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About Ellicott City :
Ellicott City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. The population was 56,397 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Howard County. Founded in 1772, the town features a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station Museum (with a station built in 1831), as well as a downtown historic district that is a popular destination among antiques shoppers. As of the 2000 Census, Ellicott City surpassed Towson as the largest unincorporated county seat in the United States.

In July 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Ellicott City 20th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. In July 2006, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Ellicott City/Columbia 4th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States.

Ellicott City is located at 39В°16?9?N, 76В°49?50?W (39.269257, -76.830545). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 83.1 km? (32.1 mi?). 83.0 km? (32.0 mi?) of it is land and 0.2 km? (0.1 mi?) of it (0.19%) is water. Like Rome, Ellicott City is claimed to be built on seven hills. These hills lie southeast of the Historic District, which is on the banks of the Patapsco River. Continuing the Rome analogy, the small tributary of the Patapsco that forms the narrow valley followed by Main Street is named the Tiber River.

As of the census of 2000, there were 56,397 people, 20,250 households, and 15,288 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 679.8/km? (1,760.9/mi?). There were 20,789 housing units at an average density of 250.6/km? (649.1/mi?). The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.33% White, 7.34% African American, 0.15% Native American, 11.90% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.14% of the population.