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A town of 686, laid out in 1878.
Elgin Township’s median rent is $729 a month, against $1,196 a month in Minnesota’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Benike Family Barn is on the National Register of Historic Places. Elgin Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 144 in 1880, 1,115 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1934 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elgin Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Elgin Township.
Most working residents leave Elgin Township for work: only 3% work in town. At 29 minutes, Elgin Township’s average trip to work is above both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median household income in Elgin Township is $113,000.
| Elgin Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $113,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Elgin Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Elgin Township’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Elgin Township tracks Minnesota closely on all 32 CDC measures. 20% of adults binge drink in Elgin Township.
| Elgin Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Minnesota average. 42% of Elgin Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Elgin Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 33% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 23% | 22% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Elgin Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.7% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.6% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.9% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.3% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.5% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.6% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
3 within 15 miles of the center of Elgin Township
About 1 of every 100 Elgin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Where Elgin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Minnesota, United States
Elgin is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States on Minnesota State Highway 42. As of the 2020 census, Elgin had a population of 1,115. Its annual festival is Elgin Cheese Days.
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Elgin Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.