Elkton, Maryland

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Population in July 2007: 14,825. Population change since 2000: +23.2%

Males: 7,100	(47.9%)
Females: 7,725	(52.1%)

Median resident age:	30.7 years
Maryland median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 21921, 21922.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,730 (it was $38,171 in 2000)

Elkton:	$47,730
Maryland:	$68,080

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $201,121 (it was $107,100 in 2000)

Elkton:	$201,121
Maryland:	$347,000

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Races in Elkton:

White Non-Hispanic (84.2%)
Black (9.6%)
Hispanic (3.0%)
Two or more races (2.2%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Elkton: 101.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (20.8%), German (17.4%), English (9.8%), United States (9.4%), Italian (8.3%), Polish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1821

Elevation: 30 feet

Land area: 8.03 square miles.

Population density: 1845 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Elkton

High school or higher: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 5.0%
Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elkton town

Never married: 25.4%
Now married: 50.7%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 12.1%

251 residents are foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

This town:	2.1%
Maryland:	9.8%

According to our research there were 77 registered sex offenders living in Elkton, Maryland in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Elkton to the number of sex offenders is 193 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Elkton:	1.3% ($1,359)
Maryland:	1.2% ($1,782)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (6.5 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (45.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Glasgow, DE (2.1 miles ), Central Pencader, DE (2.2 miles ), Chesapeake City, MD (2.4 miles ), Newark, DE (2.4 miles ), North East, MD (2.5 miles ), Greater Newark, DE (2.5 miles ), Brookside, DE (2.7 miles ), Bear, DE (2.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 80 buildings, average cost: $96,000
1997: 106 buildings, average cost: $43,700
1998: 169 buildings, average cost: $57,900
1999: 65 buildings, average cost: $55,900
2000: 86 buildings, average cost: $53,300
2001: 176 buildings, average cost: $62,300
2002: 210 buildings, average cost: $58,300
2003: 212 buildings, average cost: $80,600
2004: 165 buildings, average cost: $84,300
2005: 120 buildings, average cost: $95,100
2006: 69 buildings, average cost: $178,600
2007: 46 buildings, average cost: $110,500

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Latitude: 39.61 N, Longitude: 75.83 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,323 (+19.5%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 1,512 (27.4%)

Area codes: 443, 410

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Population change in the 1990s: +3,285 (+38.2%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (13%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Crime in Elkton by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.8	6.6
Rapes	7	2	8	7	5	6	3	2	2
per 100,000	63.9	17.8	66.3	57.1	37.8	43.8	21.2	13.8	13.1
Robberies	12	23	11	23	21	24	36	50	62
per 100,000	109.6	204.6	91.1	187.7	158.9	175.1	254.0	344.7	407.1
Assaults	70	83	105	91	100	73	96	108	150
per 100,000	639.4	738.2	869.9	742.5	756.7	532.6	677.3	744.5	985.0
Burglaries	134	108	119	127	163	151	174	181	279
per 100,000	1224.0	960.6	985.9	1036.2	1233.4	1101.6	1227.6	1247.8	1832.2
Thefts	595	626	759	625	633	663	673	656	730
per 100,000	5434.8	5567.9	6288.3	5099.5	4789.6	4836.9	4748.1	4522.3	4793.8
Auto thefts	38	60	70	65	45	63	66	75	86
per 100,000	347.1	533.7	580.0	530.4	340.5	459.6	465.6	517.0	564.7
Arson	3	11	11	19	22	10	11	7	10
per 100,000	27.4	97.8	91.1	155.0	166.5	73.0	77.6	48.3	65.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	542.7	555.9	621.3	569.4	534.4	501.4	541.7	600.5	708.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 44 (33 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.23
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Elkton, Maryland

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Elkton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the Elkton town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 14.2 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Elkton:

UNION HOSPITAL-CECIL COUNTY (106 BOW STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Elkton:

DELAWARE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 10 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE)
MEADOWWOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 10 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE)
ROCKFORD CENTER (about 13 miles; NEWARK, DE)

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Airports located in Elkton:

Cecil County Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 52, Itinerant Ops: 2,387, Local Ops: 11,205, Military Ops: 706)

Amtrak stations near Elkton:

6 miles: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
18 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
20 miles: ABERDEEN (S. PHILADELPHIA & BELAIR AVE.). Services: free short-term parking, intercity bus service.

Operable nuclear power plants near Elkton:

20 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
20 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
20 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Local government website: WWW.TOWNOFELKTON.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elkton:

DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 7 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 10 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 13 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 27 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BEL AIR, MD; FT enrollment: 2,646)
WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)

Public high school in Elkton:

ELKTON HIGH (Students: 1,039; Location: 110 JAMES ST; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Elkton:

THOMSON ESTATES ELEMENTARY (Students: 683; Location: 203 E THOMSON DR; Grades: PK - 05)
ELKTON MIDDLE (Students: 636; Location: 615 NORTH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
CHERRY HILL MIDDLE (Students: 536; Location: 2535 SINGERLY RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
HOLLY HALL ELEMENTARY (Students: 531; Location: 233 WHITE HALL RD; Grades: PK - 05)
CECIL MANOR ELEMENTARY (Students: 524; Location: 971 ELK MILLS RD; Grades: PK - 05)
ELK NECK ELEMENTARY (Students: 479; Location: 41 RACINE SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG - 05)
GILPIN MANOR ELEMENTARY (Students: 463; Location: 203 NEWARK AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
LEEDS ELEMENTARY (Students: 426; Location: 615 DEAVER RD; Grades: PK - 05)
KENMORE ELEMENTARY (Students: 326; Location: 2475 SINGERLY RD; Grades: KG - 05)
THE PROVIDENCE SCHOOL (Location: 3035 SINGERLY RD; Grades: 01 - 12)

Private elementary/middle schools in Elkton:

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 271; Location: 452 BOW STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
CHILDREN'S HOUR THE (Students: 98; Location: 156 W MAIN ST; Grades: PK - KG)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 93; Location: 290 WHITEHALL RD; Grades: PK - 3)
KIDDIE ACADEMY OF ELKTON (Students: 15; Location: 100 KIDDIE LANE; Grades: KG - KG)

Library in Elkton:

CECIL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,704,727; Location: 301 NEWARK AVENUE; 217,554 books; 6,202 audio materials; 4,610 video materials; 201 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Private Primary/Middle/High Schools in Elkton Elkton Christian Academy; Students 460; Location 144 Appleton Road; Grades K-3 through 12

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Notable locations in Elkton: Upper Chesapeake Corporate Center (A), Elkton Striped Bass Hatchery (B), Holly Hall (C), Cecil County Courthouse (D), Cecil County Public Library (E), Elkton Town Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Village at Elkton Shopping Center (1), Big Elk Mall Shopping Center (2), Crossroads Shopping Center (3), Northside Plaza Shopping Center (4), Elk Towne Center Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Elkton include: Gospel Tabernacle (A), Trinity Episcopal Church (B), Wrights African Methodist Episcopal Church (C), Church of God (D), Elkton Presbyterian Church (E), Elkton United Methodist Church (F), Immaculate Conception Convent (G), Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church (H), Immaculate Conception School (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gilpin Cemetery (1), Elkton Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Cow Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Little Elk Creek (A), Big Elk Creek (B), Mill Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Elkton include: East Meadow Park (1), Hatchery Park (2), West Meadow Park (3), Eder Park (4), Marina Park (5), Hollingsworth Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Elkton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Cecil County - Libraries- North East (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 102 Cecil Street).

Hotels: Elkton Inn (291 East Pulaski Highway), Knights Inn (262 Belle Hill Rd), Fletchwood Inn (208 Fletchwood Road), West End Gardens Motel Apartments & Rentals (205 West Pulaski Highway), Econo Lodge Elkton (311 Belle Hill Road), Motel 6 (223 Belle Hill Road), Elkton Lodge (200 Belle Hill Road), Hampton Inn Elkton- MD (2 Warner Road), Elkton Motel (411 Maloney Road).

Court: Cecil County - District Court- Clerk's Office (170 East Main Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elkton and their reported violations in the past:

MEADOWVIEW / HIGHLAND (Address: 235 FLETCHWOOD ROAD, Population served: 3500, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-07-2003)

HARBOR VIEW (Address: 235 FLETCHWOOD ROAD, Population served: 437, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from FEB-06-2006 to JUN-27-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-07-2003)

MANCHESTER PARK (Address: 307 NORTH BRIDGE ST, SUITE 9, Population served: 400, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

STONEY CHASE/ ROCK CREEK M.H.P.'S (Population served: 396, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2001 and FEB-10-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2001), St Public Notif requested (APR-17-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from APR-17-2003 to SEP-10-2003), St Compliance achieved (FEB-10-2004)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1998 and MAY-14-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (3 times from AUG-13-1999 to MAR-29-2000), St Public Notif requested (MAR-29-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-07-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-14-2001)

BAY COUNTRY ESTATES M.H.P. (Population served: 276, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-12-2000 and FEB-11-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-03-2001), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-11-2000 and FEB-10-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-03-2001), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2001)

Public Education - Between JAN-01-1999 and AUG-20-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and DEC-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (NOV-29-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-28-2000)

Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-2003)

One regular monitoring violation

GOLDEN KAY APARTMENTS (Population served: 89, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-06-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-06-2006)

MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2004)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-09-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-09-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-01-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-22-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-22-2003)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2002 and JUL-14-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-17-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (4 times from APR-17-2003 to JUN-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and JAN-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (NOV-29-2000), Fed FAO issued (MAR-09-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JAN-30-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JAN-21-2000), Fed FAO issued (MAY-25-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2002)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and OCT-07-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-12-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-12-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-07-1999)

9 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

PLEASANT HILL M.H.P. (Population served: 64, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-04-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2003)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1997 and MAY-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-06-1998), St Compliance achieved (MAY-29-1998)

WEAVERS APARTMENTS (Address: 1747 WEST PULASKI HIGHWAY, Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-21-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-21-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-12-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-07-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-11-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-10-2000 and NOV-09-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-12-2000), St Public Notif requested (OCT-16-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-11-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-14-1998), St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-19-1998)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-19-1998), St Compliance achieved (OCT-30-1998)

Public Education - Between JAN-01-1995 and JAN-14-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-16-1996), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-16-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-16-1996), St Compliance achieved (JAN-14-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and SEP-18-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-18-2000)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elkton that have no violations reported:

TOWN OF ELKTON (Address: P.O. BOX 157, 10O RAILROAD AVE, Population served: 7788, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
HOLLY HALL (Address: PO BOX 157, 100 RAILROAD AVE, Population served: 4105, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
WHISPERING PINES M.H.P. (Population served: 325, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
FOREST GREEN COURT M.H.P. (Population served: 225, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
SHERWOOD FOREST/FOREST VIEW VILLAGE MHP (Address: P.O. BOX 374, Population served: 188, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	65.2%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.2%
Whole state:	5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	11.8%
Whole state:	8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elkton, MD

People in group quarters in Elkton

270 people in nursing homes
174 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
42 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
19 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
6 people in religious group quarters

Elkton compared to Maryland state average:

Elkton, Maryland environmental map by EPA

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.

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Banks with branches in Elkton (2009 data):

PNC Bank, National Association: Delancy Plaza Branch, Big Elk Mall Branch, Elkton Branch, Elkton Main Office Branch, Elkton Bridge Street Branch. Info updated 2009-01-09: Bank assets: $140,777.5 mil, Deposits: $94,361.5 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1140 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
Cecil Bank: 114 East Pulaski Highway, Fair Hill Branch, at 127 North St. Info updated 2008-07-14: Bank assets: $491.2 mil, Deposits: $365.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Cecil Bancorp, Inc.
The Peoples Bank of Elkton: Elkton Crossings Branch at 975 East Pulaski Highway, branch established on 1976-07-26; The Peoples Bank Of Elkton at 130 North Street, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $139.9 mil, Deposits: $123.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation
Harford Bank: Elkton Branch at 133 N. Bridge Street, branch established on 2007-04-30. Info updated 2006-12-01: Bank assets: $241.3 mil, Deposits: $183.9 mil, headquarters in Aberdeen, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Elkton Branch at 101 Big Elk Mall, branch established on 1996-08-12. Info updated 2007-12-13: Bank assets: $64,824.2 mil, Deposits: $42,406.1 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 707 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
NBRS Financial: Elkton Branch at 305 Augustine Herman Hwy, branch established on 2005-06-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $246.4 mil, Deposits: $191.2 mil, headquarters in Rising Sun, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Rising Sun Bancorp

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Elkton, Maryland

Elkton Lodge, 200 Belle HL Rd, Elkton, MD 21921, Phone: (410) 398-9400, Fax: (410) 398-9400
Motel 6, 223 Belle HL Rd, Elkton, MD 21921, Phone: (410) 392-5020
Sutton Motel, 405 E Pulaski Hwy, Elkton, MD 21921, Phone: (410) 398-3830
Days Inn, 311 Belle Hill Rd, Elkton, MD 21921, Phone: (410) 392-5010, Fax: (410) 392-5516
Hampton Inn, 2 Warner Rd, Elkton, MD 21921, Phone: (410) 398-7777, Fax: (410) 398-7604
Hawthorn Suites, 304 Belle Hill Rd, Elkton, MD 21921, Phone: (410) 620-9494, Fax: (410) 920-9445

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Elkton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cecil County Maryland:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (47%) Electricity (34%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (1%)

Religon statistics for Elkton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	35.2%	26.8%	16.9%	5.5%	4.2%
Congregations	9.8%	37.8%	11.0%	6.1%	7.3%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	Assemblies of God	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	1.7%	1.6%	1.3%	5.0%
Congregations	3.7%	1.2%	3.7%	3.7%	15.9%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	5	$19,995	$47,988	0	$0
Other Government Administration	12	$49,899	$49,899	5	$4,250
Police Protection - Officers	39	$139,866	$43,036	0	$0
Police - Other	10	$29,966	$35,959	0	$0
Streets and Highways	25	$69,618	$33,417	10	$8,237
Parks and Recreation	5	$12,280	$29,472	20	$15,912
Water Supply	3	$8,796	$35,184	0	$0
Totals for Government	99	$330,420	$40,051	35	$28,399

Elkton government finances in 2006:

Charges - Sewerage: $2,781,000
All Other: $2,589,000

Solid Waste Management: $267,000

Parks and Recreation: $144,000

Parking Facilities: $19,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,766,000
Sewerage: $2,231,000

Regular Highways: $1,647,000

Water Utilities: $1,214,000

Central Staff Services: $834,000

Solid Waste Management: $634,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $351,000

Parks and Recreation: $283,000

General Public Buildings: $204,000

Financial Administration: $111,000

Local Fire Protection: $104,000

General - Other: $24,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $32,000
General - Interest on Debt: $139,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,178,000
All Other: $16,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $361,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $414,000
General Revenue, NEC: $169,000

Fines and Forfeits: $19,000

Rents: $18,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,266,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,905,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $439,000
Parks and Recreation: $149,000

Police Protection: $85,000

General Public Building: $13,000

Central Staff Services: $3,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000

Financial Administration: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,634,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,503,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $762,000
All Other: $439,000
Tax - Property: $5,360,000
Other License: $405,000

NEC: $162,000

Public Utility License: $150,000

Amusements Sales: $123,000

Occupation and Business License, NEC: $43,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $4,053,000

7.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,515 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.70%
Maryland average:	7.95%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($288 average AGI)
Cecil County: 0.07%
Maryland average: 0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from New Castle County, DE	1.88% ($47,882 average AGI)
from Harford County, MD	1.61% ($49,988)
from Baltimore County, MD	0.46% ($53,445)

6.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,048 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.61%
Maryland average:	8.13%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
Cecil County: 0.05%
Maryland average: 0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to New Castle County, DE	1.68% ($43,432 average AGI)
to Harford County, MD	0.77% ($39,465)
to Chester County, PA	0.31% ($52,239)

Strongest AM radio stations in Elkton:

WXHL (1550 AM; 1 kW; ELKTON, MD; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WJSS (1330 AM; 5 kW; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: PEOPLES BROADCAST NETWORK, LLC)
WAMS (1260 AM; 1 kW; NEWARK, DE; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elkton:

WOEL-FM (89.9 FM; ELKTON, MD; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WVUD (91.3 FM; NEWARK, DE; Owner: UNIVERSITYOF DELAWARE)
WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
WLIF (101.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WLIF, INC.)
WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WDSD (92.9 FM; SMYRNA, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMHS (88.1 FM; PIKE CREEK, DE; Owner: RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT)

TV broadcast stations around Elkton:

WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Elkton fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total costs: $2,000
Total average daily traffic: 23,107
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,450
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 27,583

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Elkton)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Elkton, MD)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 92 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Elkton)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Elkton)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 25 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full and 1 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	20	$205,831	140	$166,246	169	$159,704	45	$50,700	52	$103,430	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	3	$227,100	10	$154,035	37	$181,321	6	$36,695	4	$107,248	2	$26,940
APPLICATIONS DENIED	2	$200,535	32	$138,958	141	$184,581	27	$70,111	11	$95,356	9	$34,310
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	15	$167,123	68	$189,763	5	$64,798	6	$148,182	1	$67,320
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	9	$159,323	26	$206,370	1	$153,600	3	$139,860	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0304.00 , 0305.04

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full and 1 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	47	$208,759	18	$235,649	7	$123,639
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	7	$243,219	7	$236,207	1	$276,180
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$263,240	1	$256,150	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	2	$261,820	1	$243,390	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0304.00 , 0305.04

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 287
Hazardous Condition: 90
Good Intent Call: 14

Incident types - Elkton

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Elkton, MD

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