Elgin, Oregon - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,382
Male Share of the Population	48%
Female Share of the Population	52%
Senior Citizens	27.9%
Employed Population 16+	522
Age of the Population	49

Families

% of people married	46.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	13.7%
Median Earnings25+	$32,563
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,250

Wealth

Median Family Income	$51,125
% Above Poverty Level	81.7%
% Below Poverty Level	18.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	1.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	37.2%
Median Gross Rent	$698
Median House Value	$120,600

Ancestry

Irish	20%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	17.2%
English	16.5%
Scottish	4.3%
French Except Basque	4%
Dutch	3.2%
Polish	3.1%
Norwegian	2.5%
Swedish	2.5%
Danishn	1%
Austrian	0.6%
African	0.6%
Ethiopian	0.6%
Swiss	0.5%
Italian	0.4%
Canadian	0.3%
German	0.2%
Greek	0.2%
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Elgin Almanac

Category	Value
County	Union County
Standard Zip Codes	97827
Phone Area Codes	541
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	45.61
Approximate Longitude	-117.89

Elgin Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	ELGIN
Distance	0.1 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 38 F
Apr Temp	34 to 61 F
Jul Temp	47 to 85 F
Oct Temp	32 to 64 F
Annual Precip	24.2 inches

Station	LA GRANDE
Distance	18.7 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 37 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	53 to 85 F
Oct Temp	35 to 63 F
Annual Precip	17.4 inches

Station	MILTON FREEWATER
Distance	35.9 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 42 F
Apr Temp	42 to 64 F
Jul Temp	60 to 88 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	15.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cove	728	$53,977
Imbler	361	$75,500
Island City	1,028	$60,192
La Grande	13,103	$56,629
Summerville	173	$70,536
Wallowa	853	$42,200

Elgin Public Libraries

Elgin Public Library
1699 DIVISION ST
Elgin, Oregon
(541) 437-2860

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Elgin Public Schools

Elgin High School
1400 Birch
ZIP: 97827
(541) 437-2021
High
Total Enrollment 112

Stella Mayfield Elementary School
1111 Division St
ZIP: 97827
(541) 437-2321
Primary
Total Enrollment 279

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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