Luke, MD

Luke is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, located along the Potomac River just upstream of Westernport. The 2020 census counted 85 residents. Known originally as West Piedmont, the town is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Luke was settled in the early 1770s after the organization of Hampshire County, West Virginia in 1757. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Luke, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Luke, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The land on which Luke was built was originally an island formed by a split in the Potomac River. Luke sits on the inside of a bend in the Potomac between Westernport and Bloomington, Maryland. Luke is home to a paper mill that was the largest private employer in Allegany County.