Elgin, North Dakota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Elgin, Grant County.
| City | Elgin |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Grant |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 46.403896 |
| Longitude | -101.845979 |
| Population | 585 |
| Density | 307.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Elgin is a locality in Grant County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 585. The population density is 307.0 people per km². Elgin is located at 46.4039°N, 101.8460°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 58533.
Elgin stretches across a broad expanse where the land begins to hint at the rolling contours of the Missouri Coteau. It lies 55.5 miles south-east of Dickinson, ND (from Dickinson, ND: bearing 126°T), and is situated 23.0 miles east of Mott. The sky here is a vast, changeable presence, often a pale wash of blue that can, with startling speed, deepen to an intense sapphire, casting sharp, defined shadows across the fields. The terrain is a study in subtle shifts: gentle rises give way to shallow draws, the land sculpted by wind and rain over millennia, not by dramatic geological upheaval. During late summer, the air hangs thick and still, carrying the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked grasses and the distant hum of agricultural machinery. The houses of Elgin, widely spaced and often painted in muted earth tones, seem to absorb the light, appearing almost as extensions of the landscape itself. The roots of Elgin are deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland of North Dakota, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life. Its economy has long been tethered to the cultivation of wheat and other grains, the golden fields stretching towards the horizon like an endless, rippling sea. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, established a community that has weathered the booms and busts of agricultural cycles with quiet resilience. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring spirit of self-sufficiency and neighborly support is palpable, a quiet tradition carried forward in the everyday interactions of its residents.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Elgin, North Dakota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Elgin and Grant County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Elgin is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Elgin is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |