Ilchester, Maryland

Ilchester, Maryland
Beechwood Road and Bonnie Branch Road in Ilchester
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 afterIlchester
Area
  Total
10.82 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)
  Total
26,824
  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. It was named after the village of Ilchester in the English county of Somerset.