Moving to Elgin, Pennsylvania
Population: 236. Estimated population in July 2024: 229 (-3.0% change)
Males: 116 (49.2%), Females: 120 (50.8%)
Erie County
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $37,083
Median house value: $67,500
Population by Race
Races in Elgin:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (19.5%), English (18.2%), United States (9.3%), Irish (6.4%), Dutch (5.5%), Polish (4.7%).
Elevation: 1388 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elgin
- High school or higher: 75.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elgin borough
- Never married: 15.4%
- Now married: 69.2%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 2.2%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +12 (+5.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Elgin:
- CORRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CORRY, PA)
- TITUSVILLE HOSP (about 20 miles; TITUSVILLE, PA)
- MILLCREEK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ERIE, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elgin:
- ERIE INTL/TOM RIDGE FIELD (about 32 miles; ERIE, PA; Abbreviation: ERI)
- VENANGO REGIONAL (about 38 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; Abbreviation: FKL)
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 39 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: JHW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elgin:
- CORRY-LAWRENCE (about 8 miles; CORRY, PA; Abbreviation: 8G2)
- ERIE COUNTY (about 12 miles; WATTSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 3G1)
- PRATT’S EASTERN DIVIDE (about 18 miles; SHERMAN, NY; Abbreviation: D88)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elgin:
- NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 24 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,304)
- EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; EDINBORO, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,631)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL (about 30 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,481)
- MERCYHURST COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
- GANNON UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,766)
- JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 46 miles; FREDONIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,758)