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Elko New Market
Minnesotacity
Elko New Market
Total population
5,002
Median home value
$433,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$152,150
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Freeze Warning · SevereFreeze Warning issued October 16 at 4:57PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
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Overview
Elko New Market is a city in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 2006 through a merging of bordering cities Elko and New Market. The population was 4,846 at the 2020 census.
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History
Elko was initially a railway village in 1858. New Market was named for the town near Cambridge, England, though it was first named Jackson until its establishment about the same time. Both Elko and New Market were common town names of the era according to the Minnesota Historical Society. On March 21, 2006, both the cities of Elko and New Market passed a referendum to merge. The new city was named Elko New Market with the merger taking effect on January 1, 2007.
Geography
Located midway between the cities of Minneapolis and Faribault along Interstate 35, Elko New Market is in the southern exurban belt of the Minneapolis – Saint Paul area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The climate of Elko New Market is classified as warm-summer humid continental with features of a hot-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfa).
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Elko New Market, MN from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- EAGLE VIEWElementary · ELKO NEW MARKET · 577 students · 14.1:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Minnesota
- Farmington10.3 mi away · pop. 23,902
- New Prague12 mi away
- Savage13.3 mi away · pop. 32,465
- Heidelberg15.3 mi away · pop. 235
- Randolph15.7 mi away
- Hampton16.6 mi away · pop. 590
- Dennison18.6 mi away
- Carver19.9 mi away · pop. 6,239
- New Trier19.9 mi away
- Warsaw21.2 mi away
- Cannon Falls22.2 mi away · pop. 4,227
- Chanhassen22.8 mi away · pop. 26,006
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Elko New Market
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Recent natural events nearby
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library