Elkhart, Texas

About Elkhart

Set in the eastern part of Texas, Elkhart is a small town, home to 1,266 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Elkhart holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.54 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 822 residents per square mile.

📰 Elkhart News Today

• Elkhart Football Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 12
• Voters approve $27.5 million bond for Elkhart ISD cbs19.tv · May 2
• Elkhart Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Elkhart ISD passes $27.5M bond to renovate schools KETK.com · Apr 9
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Elkhart, Texas 75839 The Weather Channel · Dec 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Elkhart Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Elkhart — but the Texas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 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 17 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Elkhart

• Lakeview Assembly · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Strong Memorial Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Elkhart

• ELKHART EL
• ELKHART H S
• ELKHART INT
• ELKHART MIDDLE
• SLOCUM H S
• SLOCUM PK - 8

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Elkhart

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