Moving to Elgin, North Dakota
Population: 659. Estimated population in July 2024: 600 (-9.0% change)
Males: 318 (48.3%), Females: 341 (51.7%)
Grant County
Zip code: 58533
Demographics
Median resident age: 55.6 years
Median household income: $22,391
Median house value: $27,900
Population by Race
Races in Elgin:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (68.4%), Norwegian (12.4%), Russian (8.5%), Irish (3.5%), United States (3.2%), English (2.6%).
Elevation: 2351 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elgin
- High school or higher: 61.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elgin city
- Never married: 15.4%
- Now married: 57.8%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 20.2%
- Divorced: 6.0%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -66 (-9.1%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Elgin:
- JACOBSON MEMORIAL HOSP CARE CENTER-CAH (601 EAST STREET NORTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Elgin:
- FIVE COUNTIES HOSPITAL-CAH (about 42 miles; LEMMON, SD)
- RICHARDTON HEALTH CENTER – CAH (about 46 miles; RICHARDTON, ND)
- WEST RIVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 59 miles; HETTINGER, ND)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elgin:
- BISMARCK MUNI (about 81 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Abbreviation: BIS)
- MINOT INTL (about 134 miles; MINOT, ND; Abbreviation: MOT)
- MINOT AFB (about 142 miles; MINOT, ND; Abbreviation: MIB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elgin:
- ELGIN MUNI (about 3 miles; ELGIN, ND; Abbreviation: Y71)
- GLEN ULLIN REGIONAL (about 28 miles; GLEN ULLIN, ND; Abbreviation: D57)
- MOTT MUNI (about 33 miles; MOTT, ND; Abbreviation: 3P3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elgin:
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 80 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
- MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; MINOT, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 186 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 192 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 241 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 260 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
Schools
Public high school in Elgin:
- ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 110 W ST N; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Elgin:
- ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 74; Location: 110 W ST N; Grades: KG – 04)