Elkton, Maryland Town of Elkton, Maryland Official seal of Town of Elkton, Maryland Location in Cecil County and the state of Maryland Location in Cecil County and the state of Maryland Elkton is positioned in Maryland Elkton - Elkton Location inside the state of Maryland State Maryland The town of Elkton is the governmental center of county of Cecil County, Maryland, United States.

Elkton was once known as the "Gretna Green of the West"[this quote needs a citation] because of its popularity as a place for eloping couples to marry.

In 1787, the town was incorporated as Elkton.

When northern states began to pass more restrictive marriage laws in the early 20th century, Maryland did not.

As a result, a number of Maryland suburbs near borders with other states became known as places to get married quickly and without many restrictions, or "Gretna Greens". Elkton, being the northeasternmost governmental center of county in Maryland (and thus closer to Philadelphia, New York, and New England), was especially popular. It was a notorious Gretna Green for years; in its heyday, in the 1920s and 1930s, it was "the elopement capital of the East Coast" and thousands of marriages were performed there each year. While some of the marriages obtained in Elkton were of celebrities or celebrities-to-be (Cornel Wilde, Joan Fontaine, Debbie Reynolds, Martha Raye, John and Martha Mitchell, Willie Mays, and Pat Robertson all got married in Elkton), the overall tawdry flavor interval to be too much for the state.

A 48-hour waiting reconstructionwas imposed in 1938, but Elkton continued to be a place to marry, and especially elope; it simply took longer. In time, Las Vegas became the new "American Gretna Green," although hundreds of citizens are still married in Elkton each year. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 8.61 square miles (22.30 km2), of which, 8.35 square miles (21.63 km2) is territory and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Elkton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The ethnic makeup of the town was 76.0% White, 15.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.0% from other competitions, and 3.8% from two or more competitions.

There were 5,580 homeholds of which 40.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 19.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families.

28% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31% were from 25 to 44; 22.2% were from 45 to 64; and 9.3% were 65 years of age or older.

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,893 citizens , 4,446 homeholds, and 2,898 families residing in the town.

The ethnic makeup of the town was 85.85% White, 9.64% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other competitions, and 2.20% from two or more competitions.

There were 4,446 homeholds out of which 37.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 18.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families.

In the town, the populace was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older.

About 9.4% of families and 11.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Elkton High School is a enhance school positioned in the town.

The town is managed with a Mayor council government, in which it has an propel Mayor who serves 4-year terms and an propel Town Commissioner who also serves a 4-year term.

Currently there are only 4 seated Commissioners. There have been a total of 41 Mayors in Elkton, the current Mayor of Elkton is Robert J.

The Glasgow Connection (Route 1) runs from 5:30 am and ends at 6:15 pm, Monday through Saturday between Elkton and People's Plaza in Glasgow, Delaware.

The Perryville Connection (Route 2) runs from 6:00 am and ends at 6:30 pm Monday through Saturday between Elkton, North East, Perryville (town and the Perryville station along MARC Train's Penn Line) and Perry Point Veteran's Medical Center.

The Mid County Connection (Route 3) runs from 6:00 am and ends at 10:30 pm Monday through Friday and joins Elkton with North East, Perryville, Charlestown, and Cecil College.

The Elkton Newark Connection (Route 4) runs from 6:00 am and ends at 10:00 pm Monday through Friday and joins Elkton to Glasgow and Newark, Delaware, where it joins with the Newark Rail Station that serves Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail's Wilmington/Newark Line trains along with DART First State buses at the Newark Transit Hub. Service between Elkton and Newark was previously provided by DART First State Route 65.

James Allison, Jr., (1772 1854), born in Elkton, United States Congressman Crouse, former Delegate and longest serving Mayor of Elkton, served as Mayor 1978-1998 United States Enumeration Bureau.

Maryland: a new guide to the Old Line State.

"Elkton Marker".

"Maryland Historical Trust".

191 ("Elkton is the place where all the citizens who want to get married in a hurry run off to, because they'll marry anybody there right away.") Historic Marker Database, Elkton, Wedding Capital of the East.

"Elkton, Maryland Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

Cecil County, Maryland.

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