Elkton Minnesota Map

About Elkton, Minnesota

Elkton is a locality in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 94. The population density is 27.4 people per km². Elkton is located at 43.6627°N, 92.7085°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55933.

Elkton lies in a land of gentle slopes and wide horizons, where the sky feels vast and close, a canvas for the changing moods of the prairie. It lies 13.3 miles east of Austin, MN (from Austin, MN: bearing 91°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west-south-west of Grand Meadow. The earth here is a deep, rich loam, yielding to the plow and the slow, deliberate dance of the seasons. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like a patchwork quilt, their greens and golds shifting under the sun's arc, punctuated by the darker, more secretive lines of tree windbreaks. The air, especially in the quiet hours of dawn and dusk, carries the clean scent of turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain, a testament to the land's generous spirit. Even the small cluster of buildings that form Elkton seems to breathe with the land, its structures low-slung and practical, respecting the immensity of the surrounding landscape. The history of Elkton is etched into the very patterns of its fields, a story of settlers who saw potential in this fertile ground and worked it with steadfast resolve. The local economy, deeply rooted in agriculture, continues to thrive on the bounty of the Mower County soil, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the steady flow of harvest. While grand landmarks are few, there is a quiet dignity in the everyday routines of Elkton's residents, a resilience born from generations of farming and community interdependence. The nearby streams, often just trickles in drier months, swell with the spring rains, their presence a reminder of the water's life-giving power that shapes the character of this place, sustaining its farms and its people.

About This Elkton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elkton, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.662742, -92.708515. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Elkton and Mower County.

Detailed location data for Elkton includes the ZIP code (55933), telephone area code (218), county seat of Mower County (Austin), and school district assignment (Southland Public School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Elkton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.