Census Data for Elgin

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Elgin a population of 282 people.

The community of Elgin is located in Scott County. The 2010 Census gave Scott County; a population of 22,227 people. This means that Elgin had 1.27% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Tennessee had a population of 6,346,105 people.

Scott County ...

Elgin is located in Scott County<2>.

The county had a population of 22,227 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 282 people, Elgin represented 1.27% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Scott County.

Miscellaneous Information for Elgin ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Scott County or the community of Elgin:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Elgin:
  • GNIS ID for Elgin: 1283622
  • GNIS ID for Scott County: 1639788
  • GNIS ID for State of Tennessee: 1325873

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 47 (Tennessee)
  • County Code: 151 (Scott County)
  • Place Code: 23440 (Elgin)
  • State & County Code: 47/151 (Tennessee / Scott County)
  • State & Place Code: 47/23440 (Tennessee / Elgin)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Elgin is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Elgin, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Elgin. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Elgin:37732<3>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Elgin.