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Welcome to Elgin ...

The city of Elgin is located in Grant County<1>.

Elgin was established in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elgin has a population of 602 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Elgin is 2,350 feet [716 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Elgin is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Elgin lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Elgin (for example, toward Flasher), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Elgin: 701

The ZIP code for Elgin: 58533<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elgin had an population of 602 people. This is a decrease of 6.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elgin had a population of 642 people (or 26.82% of the total population of Grant County). This makes Elgin the county's most populous community.

The population of Elgin represents 0.1% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 102nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 642 people, the population of Elgin decreased 2.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 659 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, Nova Scotia, Ohio, 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.

  • Carson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • New Leipzig
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Leith
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Leith is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Johnson Ford ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Johnson Ford is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
  • Lark
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lark is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
  • Mott
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mott is located in Hettinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mott <5>
  • Raleigh
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Saint Gertrude
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Saint Gertrude is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gertrude
  • Almont
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Ullin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elgin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Elgin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elgin post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elgin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Elgin.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elgin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Elgin). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Elgin or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/