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Ilchester, Maryland

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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]

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History

Mill at Old River Road (1936)
Pegmatite dikes along the river at Ilchester (c. 1895)

In 1761, John Cornthwaite founded a wood grist mill called the Dismal Mill, located approximately 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Ellicott City on the western shore of the Patapsco River.[4] The Ellicott family (John, Andrew, and Joseph Ellicott) settled in the area in the late 18th century, buying a two-mile section of the Patapsco in 1772 that included Ilchester and Ellicott Mills.[5] The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) was built up the Patapsco River valley through Ilchester in 1830 (see Old Main Line Subdivision), and George Ellicott, Jr. (grandson of Andrew) built a tavern and cooper shop along the railroad.[6] The Thistle Manufacturing Company built a factory in 1837. Ilchester did not become a major stop for the B&O due to its steep grades, and the tavern was unsuccessful.[7] In 1842, mail service was started with the station name "Illchester Mills".

Ellicott sold his tavern and 110 acres of land to a Redemptorist church order in 1866.[8] The church used the Ellicott estate to start a college, initially called Mount Saint Clemens when it opened in 1868. Several additions to the original building were made, and a chapel was constructed. In 1882 it was renamed Saint Mary's College. In 1893 the chapel was established as a parish church dedicated to "Our Lady of Perpetual Help". The parish moved the church to a new facility in 1958.[9] Enrollment at the college declined, and the college was closed in 1972. The State of Maryland purchased a portion of the campus in 1987 and added the land to adjacent Patapsco Valley State Park.[8]

In 1949, the Baltimore Council of the Girls Scouts purchased "Camp Ilchester", which has remained in operation to date as a girl scout camp.[10]

Geography

Housing development in Ilchester, 2011

Ilchester is located at 39°15′03″N 76°45′53″W / 39.25083°N 76.76472°W / 39.25083; -76.76472 (39.2509, −76.7647).[11] It is situated in Howard County, between Ellicott City to the northwest and Elkridge to the southeast. Columbia is to the southwest. The Patapsco River forms the northeast boundary of the community and serves as the county line, with Baltimore County and the community of Catonsville across the river.

The original mill community of Ilchester is located along the Patapsco River at the junction of Ilchester and Bonnie Branch Roads. However, the current CDP extends southwest to include the suburban terrain of Howard County outside of the Patapsco River valley. Maryland Route 103, Montgomery Road, is the main local road through the CDP. Maryland Route 100 is a freeway that runs through the southern part of Ilchester, serving the community at Exit 4 with Montgomery Road. To the south, Route 100 intersects with Interstate 95, which forms the southeastern boundary of the Ilchester CDP.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28.0 km2), of which 10.7 square miles (27.8 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.57%, is water.[12]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202026,824
U.S. Decennial Census[13]

See also

References

  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.
  4. ^ Henry K. Sharp. The Patapsco River Valley. p. 6.
  5. ^ Barbara Feaga. Howard's Roads to the Past. p. 50.
  6. ^ "For Rent, The Ilchester Hotel". The Sun. May 17, 1839. p. 1.
  7. ^ Howard County Historical Society. Images of America Howard County. p. 43.
  8. ^ a b Michael Duck, "The Story Beneath The Ruins: A History of St. Mary's College in Ilchester", Archived 2004-02-14 at the Wayback Machine The View from Ellicott City Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine (newspaper). October 19, 2000.
  9. ^ "Our Lady of Perpetual Help". The Times. Ellicott City, Maryland. March 31, 1965.
  10. ^ "Girl Scouts". The Times. Ellicott City, Maryland. March 31, 1965.
  11. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  12. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ilchester CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  13. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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