Elgin

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Elgin

Total population

81

Median home value

$114,400

0%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$90,972

Elgin$91k

National$74k

Air quality index

32Good

Elevation248 m

Land area0.58 km²

Weather47°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates40.74°, -84.48°

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 village in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The population was 49 at the 2020 census. It is included within the Van Wert, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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, OH from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

William Hussey

American astronomer

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

Nearby places in Ohio

• Mendon
  5.3 mi away
• Middle Point
  8 mi away
• Delphos
  10.2 mi away
• Montezuma
  17.9 mi away
• New Knoxville
  19.1 mi away
• Haviland
  19.8 mi away
• Cairo
  21.4 mi away · pop. 581
• New Bremen
  21.8 mi away
• Melrose
  24.1 mi away
• Kettlersville
  24.2 mi away
• Botkins
  25.4 mi away
• Lafayette
  27.6 mi away

Browse all places in Ohio →

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

Elgin High School yearbook, Marion (Ohio), Marion County

Ohio) Elgin High School (Marion

The taxation of railways in Ohio

Elgin Adelbert Angell · 1895

Advertisement of Sept. 15, 1894 inviting proposals for covered screen wagon mail messenger, transfer, and mail station service at Akron, Ohio, Canton, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio, Hamilton,Ohio, Mansfield, Ohio, Massillon, Ohio, Sandusky, Ohio, Springfield, Ohio, Anderson, Ind., Evansville, Ind., Fort Wayne, Ind., Indianapolis, Ind., Lafayette, Ind., Logansport, Ind., South Bend, Ind., Terre Haute, Ind., Bloomington, Ill., Cairo, Ill., Danville, Ill., East St. Louis and National Stock Yards, Ill., Elgin, Ill., Freeport, Ill., Peoria, Ill., Quincy, Ill., Rockford, Ill., Rock Island, Ill., Springfield, Ill., Grand Rapids, Mich., Jackson, Mich., Kalamazoo, Mich., Lansing, Mich., Saginaw, East Side,Mich., Madison, Wis., Winona, Minn., Burlington, Iowa, Cedar Rapids,Iowa, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, Dubuque, Iowa, Keokuk, Iowa, Ottumwa, Iowa, St. Joseph, Mo., and Springfield, Mo., from July 1, 1895, to June 30, 1899

1894

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

Night with its owl

Anne Love Woodhull · 2013

Music

1833

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-25

Yellow-collared Scape Moth

Cisseps fulvicollis

Seen 2026-09-25

Black-shouldered Drone Fly

Eristalis dimidiata

Seen 2026-09-25

Narrow-headed Marsh Fly

Helophilus fasciatus

Seen 2026-09-25

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Seen 2026-09-20

Cooper's Hawk

Astur cooperii

Seen 2026-09-20

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Seen 2026-09-16

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).