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)