Elgin, Illinois

Elgin
City
Aerial view of Downtown Elgin
Nickname:  The City in the Suburbs
Motto:  The Jewel of the Midwest
Location of Elgin in Kane and Cook County, Illinois
Coordinates: 42°02′18″N 88°19′22″W / 42.03833°N 88.32278°W / 42.03833; -88.32278[1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Kane Cook
Townships	Elgin Dundee Rutland Plato Campton Hanover
Founded	1835
Incorporated (city)	April 24, 1854[2]
Government
• Type	Council–manager
Area [3]
• Total	38.60 sq mi (99.97 km2)
• Land	38.03 sq mi (98.49 km2)
• Water	0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2)  1.43%
Elevation [1]	810 ft (250 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	114,797
• Density	3,018.83/sq mi (1,165.59/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP code(s)	60120–60125
Area code(s)	331, 847 and 224
Geocode	17-23074
FIPS code	17-23074
Demonym	Elginite
Website	www.cityofelgin.org

Elgin (/ˈɛldʒɪn/) is a city in Illinois in the United States. It is roughly 40 mi (64 km) northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 114,797.^[4] It is the sixth-largest city in Illinois. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "City of Elgin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. ↑ "Name of Local Government: Elgin". Illinois State Archives. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
3. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "QuickFacts: Elgin city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2023.