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Population (year 2000): 676. Estimated
population in July 2005: 656 (-3.0% change)
Males: 322 (47.6%), Females: 354 (52.4%)
Fayette County
Zip code:
52141
Median resident age: 44.3 years
Median household income: $28,833 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,800 (year 2000)
Races in Elgin:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.7%)
Ancestries: German (36.1%), Norwegian (24.6%),
Swiss (18.2%), United States (7.2%), English (5.8%), Irish
(5.8%).
Elevation: 800 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elgin
- High school or higher: 86.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elgin city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 54.1%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 16.3%
- Divorced: 9.5%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +81 (+13.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Elgin:
- PALMER LUTHERAN HEALTH CENTER (about 13 miles; WEST
UNION, IA)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; ELKADER,
IA)
- VETERANS MEMORIAL (about 24 miles; WAUKON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Elgin:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 60 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 69 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 74 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elgin:
- DALE DELIGHT (about 9 miles; POSTVILLE, IA; ID: Y16)
- GEORGE L SCOTT MUNI (about 11 miles; WEST UNION, IA;
ID: 3Y2)
- ELKADER (about 21 miles; ELKADER, IA; ID: I27)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elgin:
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 25
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 29 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 58 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 65 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
Public high school in Elgin:
- VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 290; Location:
23493 CANOE RD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Elgin:
- VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 291; Location:
23493 CANOE RD; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Elgin:
- ELGIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$51,142; Location: 214 MAIN ST., BOX 36; 12,400 books;
194 audio materials; 560 video materials; 48 serial
subscriptions)
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