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Summary for Elgin

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Located in: Grant County (see below)

Time Zone: Elgin lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 701

Elevation: 2,350 feet [716.28 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Elgin)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	602 (6.23% decrease since 2010)
2010:	642 (2.58% decrease since 2000)
2000:	659

Total Area:<4> 1.05 sq. miles [2.7 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 416

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Elgin:

Lat: 46.401700° (or 46°24'6" N)

Lon: -101.847100° (or -101°50'49" W)

USGS Topo Map: Elgin<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Elgin

GNIS ID: 1036020

FIPS State / Place Code: 38 / 23020

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Elgin)

About Grant County

The city of Carson is the County Seat for Grant County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Grant)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,274 (5.01% decrease since 2010)
2010	2,394 (15.73% decrease since 2000)
2000:	2,841

Total Area: 1,665 sq. miles [4,314.7 km²]

Housing Units: 1,690

Official Website: https://www.grantcountynd.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Grant

GNIS ID: 1035300

FIPS State / County Code: 38 / 037

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Elgin)

About North Dakota

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	763,724 (13.55% increase since 2010)
2010:	672,591 (4.73% increase since 2000)
2000:	642,200

Websites for State of North Dakota

Official Website: https://www.nd.gov/

Tourism: https://www.ndtourism.com/

Parks: https://www.parkrec.nd.gov/

Fishing: https://gf.nd.gov/fishing

Hunting: https://gf.nd.gov/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Dakota

GNIS ID: 1779797

FIPS State: 38

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Elgin)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Elgin is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elgin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Elgin. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Elgin, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Elgin.