Ilchester, Maryland

Ilchester, Maryland
Beechwood Road and Bonnie Branch Road in Ilchester
Beechwood Road and Bonnie Branch Road in Ilchester
Ilchester is located in Maryland
Ilchester
Ilchester
Ilchester is located in the United States
Ilchester
Ilchester
Coordinates: 39°15′03″N 76°45′53″W / 39.25083°N 76.76472°W / 39.25083; -76.76472
Country United States
State Maryland
CountyHoward
Settled1761
Named forIlchester
Area
 • Total10.82 sq mi (28.02 km2)
 • Land10.76 sq mi (27.86 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
100 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total26,824
 • Density2,494.10/sq mi (962.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code24-41475
GNIS feature ID588678

Ilchester is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. The population was 23,476 at the 2010 census.[2] It was named after the village of Ilchester in the English county of Somerset.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Ilchester CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1984). The Placenames of Maryland : their origin and meaning. Baltimore, Md.: Maryland Historical Society. p. 120. ISBN 0-938420-28-3.