Elgin

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Elgin

Total population

642

Median home value

$110,600

18%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$59,583

Elgin$60k

National$74k

Elevation587 m

Land area1.85 km²

Weather68°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates41.98°, -98.08°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Elgin is a city in Antelope County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Elgin had a population of 717.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Elgin, NE from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Alan K. Campbell

Chair of the United States Civil Service Commission (1923-1998)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nebraska

• Raeville
  6.2 mi away
• Petersburg
  8.9 mi away
• Neligh
  10.5 mi away
• Loretto
  15.2 mi away
• Albion
  20.9 mi away · pop. 1,822
• Ewing
  23.3 mi away
• Royal
  24.3 mi away · pop. 35
• Battle Creek
  24.8 mi away
• Primrose
  26.1 mi away
• Lindsay
  28 mi away
• Pierce
  32.1 mi away
• Hadar
  33.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Elgin

Antelope County Breeders' Association, 7th annual spring sale

Antelope County Breeders' Association · 1953

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

Svenskarne i Illinois

Eric Johnson · 1880

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 230 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 230 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 233 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 235 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 247 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).