elementary School, the Ducketts Lane Elementary School. Elkridge middle schools include: Thomas Viaduct Middle school,

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on Montgomery Road and Mayfield Woods Middle School off of Mayfield Avenue. High school students in Elkridge usually attend either Howard High School in Ellicott City or Long Reach High School in Columbia. Nearby secondary-level institutions include the

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, the

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Catonsville Campus,

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Arundel Mills Campus, and

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Library

In 1984, Howard County Public Library opened the Elkridge Community Branch Library in a storefront on

. The Elkridge Branch opened in August 1993. The library was replaced by an innovative, 33.1 million dollar building on the same site in 2018.

Recreation

Elkridge includes a range of recreational areas throughout the town.

runs along the

in North Elkridge, with entrances on Landing Road, River Road, and South Street in nearby

Rockburn Branch Park Rockburn Branch Park is a local park in Elkridge, Maryland that follows the , a tributary of the Patapsco River. The park features 7.4 miles of trails, 10 ball diamonds, 2 turf fields, 4 smaller fields, along with tennis and basketball courts. Th ...

in West Elkridge provides athletic fields, playgrounds, and nature trails. Also in West Elkridge, Belmont Manor and Historic Park hosts private events as well as nature programs with the Howard County Conservancy and surrounding schools.

is under construction surrounding Troy Hill Manor.

Waterways

Elkridge is home to a number of small tributaries of the main waterway, the

, that are used for recreation. They include: * Bascom Creek * Belmear Branch * Budds Run * Cascade Falls * Deep Run * Dorsey Run (Patuxent River) * Rockburn Branch

Historic sites

* Belmont Estate, home of Dr. Mordecai Moore and Caleb Dorsey * Clover Hill, plantation of Edward Dorsey *

, an historic iron works along the banks of the

* Lawyers Hill Historic District, one of Howard County's two historic districts. * Marshalee Plantation, home of Confederate Colonel Charles Marshall, the land was named for Marshall and General

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, hence the name "Marshalee". The home was demolished to make way for the Timbers at Troy Golf Course and Lyndwood development. *

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, one of the earliest pet cemeteries in the United States, home to the Baltimore Zoo's first elephant *

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, home of Baltimore judge George Washington Dobbin *

, the world's oldest multiple arched stone railroad bridge * Trinity Church, a historical Episcopal church built in 1856 *

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, historic farmhouse built in 1696 and home of John Dorsey

Transportation

Elkridge's main corridor is defined by Washington Boulevard, a historical road traveled by

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and known for "Dead Man's Curve" during early automotive travel.

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forms the northwestern edge of the Elkridge census-designated place, and Interstate 895 crosses the northern corner of the community. Interstate 195 passes just east of Elkridge, with access from its Exit 3 with Washington Boulevard.

runs through the southern part of Elkridge, providing access to

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and

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. The Baltimore-Washington Parkway travels just to the east of Elkridge, and will eventually include an interchange with Hanover Road, providing another method of travel to Elkridge from the south. The historic B&O rail line owned by CSX provides the eastern border for most of Elkridge. The combination freight and passenger corridor overrides the water supply for Elkridge and Howard County, which is electronically monitored to detect precursors of explosive failures in the aging system. Water transportation has ceased since decreasing water levels on the Patapsco have made it unnavigable.

Public transit

The

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Line 409 (Purple) travels from Laurel Town Center to Elkridge. The line follows Washington Boulevard, and circles Rowanberry Drive and Montgomery Road, terminating at Elkridge Corners Shopping Center. Also,

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has commuter bus service on Line 320 along Washington Boulevard.

Dorsey Station Dorsey station is a passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line between Washington, DC and Baltimore's Camden Station in Dorsey, Maryland.

, located in southern Elkridge, provides MARC Camden Line service. Saint Denis Station in nearby Baltimore County also provides MARC service. The

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can be accessed by the

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away in Linthicum.

Roads

Major north-south routes in Elkridge include: * US 1

(Washington Boulevard) south to north from

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to Halethorpe. * I-95

traveling south to north from

. Major east-west routes in Elkridge include: * I-195

Interstate 195 (Metropolitan Boulevard) traveling east to west from

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to BWI Airport. * MD Route 100

traveling east to west from

. *

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(Meadowridge Road) traveling east to west from

to Dorsey.

Notable people

* Florence Riefle Bahr (1909–1998), artist and activist, Maryland's "Woman of the Year" in 1999 * Leonard Bahr (1905–1990), portrait painter *

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, Serial killer * Robyn Dixon, star in ''

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''
George Washington Dobbin
(19th c.), Supreme Bench Judge * Caleb Dorsey, operated furnaces along the Patapsco River and owner of Belmont Estate * Chris Eatough (born 1974), a retired mountain bike racer who was part of the Trek Racing Cooperative team, and is now Howard County's first Bike and Pedestrian Manager for the Department of Planning and Zoning as of 2014. * Ryan Fogelsonger (born 1981), professional jockey * James Hall (1802–1889), founder of Maryland-in-Africa * Benjamin H. Latrobe II, (1806–1878), bridge engineer, railroad executive *

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, (1803–1891), lawyer, inventor, painter, writer, founder of the Md.Historical Soc'y. and Maryland in Liberia * Carter Manley (born 1996), professional soccer player *

Jack Merson John Warren Merson (January 17, 1922 – April 28, 2000) was an American professional baseball player. The second baseman and third baseman appeared in 125 games in the Major Leagues for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox—124 of th ...

(1922–2000), Major League baseball player * Robert Murray (1822–1913), Surgeon General of the United States Army * Saint

John Neumann John Nepomucene Neumann (, , ; March 28, 1811 – January 5, 1860) was a Bohemian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. An immigrant from Bohemia, he came to the United States in 1836, where he was ordained, joined the Redemptorist ...

(1811–1860), pastor of Saint Augustine Church 1849–1851 * George Poe (1846–1914), a pioneer of mechanical ventilation of asphyxiation victims * James N. Robey (born 1941), former Maryland Senator and Howard County Executive from 1998 to 2002 * Jonathan Ward (born 1970), actor (''Charles in Charge'', ''Mac and Me'')

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