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Elgin, Pennsylvania

Elgin, Pennsylvania, in Erie county, is 23 miles SE of Erie, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 81 miles SW of Buffalo, New York. The people of the town are in the Erie metropolitan area. Elgin has a population of 236.

The People and Families of Elgin

In Elgin, about 68% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Elgin had a median family income of $41,875.

Elgin Housing

In Elgin, 96% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out.

Commuting

In Elgin, 92% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	23 miles SE of Erie, Pennsylvania (center to center)
Nearest Large City	81 miles SW of Buffalo, New York
County	Erie
Metro Area	Erie
P.O. Box Zip Codes	16413
Phone Area Codes	814
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.903
Longitude	-79.743

Station	CORRY
Distance	5.8 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 32 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	57 to 80 F
Oct Temp	40 to 60 F
Annual Precip	47 inches

Station	TITUSVILLE WATER WORKS
Distance	18.8 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 32 F
Apr Temp	32 to 56 F
Jul Temp	56 to 81 F
Oct Temp	36 to 61 F
Annual Precip	44.5 inches

Station	JAMESTOWN 4 ENE
Distance	33.9 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 31 F
Apr Temp	35 to 55 F
Jul Temp	58 to 80 F
Oct Temp	38 to 59 F
Annual Precip	45.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	236	100%
Male	116	49.2%
Female	120	50.8%
Under 18	62	26.3%
18+	174	73.7%
65+	39	16.5%
Median Age	37
Average Family Size	3.04
White	235	99.6%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	1	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	2	0.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	229
Growth	-7
Growth %	-2.99%

Ancestry	Percent
German	21.5%
US/American	14.8%
English	12.1%
Scotch-Irish	7.4%
Polish	6%
Slovak	5.4%
Welsh	5.4%
Irish	4.7%
Swedish	4.7%
Italian	2.7%
Pennsylvania German	2.7%
Dutch	2.7%
Scottish	2%
Swiss	2%
Hungarian	1.3%
French (except Basque)	1.3%
Croatian	1.3%
Danish	1.3%
French Canadian	0.7%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Elgin	236	$41,875
Centerville	3,390	$40,741
Corry	6,834	$35,375
Spartansburg	333	$34,063
Union City	3,463	$34,352
Waterford	1,449	$40,368
Wattsburg	378	$37,813

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