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Welcome to Elgin ...The village of Elgin is located in Van Wert County<1>. We aren't confident of the location of Elgin, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2> The pronunciation of Elgin: EL-gin<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Elgin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Elgin has a population of 56 people<4> (see below for details). Elgin is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Elgin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Elgin: (419) and (567)<6> The ZIP code for Elgin: 45838<7> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elgin had an population of 56 people. This is a decrease of 1.75% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Elgin had a population of 57 people. This makes Elgin the county's 9th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 57 people, the population of Elgin increased 14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 50 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Elgin. Communities Also Named Elgin ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Elgin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elgin. Communities near Elgin ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elgin.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elgin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elgin. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elgin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elgin. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elgin. See our Newspapers Page for Elgin. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elgin ...Looking for more information about Elgin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Elgin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elgin. Adding Elgin to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Elgin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elgin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<10> We also found Elgin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Elgin. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elgin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Van Wert County: www.vanwertcounty.org/ The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/ Footnotes ...
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