Elgin, Pennsylvania

Elgin is a small borough in southeastern Erie County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, and belongs to the Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2020 census counted 204 residents. The borough covers about 3.8 square kilometres, all of it land, and is bordered by Union, Wayne and Concord townships. U.S. Route 6 runs along its northern edge toward Corry in the east and Union City in the west, and Pennsylvania Route 89 leads northwest toward Wattsburg; the city of Erie lies about 42 kilometres away by road. Beaver Run, a tributary of the South Branch French Creek, flows through the middle of the borough. Elgin Community Park provides recreation, and the borough building is described as the oldest in Erie County. The community was most likely named after Elgin, Scotland, and its pupils attend schools in the Corry Area School District.