Elba, Minnesota

About Elba

Elba is a tiny community in southeastern Minnesota with an estimated population of 127.

Elba holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.93 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 66 residents per square mile.

📰 Elba News Today

• Luxembourg Heritage Society called to help Marnach House New Ulm Journal · Mar 20
• Flooding rains swamp SE Minnesota and North Iowa KIMT · Jul 3
• Leo Kramer Obituary Jan 4, 2026 Hoff Funeral & Cremation Service · Jan 4
• Elba Woman Accused of Opening Fire on Neighbor Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial krocnews.com · Nov 10
• Elba shooting suspect released to family home Post Bulletin · Jun 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Elba Unique

• Positioned in southeastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Elba

• Mauer Brothers' Tavern and Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Elba

• Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Whitewater State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Callahan Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Main Branch Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, North Branch Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Tschumper Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Elba

🏘️ Nearby Communities