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ElginKS

A town of 72, settled in 1869.

Population
72
residents
Median home value
$17K
Census ACS
Median age
46.8
years
Land area
0 sq mi
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72 people, and everyone knows the way

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72°
Cloudy
H 72° · L 53°

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with wildfire at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.

83risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
83Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland floodingTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Elgin has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–48°
Spring46–69°
Summer67–90°
Fall47–71°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+0.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Elgin is

Elgin beats the Kansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

32 measures vs. Kansas
2 better14 too close to call16 worse
What stands outElginKS
Fewer binge drinkers13.3%16.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure82.7%77.6%
More adults with heart disease11.4%6.4%
Sedan City Hospital
10.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Map of Chautauqua Co, Ks, USA
2005 · Map of Chautauqua Co, Ks, USA · Wikimedia Commons
Elgin’s story

157 years in pictures

1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About Elgin

City in Chautauqua County, 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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1869
Population
60
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
784 ft

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