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History · Elkton

Elkton’s post office opened in 1851, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1950.

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How Elkton began

When was Elkton founded?

1851

The Elkton post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1948.

First census: 201 in 19502020 census: 183175 years
Founding year: the first Elkton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1948.The full story ↓

What stands out about Elkton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story

How Elkton came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Elkton.

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The Klamath Exploring Expedition founded Elkton around Fort Umpqua, at the mouth of Elk Creek on the Umpqua River, in August 1850. A post office was established at Elkton on September 26, 1851. The settlement became an incorporated city on November 4, 1948.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Elkton, decade by decade

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On the map

Elkton on the map, 1955 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Elkton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Elkton on the 1955 USGS mapElkton on the 1990 USGS map1955Elkton sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Elkton.

People over time

Elkton, census by census

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Between 146 and 201 people in every census since 1950.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Elkton’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Elkton’s history

What year was Elkton founded?

The Elkton post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1948.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.