Elizabethtown is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 21 miles southeast of Harrisburg. Small factories had existed there at the turn of the century when the population in 1900 was 1,861. In 1910, 1,970 people lived in Elizabethtown. As of the 2000 census, the population of the borough is 11,887. Elizabethtown is almost always referred to by persons living in south-central Pennsylvania as 'E-Town.' This nickname also follows through to the local college and high school. Elizabethtown apartments for rent comparison page shows most up to date rent information on Elizabethtown apartments and houses. Rent information is obtained from multiple rental sources but we cannot guarantee their accuracy.