Elgin may refer to:

Places

Canada

Elgin County, Ontario Elgin County ( ) is a county composed of seven municipalities in Ontario, Canada with a 2021 population of 51,912. Its population centres are Aylmer, Port Stanley, Belmont, Dutton and West Lorne. The county seat is St. Thomas, which is separated ...

Elgin Settlement Elgin may refer to: Places Canada * Elgin County, Ontario * Elgin Settlement, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day North Buxton and South Buxton, Ontario * Elgin, a village in Rideau Lakes, Ontario * Elgin, Manit ...

, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day

North Buxton North Buxton is a Dispersed settlement, dispersed rural community located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1849 as a community for and by former African-American Slavery in the United States, slaves who escaped to Canada to ...

and South Buxton, Ontario * Elgin, a village in

Rideau Lakes, Ontario Rideau Lakes is a township (Canada), township located within the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Rideau Lakes lies in the northwest corner of Leeds and Grenville, and is geographically the largest municipality ...

Elgin, Manitoba Elgin is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in the Municipality of Grassland in the Canadian province of Manitoba, Canada. It currently has a population of just over 100. Major attractions The Elgin and District Hi ...

Elgin Parish, New Brunswick Elgin is a geographic parish in the interior of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada, the only one of the county's parishes that does not border either the Bay of Fundy or the Petitcodiac River. For governance purposes, Elgin is divided be ...

Elgin, New Brunswick Elgin, sometimes referred to as Elgin Centre, is a small Unincorporated area, unincorporated Rural area, rural village located in Albert County, New Brunswick, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. It was first settled in 1811 by John Geldart, ...

, a community in Elgin Parish * Elgin, Nova Scotia *

Elgin, Quebec Elgin is a rural municipality in Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 389. It is located southwest of Huntingdon and bounded by the Trout and Châteauguay rivers and the Canada–United States border. History The Mun ...

United States

* Elgin, Alabama *

Elgin, Arizona Elgin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 161 at the 2010 census. Geography Elgin is located along the Babocomari River at (31.629095, -110.571951). The Babocomari is known to ...

Elgin, Illinois Elgin ( ) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, Cook and Kane County, Illinois, Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located northwest of Chicago along the Fox River (Illinois River tributary), Fox River. As of the 2020 United Stat ...

Elgin, Iowa Elgin is a city in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. The population was 685 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Elgin is located at the confluence of Otter Creek with the Turkey River. According to the United States Census Bureau, t ...

Elgin, Kansas Elgin is a city in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 60. The south edge of the city is the Kansas-Oklahoma state line. History Elgin was founded in 1869. It was once a stop on ...

Elgin, Minnesota Elgin is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States on Minnesota State Highway 42. The population was 1,089 at the 2010 census. Its annual festival is ''Elgin Cheese Days''. History Elgin was laid out in 1878 when the railroad was ex ...

Elgin (Natchez, Mississippi) Elgin is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. Location It is located South of Natchez, Mississippi, off U.S. Route 61. History It was built in 1791 and was later the "town house" of Dr John Carmichael Jenkins, a prominent ...

, listed on the NRHP in Mississippi *

Elgin, Missouri Elgin is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United S ...

Elgin, Nebraska Elgin is a city in Antelope County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 661 at the 2010 census. History Elgin was platted in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point. Its name was chosen at random from a postal directory, aft ...

Elgin, Nevada Elgin is a ghost town located between Caliente and Carp, Nevada on the eastern banks of the Meadow Valley Wash off of Nevada State Route 317. The first settlement at Elgin was made in 1882. A post office was established at Elgin in 1913, and ...

Elgin (Warrenton, North Carolina) Elgin is a historic plantation house located near Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina. It was built about 1835, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal-style temple-form frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, pedimented front porch, and f ...

, listed on the NRHP in North Carolina *

Elgin, North Dakota Elgin is a city in Grant County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 543 at the 2020 census. History Elgin was platted in 1910 when the railroad was extended to that point. The town was originally known as Shanley, but when the Nort ...

Elgin, Ohio Elgin is a village in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The population was 49 at the 2020 census. It is included within the Van Wert, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village h ...

Elgin, Oklahoma Elgin is a city in northeastern Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,656 at the time of the 2020 Census, a 69.6% increase over the 2,156 reported in the 2010 census, which was itself a 78% increase from the 1,210 repor ...

Elgin, Oregon Elgin is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,711 at the 2010 census. The community is named after the '' Lady Elgin'', a ship lost on Lake Michigan. The city is known for the Elgin Opera House, originally dedica ...

Elgin, Pennsylvania Elgin is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 204 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area. Places of recreation include Elgin Community Park. Elgin is home to the oldest bo ...

Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina Elgin is an incorporated town in Kershaw County, South Carolina, Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. Some portions of the town are in adjacent Richland County, South Carolina. It is located approximately northeast of the center of Col ...

Elgin, Lancaster County, South Carolina Elgin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2010 census. Geography Elgin is located in central Lancaster County at (34.675799, -80.72 ...

Elgin, Tennessee Elgin is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Scott County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 282 as of the 2010 census. Elgin has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides ...

Elgin, Texas Elgin ( ) is a city in Bastrop County in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 9,784 at the 2020 census. In 1995, the Texas Legislature proclaimed Elgin the "Sausage Capital of Texas". Elgin is also known as the Brick Capital of the Sout ...

Elgin, Utah Green River is a city in Emery County, Utah, United States. The population was 847 at the 2020 census. History The city of Green River is located on ancestral Ute lands, in the home locale of the Seuvarits/Sheberetch band of Ute people. The ...

Elgin Township (disambiguation) Elgin Township may refer to the following townships in the United States: * Elgin Township, Kane County, Illinois * Elgin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota * Elgin Township, Antelope County, Nebraska Elgin Township is one of twenty-four towns ...

Elsewhere

Elgin, Western Australia Elgin is a rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia. The Shire of Capel and the locality of Elgin are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation ...

, a locality in the Shire of Capel *

Elgin, New Zealand Elgin is a suburb of Gisborne, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east and north of Awapuni, south of Te Hapara and west of Gisborne Central. Demographics Elgin covers and had an estimated population o ...

, a suburb of Gisborne *

Elgin, Western Cape Elgin is a large, lush area of land, circled by mountains, in the Overberg region of South Africa. This broad upland valley lies about 70 km southeast of Cape Town, just beyond the Hottentots-Holland, Hottentots Holland Mountains. The Elgin ...

, South Africa, a large valley famous for deciduous farming *

Elgin, Moray Elgin ( ; ; ) is a historic town (former cathedral city) and formerly a royal burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above th ...

, Scotland, the administrative and commercial centre for Moray

Constituencies and electoral districts

Canada

* Elgin (federal electoral district) (1935–1997), a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario *

Elgin (provincial electoral district) Elgin was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into ...

, a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that was merged into the riding of Elgin-Middlesex

United Kingdom

Elgin (Parliament of Scotland constituency) Elgin was a burgh constituency that elected one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates. After the Acts of Union 1707, Elgin, Banff, Cullen, Inverurie and Kintore formed the Elgin district of burghs, retu ...

Elgin Burghs (UK Parliament constituency) Elgin Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. Until 1832, when Peterhead was added, the constituency comprised ...

, a District of Burghs constituency from 1708 to 1918 *

Elginshire (UK Parliament constituency) Elginshire, in Scotland, was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It elected one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of ...

, a county constituency from 1708 to 1832

People

Elgin (name) Elgin is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Catherine Elgin (born 1948), American philosopher *Duane Elgin (born 1943), American author, speaker, educator, consultant, and media activist *Dwayne Elgin ...

Brands and enterprises

* Elgin (automobile), manufactured by Elgin Motor Car Corporation (1916–1923) and Elgin Motors, Inc. (1923–1924) *

Elgin, Ladbroke Grove The Elgin is a Grade II listed public house at 96 Ladbroke Grove, London. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. It was built in the mid-19th century, and the architect is not known. The Elgin was a ...

, a public house in Ladbroke Grove, London *

The Elgin, Darjeeling The Elgin Hotel, Darjeeling formerly known as The New Elgin is a luxury five-star heritage hotel situated in the heart of Darjeeling. The hotel is owned by Elgin Hotels and Resorts. History Built in 1887 around a garden, the property was init ...

, the summer residence of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, converted to a hotel *

Elgin National Watch Company The Elgin National Watch Company, commonly known as Elgin Watch Company, was a major US watch maker from 1864 to 1968. The company sold watches under the names Elgin, Lord Elgin, and Lady Elgin. For nearly 100 years, the company's manufacturing ...

(1864–1968), an American watch company * Elgin Theatre (disambiguation) *

Glen Elgin Glen Elgin distillery is a Scotch single malt whisky distillery in Fogwatt, Moray, Scotland. History The Glen Elgin distillery was built by William Simpson and James Carle in 1898. in 1936, the distillery was purchased by Scottish Malt Di ...

, a single malt whisky from Speyside * Elgin American Company, first sponsor of the American game show ''

You Bet Your Life ''You Bet Your Life'' is an American comedy quiz series that has aired on both radio''Elgin'' (album), a 2011 album by American R&B singer and songwriter Ginuwine *

The Elgins The Elgins were an American vocal group on the Motown label, active from the late 1965 to 1967. Their most successful record was " Heaven Must Have Sent You", written and produced by the Holland–Dozier–Holland team, which was a hit in the ...

, a Motown group active from 1962 to 1967 * "The Elgins", an early name used by

The Temptations The Temptations is an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1961 as The Elgins, known for their string of successful singles and albums with Motown from the 1960s to the mid-1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield ...

in their pre-David Ruffin era

Schools

* Elgin Academy, Moray, Elgin, Scotland, a high school *

Elgin Academy (Elgin, Illinois) Elgin Academy was an independent, Mixed-sex education, coeducational, college-preparatory school in Elgin, Illinois, United States. Elgin Academy was notable for many accomplishments, such as its Scholastic Bowl and Worldwide Youth in Science an ...

, United States, an independent, coeducational, college-preparatory school * Elgin High School (disambiguation) *

Elgin Park Secondary School Elgin Park Secondary is a public high school in School District 36 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. It is referred to as the "Home of the Orcas". Elgin Park is one of four public high schools on the peninsula, along with Earl Marriott Secondary S ...

, a high school in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Transportation

Elgin Street (disambiguation) Elgin Street is the name of the following roads: * Elgin Street (Ottawa), Ontario, Canada * Elgin Street, Hong Kong * Elgin Street, former name of Haiphong Road Haiphong Road (Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: 海防道) is a road sout ...

Elgin Avenue Elgin Avenue is a street in Maida Vale in London. Located in the City of Westminster, it runs east to west from the A5 road close to Maida Vale tube station west to the Maida Hill area where it meets the Harrow Road. Sutherland Avenue runs ro ...

, a street in Maida Vale, London *

Elgin Crescent Elgin Crescent is a street in Notting Hill, London, England. It runs west from Portobello Road, crosses Ladbroke Grove and at its south-western end joins Clarendon Road. The section between Portobello Road and Kensington Park Road is formed o ...

, a street in Notting Hill, London *

Elgin railway station Elgin railway station is a railway station serving the town of Elgin, Moray in Scotland. The station is managed and served by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line, between Keith and Forres, measured from Forres. History The ...

, Elgin, Moray, Scotland * Elgin station (Illinois), a train station in Elgin, Illinois, United States

Other uses

Earl of Elgin Earl of Elgin ( ) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1633 for Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss. He was later created Baron Bruce, of Whorlton in the County of York, in the Peerage of England on 30 Ju ...

, a title in the Peerage of Scotland *

Elgin Formation The Elgin Formation is a geological formation in Minnesota. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Minnesota * Paleontology in Minnesota Paleontology in Minnesota re ...

, a geologic formation in Minnesota, United States *

Elgin Museum (disambiguation) Elgin Museum could refer to: *The Elgin Public Museum in Elgin, Illinois, USA *The Elgin Museum (Moray) in Elgin, Moray, Scotland *The Elgin Museum (Oregon) in Elgin, Oregon, USA *The Elgin Military Museum in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada *The Elg ...

* Elgin tablets, a name for a tablet