Elgin, North Dakota

About Elgin

Elgin, ND is a tiny community located in southwestern North Dakota with an estimated population of 524.

Elgin holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.82 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 639 residents per square mile.

📰 Elgin News Today

• Elgin hospital is no longer on ‘life support’ after Bank of North Dakota loan North Dakota Monitor · Jun 8
• Obituary | Inez Glaesemann of Elgin, North Dakota Evanson Jensen Funeral Homes · Aug 7
• Lanora Faye Scott Obituary Jan 12, 2026 Thomas Family Funeral Home · Jan 12
• Elgin’s Jacobson Memorial Hospital reflects on special session, works to secure loan and stay open - KFYR-TV KFYR-TV · Jan 30
• Rural hospital on the verge of shutting down could be saved by lawmaker’s bill North Dakota Monitor · Jan 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Elgin Unique

• One of 15 places in the US named Elgin — but the North Dakota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Dakota — one of 406 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Elgin

• Sheep Creek Dam State Recreation Area reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Elgin

• ELGIN-NEW LEIPZIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• ELGIN-NEW LEIPZIG HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Elgin

🏘️ Nearby Communities