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Welcome to South Elgin ...The village of South Elgin is located in Kane County<1>. The location of South Elgin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of South Elgin: EL-jin<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of South Elgin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876. A typical abbreviation for South Elgin: S. Elgin From the Census Estimates for 2019, South Elgin has a population of 24,765 people<4> (see below for details). South Elgin is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: South Elgin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for South Elgin: (847) and (224)<6> The ZIP code for South Elgin: 60177<7> Websites for South Elgin ...Official Website: www.southelgin.com/ Junior League: www.jlkd.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Elgin had an population of 24,765 people. This is an increase of 12.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 53.82% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, South Elgin had a population of 21,985 people. This makes South Elgin the county's 6th most populous community. The population of South Elgin represents 0.17% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 113rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 21,985 people, the population of South Elgin increased 36.55% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 16,100 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for South Elgin. Communities near South Elgin ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South 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 South Elgin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Elgin. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South 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 South Elgin. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Elgin. See our Newspapers Page for South Elgin. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Elgin ...Looking for more information about South 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 South Elgin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Elgin. Adding South Elgin to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of South 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 South Elgin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found South Elgin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for South Elgin. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for South Elgin: www.southelgin.com/ The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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