Ellerslie, Maryland

Census-designated place in Maryland, United States

39°43′01″N 78°46′29″W / 39.71694°N 78.77472°W / 39.71694; -78.77472Country

United StatesState

MarylandCounty

AlleganyArea

^[1]

• Total0.95 sq mi (2.46 km²) • Land0.92 sq mi (2.39 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.06 km²)Elevation

^[2]

722 ft (220 m)Population

(2020)

• Total651 • Density705.31/sq mi (272.34/km²)Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)ZIP codes

21529

Area code(s)301, 240FIPS code24-25925GNIS feature ID2583613^[2]

Ellerslie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 572.^[3] Ellerslie is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The community is named for Elderslie, Scotland, the birthplace of Scottish hero William Wallace.^[4]

History

In the early twentieth century, Ellerslie contained a planing mill and a Standard Oil Company pumping station.^[5]

Geography

Ellerslie lies along Maryland Route 35, 7 miles (11 km) north of Cumberland and is next to the Pennsylvania-Maryland state line. To the north, Pennsylvania Route 96 extends 8 miles (13 km) to Hyndman and 31 miles (50 km) to Bedford. The town is situated in the valley of Wills Creek, between the parallel ridges of Little Allegheny Mountain to the west and Wills Mountain to the east.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	651		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ellerslie, Maryland
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ellerslie CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
^ Kenny, Hamill (1984). The Placenames of Maryland : their origin and meaning. Baltimore, Md.: Maryland Historical Society. p. 85. ISBN 0-938420-28-3.
^ Parker, Willis, Bolster, Ashe, & Marsh, Horatio N., Bailey, R.H., W.W., & M.C. (1907). The Potomac River Basin. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. p. 219. Retrieved June 21, 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.