Ellerslie, Maryland

Ellerslie, Maryland
Ellerslie is located in Maryland
Ellerslie
Ellerslie
Location within the State of Maryland
Ellerslie is located in the United States
Ellerslie
Ellerslie
Ellerslie (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°43′01″N 78°46′29″W / 39.71694°N 78.77472°W / 39.71694; -78.77472
Country United States
State Maryland
County Allegany
Area
 • Total0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2)
 • Land0.92 sq mi (2.39 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation722 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, 240
FIPS code24-25925
GNIS 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]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ellerslie, Maryland
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1984). The Placenames of Maryland : their origin and meaning. Baltimore, Md.: Maryland Historical Society. p. 85. ISBN 0-938420-28-3.